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Study: EVs cannot succeed without developing parallel supercharging networks

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The researchers contend that elected officials and public policymakers have called for a rapid shift toward EVs from traditional gasoline-powered transportation and have set ambitious goals. million automobiles were sold in the United States in 2019, of which only about 245,000 were battery-powered electric vehicles, researchers said.

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2,150 Workhorse W-15 range-extended electric pickups under letters of intent by fleets

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Subject to development, regulatory approval and financing, once production commences, Workhorse expects the W-15 to have a $52,500 MSRP. The truck’s battery pack is expected to deliver 80-mile all-electric range and to achieve 75 MPGe while in all-electric operation.

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Fisker reports more than $100M in revenue Jan-Apr 2012; more than $1B in funding since 2007

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In the first few months of 2012, Fisker has continued to raise private equity investment to fund its expansion plans, securing $174 million of additional private financing since the start of the year. The latest funding has lifted the overall financing beyond $1 billion since the start of the company in 2007.

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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

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The plan lays out steps to strengthen the key core technology for new energy vehicles, including: Vigorously promoting battery technology and innovation, with a focus on battery power system security, reliability studies and lightweight design. Electric drive system power density of 2.5 kW/kg, at a cost of 200 yuan/kW.

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Enter the Russians

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They said Prokhorov was ready to provide project financing for two years. They said the target price for the car would be around 8,800 euros and it would be a pure electric vehicle as opposed to a hybrid, which runs on both a conventional engine and battery-powered electricity.&#.

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China’s EV Subsidy

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China is starting a program to subsidize buyers of battery-powered and plug-in hybrids. BEIJING—China will subsidize buyers of battery-powered cars and plug-in hybrids under a pilot program aimed at keeping the country competitive in the global race to develop an electric-vehicle industry, but which also risks a public backlash.

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Smith Applies StormMQ CLoud-Based Message Queuing in EV Telematics System

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StormMQ’s innovative machine-to-machine message queuing was designed for banks and finance houses as a secure and cost-effective method of collating and conveying confidential data. In fleets of conventional diesel or gasoline vehicles, telematics is used primarily as a vehicle tracking device.

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