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Sodium batteries from Michigan to challenge lithium’s grip – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Their main raw input — sodium — is abundant and cheap. Guillermo Sierra, Nabors’s vice president of strategic initiatives for the energy transition, said drilling rigs could run on a hybrid of engines and batteries, rather than the three or four diesel engines each uses now. And there’s no fire risk, according to the company. “If

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How to become a lifestyle brand on the cheap, or the China EV startup dilemma

China EV

I will save my insights on that sector for the report itself, which will be out in coming months. New energy vehicle sales – and right now we are only talking about battery-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles – in China have slowed a lot. BEVs charging at shopping area in Guangzhou. Why would it do this?

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Battle for ‘tech luxury’ in China as EVs get smarter – and cheaper – ET Auto

Baua Electric

China’s upstart electric brands, and even its state-owned, legacy automakers, are racing to pack technology and features once considered premium into EVs as cheap as USD 20,000 – less than half the cost of an average new car in the United States, now more than USD 48,000.

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Is misinformation putting the brakes on the used EV market?

My Energi

According to insight from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), more than 30,500 second-hand battery electric vehicles (BEVs) changed hands in the second quarter of 2023, an 81.8% 1] Used plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) also grew in popularity, with sales up 11%. rise on the same period last year. [1]

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door Hatchback

Clean Fleet Report

Low-cost but not cheap. This well-built small car should not be considered “cheap” as some people see that as meaning poorly built. Road Test: 2021 Toyota Corolla Hybrid. Road Test: 2020 Honda Insight Hybrid. Flash Drive: 2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid. Drivetrain. Functional and fuel efficient.

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Is the Prius the greenest car of all?

Green Cars News

Honda took the bronze medal place with its Insight Hybrid. According to Gerd Lottsiepen, the spokesman of the German VCD Automobile Club, hybrid cars are proving cheap to run and very quiet. But what about the European car makers?

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IoT in Electric Vehicles: A Success Factor For the Future

Get Electric Vehicle

Basically, we can turn anything into an IoT device and all you need is a cheap microcontroller and some kind of connectivity (Bluetooth or wifi). The data collected will be then analysed using complex machine learning algorithms and insights will be derived. Increasing the range. Design autonomous cars. Increase the charging speed.