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VinFast reveals Ford Ranger-sized VF Wild electric ute concept, Aussie DNA included

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VinFast was established in 2017 by Vietnam’s richest man, Pham Nhat Vuong, who is head of the giant VinGroup. At CES 2024, VinFast announced its titchy 3175mm (shorter than a Mitsubishi i-MiEV) VF 3 electric SUV would go on sale in America. Australian designed but is it Australia bound? What is VinFast? Heard of them before?

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Renault-Nissan Alliance delivers significant growth in 2016; cumulative EV sales hit nearly 425,000

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In 2016, the Renault-Nissan Alliance, including Mitsubishi Motors i-MiEV series, sold 94,265 EVs, up more than 8% from 2015. In addition to the LEAF, Nissan also sells the e-NV200, a light commercial vehicle sold mainly in Europe and Japan since 2014.

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Mitsubishi Motors to supply 635 Outlander PHEVs to National Police of Ukraine

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These vehicles are to be delivered around July 2017. This marks the second time MMC has supplied vehicles under the Green Investment Scheme, the first being to deliver of 507 units of the i-MiEV all-new electric vehicle to the Government of Estonia starting in October 2011. increase versus the previous version.

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Near-Term Prospects for Automotive Li-ion Batteries: 21% of Hybrid and EV Market by 2011

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the i-MiEV) and extended range electric vehicles; and full electric vehicles—Anderman sees the greatest market opportunity (in terms of the value of batteries sold) in the mini EV and extended range electric vehicle market, with $134 million in battery sales and 8,000 units. By 2015, he suggests, full hybrids (e.g.,

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Mitsubishi bringing 2018 Outlander PHEV to US in December

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The 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) will arrive in dealerships in December 2017 with an MSRP of $34,595. Vehicle Control: turn on/off headlights and parking lights. Mitsubishi is bringing the plug-in hybrid crossover Outlander (the best-selling PHEV in Europe) to the US. Equipped with a 2.0-liter

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2022 Ford F-150 Lightning First Drive: Ford’s most valued model is now electric

Charged EVs

On the minus side, adding 1,500 pounds of plywood in the bed or 5,000 to 9,000 pounds of trailer on the hitch makes the front wheels light. With both a full bed and a trailer, we were able to spin the front tires on hard acceleration—on, say, uphill freeway on-ramps. All-wheel drive is standard on all versions of the Lightning today.)

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