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T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

Green Car Congress

Medium-sized battery-electric cars are on average 14% cheaper to run than equivalent diesels today, if slow charging overnight near home and/or fast charging at preferential rates are available. Charging is a key barrier for the uptake of EVs by professional drivers.

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Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

Green Car Congress

The ReFactory aims to achieve a negative carbon balance by 2030—an objective in line with the Group’s ambition to achieve carbon neutrality in Europe by 2050. RE-TROFIT: To extend significantly the life of vehicles. RE-ENERGY: To offer solutions for the production, storage and management of green energies.

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Feature: Top 6 Reasons Why an EV Is the Right Choice

Clean Fleet Report

One of the reasons behind the drastic increase in sales was the more affordable price range of the Tesla Model 3, a best-seller in the U.S., Europe and China. If you’re trying to reckon whether an electric car is for you, here are top reasons why you should get aboard the electric vehicle voyage: 1. Zero Carbon Emissions.

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EV damaged? Discovering a technician to recovery it’s going to snatch a hour

Baua Electric

From Milan to Melbourne to Malibu, technician coaching organizations, guaranty suppliers and repairers say that free restore stores shall be necessary for making EVs inexpensive as a result of they’re a ways inexpensive than franchise sellers. “How are people going to afford the higher repair costs?” Within the U.S.,

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Show me the money! Ford targets Tesla Model 2, MG4 and BYD Dolphin with new small electric car line-up

EV Central

In Europe it has collaborated with Volkswagen, utilising the German giant’s MEB EV architecture for several upcoming models including the Explorer SUV and Capri crossover. In Australia that charge is led by the MG4, BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora. Ford Mustang Mach-E. “We have to fix this problem.

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Nissan and Endesa collaborating to deliver vehicle-to-grid systems to market

Green Car Congress

Designing and evaluating potential affordable energy and mobility pack offers. Electricity generated by solar panels or wind turbines can be used to charge a vehicle, to power the home or business, or to feed back to the grid. —Paul Willcox, Chairman of Nissan Europe.

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May 2023 – Tesla still dominates the Norwegian EV market

Push EVs

For plugins to get consistently above 95% share will require more diverse – and especially, more affordable – vehicle classes to be catered for. Let’s see what volumes BMW can maintain for this model, their most affordable current BEV. They must at the same time offer reasonable competence in range and charging speed.

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