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Tesla sales in Europe rocket past rivals, according to new data

Teslarati

Tesla sales in Europe during February made the American company the fastest-growing automaker on the continent, according to new data from the European Union. Tesla still accounts for nearly two-thirds of EV sales in the United States, whereas in Europe, Tesla doesn’t even account for a quarter. What do you think of the article?

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BMW, Croatia’s Rimac partner on high-voltage EV battery technology – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Rimac CEO Mate Rimac said in 2023 that an undisclosed German carmaker would use a Rimac battery system in a high-performance model – with annual production of around 40,000 units – starting this year, with more signed up.

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Ford Starts EV Test Drives

Revenge of the Electric Car

company prepares to introduce battery-powered models as early as next year. Here is a the entire text of the article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. company prepares to introduce battery-powered models as early as next year. The company is already trying out battery-powered vehicles in London, Meier said.

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China’s EV Subsidy

Revenge of the Electric Car

China is starting a program to subsidize buyers of battery-powered and plug-in hybrids. Journal article: China to Subsidize Electric Cars. Here’s the text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. Japan and Europe. and Europe later this year. Read more in the Wall St.

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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans

Charged EVs

In January, Stellantis said its Ram truck brand would start selling the ProMaster EV, a battery-electric model of the ProMaster van that it restyled and updated for 2023. That van, launched in 2014 as the Fiat Ducato, is sold under multiple brands in Europe and elsewhere—but in North America, the company’s truck brand is Ram (no, not Dodge).

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Enter the Russians

Revenge of the Electric Car

Read more in the article: Putin Backs Russia’s First Electric Car Project. From the article: “Russia’s richest man, Mikhail Prokhorov won early backing from Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for his plan to start mass production of electric cars, Putin’s spokesman said on Tuesday. Tue, Jan 19 2010.

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Driving Dystopia: Pickup Sales Are Probably Going to Decline in the UK

The Truth About Cars

Digging into the concept resulted in a lot of angry and confused comments and a recent article from Autocar stipulating that commercial trucks doubling as normal transportation are about to become prohibitively expensive as most are poised for a “near-fivefold increase in personal tax bills" after July 1st, 2024.

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