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Fisker reports more than $100M in revenue Jan-Apr 2012; more than $1B in funding since 2007

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Fisker Automotive published its first business update, announcing that revenues had exceeded $100 million in the first four months of 2012. In the first few months of 2012, Fisker has continued to raise private equity investment to fund its expansion plans, securing $174 million of additional private financing since the start of the year.

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Used electric vehicle pricing guide: How much you’ll pay for a pre-loved Tesla Model 3, Hyundai Kona Electric, MG ZS EV and many more

EV Central

Nissan Leaf – from $9000 2012 Nissan Leaf. There are dozens of first gen Leafs (sold here 2012-15) up for grabs, with a number under $15,000. They seem to have risen in value in recent years, with the cheapest we found at $12,500 for a 2012 150,000km model. Here are the used EVs you can buy in Australia for under $50,000.

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Here are all the used EVs that qualify for a $4,000 tax credit

Baua Electric

4 (all models) (2021- 2022 ) $4,000 VOLVO C40 (2022) $4,000 XC40 Recharge (2021- 2022 ) $4,000 Last updated 1/23/2024, most recent changes in bold The Audi Q5 TFSI e Quattro.

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Lightning Eyes 10-Minute Charging for its Motorbikes

Cars That Think

The battery pack holds more energy than the 22 kWh pack in BMW’s original i3 electric car that debuted in 2012. That’s closer to a 50 percent recharge than the company’s 60 percent (from 20-to-80 percent) claim. The result is a curb weight of just under 227 kilograms (500 pounds), about 45 kilos (100 pounds) more than top sport bikes.

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Bosch sees future requiring multiple powertrain technologies; the larger the vehicle, the more the electrification

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Bosch is developed appropriate technical solutions for each element in the above scenario as part of its “seven-point program”: By 2020, the goal is to reduce the fuel consumption of diesel and gasoline engines by as much as 20% over 2012 levels. Equally, our plug-in hybrid system is debuting in the Porsche Panamera.

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

Currently the only other cars with an 800-volt systems are the Porsche Taycan and Audi E-Tron GT. it was a practical and financially sensible move since milk floats only covered a few miles of stop and go driving each day, and then they sat idle overnight while being recharged. Even at that young age, John was impressed.

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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

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Higher levels of regen allow the driver to slow the vehicle almost to a stop (with “B”), while recharging the battery. Beginning in 2012, the pre-series center for the e-Golf was situated there. Škoda, as one example, will be offering a plug-in hybrid. One is the five different levels of regenerative brake settings, described above.

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