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Cheap, Easy, and Underutilized Online Communication for Nonprofits

Green Car Congress

In Germany, for example, according to the German Federal Statistical Office, 6 of every 10 people in the workforce commute by car. In many locales, VW points out, the needs of commuters are already met by the 150 km range. On average, 45.8% drive less than 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) (one-way commute), another 28.1% miles) and 16.2%

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Porsche Whistleblower: “60% of all delivered Taycan have battery issues that caused replacements, damages and fires”

Teslarati

These are figures from Porsche’s internal statistics, which the company updates on an ongoing basis to keep track of safety issues. To pretend to have done a repair that never happened and accept a lower battery capacity caused by a cheap Porsche onboard charger without informing the customer would be misleading, to say the least.

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EV Guru: Sodium-Ion Batteries are Coming Sooner Than You think!

Plug In India

” Musk pointed to data from the information service World of Statistics showing that the price of lithium hydroxide had risen to $78,032 per metric ton from $6,800 in 2019. Read the C&EN research here Lithium right now is very expensive and Sodium is quite cheap. Also sodium is universally available.

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Choosing the best EV charger for your electric car

Green Charging

Additionally, the manufacturer must make sure that future replacements, services and updates are readily available to customers. In the process, it makes it pretty easy for you to monitor the charging process and view statistics from the previous charging systems or even take part in utility demand response applications.

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2020's Top Ten Best EVs!

EVolution

It may not be a scientific analysis, but we think these 3 things will accurately represent the vehicles available on the market today, so without further ado, the Top 10 EVs in 2020. Starting at $68,425 and ending at $92,425 before on-road costs, Tesla's are definitely not cheap, but with their price tags comes performance.

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Junkyard Find: 1988 Mazda 323 Base Hatchback

The Truth About Cars

Six thousand 1988 dollars were worth about $15,822 in today's money, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics , just below the MSRP of the cheapest new car available here now. The fourth-generation Familia became the GLC ( G reat L ittle C ar) here, first available as a 1977 model.

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No, e-bike fires are not a ‘leading cause of death’ in NYC

Baua Electric

The issue is acutely essential in NYC, where bike couriers rely on e-bikes to deliver food and goods to city residents, and are often forced to buy the cheapest e-bikes available due to the low wages of these critical service jobs. And increased regulation to weed out the ultra-cheap, poorly-made e-bikes can help.