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NEDC Vs WLTP: How EV Ranges Are Estimated Around The Globe & Why Bother About The Tests

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Let us see Why Do EV Range Estimates Differ For US & Europe? This is because of the difference in the driving style and cycle in Europe and the US. The NEDC was created in Europe in the 1980s and underwent its most recent revision in 1997. We have only considered Europe and the US but what about the Asian countries?

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Can General Motors bounce back? The Green Piece

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Its dive into the financial doldrums was short-lived however, and on July 10, 2009, the company bounced back with the formation of a new, downsized GM (see article ). It may never recapture its market share, but if its early success in China is anything to go by (see article ), the new GM will have a firm role to play in a new automotive era.

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Genesis GV60: The First EV to Have Wireless Charging 

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The model will be one of the first global-market EVs to have wireless charging as standard equipment. The exact powertrain parameters are yet unknown, however, Genesis claims a range of 270 miles on a single charge. However, none of those models, unlike the GV60, appear to be destined for the United States and Europe.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

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As always in Kia EVs, the “iPedal” mode for one-pedal driving has to be re-engaged not only with each on/off cycle, but even after switching into Reverse, then back to Drive. Expect US EX30s to come from Europe, once that line is up and running, to avoid import tariffs on China-built vehicles.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs? – Charged EVs

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As always in Kia EVs, the “iPedal” mode for one-pedal driving has to be re-engaged not only with each on/off cycle, but even after switching into Reverse, then back to Drive. Expect US EX30s to come from Europe, once that line is up and running, to avoid import tariffs on China-built vehicles.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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How Real, How Soon, and What Must Happen Next,” which concludes the costs of creating an automotive market dominated by electric and hybrid cars are prohibitively high for the foreseeable future – as high as $49 billion for Europe alone (along with another $21 billion for battery-charging infrastructure). — Goodbye 2.

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The raw materials crunch: How bad, how long, how to solve it?

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Range has increased, access to charging infrastructure has expanded, and major automakers have (finally) begun to actively market their EVs and to prepare for a new era of mass production. Newly charged automakers are finding themselves to be production-constrained , as EV trendsetter Tesla has been for some years.