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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

Teslarati

market, the company’s recent release of a city EV with a price tag under $10,000 has some worried for when it and other low-cost companies do. Although competitive Chinese automaker BYD isn’t yet slated to enter the U.S. While BYD said just last month that it has no plans to enter the U.S.

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Ham Radio Inspired This Scranton University Student to Pursue Engineering

Cars That Think

Piccini now is helping to develop a low-cost, low-power system to send a signal into the ionosphere and measure the time it takes to return. If we can make them cheap enough, we could get ham radio operators to set them up and increase data points.” “I Piccini is secretary of the student branch.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door Hatchback

Clean Fleet Report

Excellent fuel economy, nice styling, low price and an excellent warranty. Low-cost but not cheap. This well-built small car should not be considered “cheap” as some people see that as meaning poorly built. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership.

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Coulomb, MasterCard, and the future of public charging

Plugs and Cars

As Richard Lowenthal said to me at the event: "Great deal!" But given the relatively low cost of electricity, and the large public environmental benefit, it seems premature to presume monetization or let the desire for monetization drive the placement of charge stations. But for whom?

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Conference confirms plug-in fever

Plugs and Cars

Coming on the heels of the Google/Brookings event in Washington, D.C., Meanwhile, GM is hedging its bets by continuing to invest in the dream of cheap, cellulosic ethanol and the hallucinogenic pipe dream of hydrogen fuel cell SUVs. Once again, a conference on plug-in cars. I will pay nothing for my 300 mile road trip.)

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Optimus: The Tesla Bot Here’s What We Know…Or, At Least Been Shown

Get Electric Vehicle

Last year He teased the Tesla robot at the same event by calling an actor in a suit to come on stage, but this time the real robot walked onto stage by itself, unconnected to any power source or stabilizer for the first time. Elon Musk unveiled The tesla bot ‘Optimus last month at the company’s AI Day.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

Green Car Congress

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). In general, the sponsor’s goal is to use as much cheap debt financing and as little equity as possible to complete the deal.

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