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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Despite a surge in interest, electric cars may remain niche products in the world’s two largest auto markets. As of March, almost 56,000 people had signed up to reserve Nissan’s all-electric Leaf, due in dealerships by December. •In Nissan is planning to start deploying it in only five states. Advocates disagree.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Three Prongs of the “Green&# Energy Stimulus Pa. Recent announcements demonstrate that electric utilities and some auto makers want to make V2G a reality. Nissan, through its joint venture with NEC, has created a battery pack that meets the requirements of the electric vehicle and will produce it in mass volume.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

EV Sales

Since the general auto market remained slumped, global EV market share increased nicely from 2.8% Sales leadership was fairly narrowly decided between the Tesla Model 3 and Renault Zoe, with previous near-perennial local favorite Nissan Leaf pushed to 3rd. million EVs sold (70% of them “pure” BEVs). in 2019 to 4% in 2020.

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The electric car and grid parity - OregonLive.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The state of Michigan, which has seen its economy decimated by the collapse of the gas-powered auto industry, is pouring incentives into the alt-car market. and Mark Brady, the departments sustainable development liaison. It has awarded tax credits worth about $100 million to each of four manufacturers of electric-hybrid car batteries.

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