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Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: You can literally buy a (surprisingly cheap) electric fire truck

Electrek

I’ll admit that most of the wacky cars and other assorted vehicles that I find for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column are largely just for fun. They’re all about having the coolest, weirdest or craziest personal vehicle on the block.

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The BYD Atto 3 and MG4 are great, but there is one cheap Chinese electric vehicle that’s not quite there yet…. Opinion

EV Central

Of the many minor miracles that Tesla managed when creating actually desirable electric vehicles – as opposed to the turgid turbine-like twaddle of their predecessors – the ability to get prodigious amounts of torque to the ground without frying tyres, or scaring drivers, is perhaps not given enough credit.

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GlobalData: Russian nickel sanctions would slow electric vehicle adoption

Green Car Congress

Sanctioning Russian nickel will slow the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and hinder the decarbonization of Western economies, according to GlobalData. EV and battery companies in China may well step in and buy the commodity at lower prices.

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This $680 4-seater electric swan boat makes my own Chinese e-boat look luxurious

Electrek

I’m no stranger to collecting weird Alibaba electric vehicles, and that includes aquatic vessels. But after buying an ultra-cheap Chinese electric boat last year , this new one makes my own lazy lake cruiser look like a luxury yacht.

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Weird Alibaba: This $3,200 electric truck might be the next Chinese EV I need to buy

Electrek

Those engineers must spend night and day dreaming up the wildest electric vehicles that can be built for the absolute lowest rock-bottom price. And this week we’ve landed on another doozy for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week entry: A cheap electric dump truck.

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You Probably Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Buy A 2-Wheel Drive EV

CleanTechnica EVs

People are starting to see increasingly cheap EV crossovers, and the low prices are getting their attention. “That little Bolt EUV looks great, but I’m waiting for them to make one with all-wheel-drive.” ” I’ve seen this on social media and in a few in-person conversations.

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Lux Research: despite cheap oil, niche plug-in vehicle sales will be resilient; conventional hybrids to be hardest hit

Green Car Congress

The current plunge in oil prices will likely negatively affect plug-in and hybrid vehicle sales in the short term; automakers such as BMW are already warning of lower sales of plug-in vehicles given the market context. In the US over that same period, gasoline prices have fallen from $3.7/gallon gallon to about $2.1/gallon.

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