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The Toyota bZ3 Is The Electric Corolla That Africa Needs

CleanTechnica EVs

The bZ3 is a battery-electric sedan jointly developed for the Chinese market by BYD TOYOTA EV TECHNOLOGY CO., It will be produced by and sold through the FAW Toyota dealer network. BTET is a joint venture established by Toyota and BYD Company Ltd. BYD) — and FAW Toyota Motor Co. FAW Toyota). They […]

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Great Wall Motors to Go 100% Electric!

CleanTechnica EVs

Great Wall Motors (GWM) is a Chinese carmaker that has had a presence in Australasia for the past 13 years. They have a dealer network and many petrol and diesel cars on Australian and New Zealand roads. The vehicles have improved greatly since they were introduced as cheap, yet not so reliable, options. My niece […].

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China's transition to new emission standard: How will this affect auto market?

CN EV Post

Against the backdrop of rising market share of local Chinese brands and the ongoing electrification transformation of China's auto market, these joint venture brands have been forced to start cutting prices and de-stocking, the team said. The China automobile dealers VIA (Vehicle Inventory Alert Index) stood at 58.1

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GM’s rosy year-end figures obscure the fact that legacy automakers are in deep trouble – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

We strongly believe in EVs,” say auto dealers as they support efforts to slow the EV transition. Clean car correspondent John Voelcker took a dimmer view: “The GM EV numbers for 2023 are worse than I imagined. Hyundai/Kia and the Chinese certainly aren’t waiting. Tesla stans may see Big Auto’s failure as cause for celebration.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

Steiner designed the prototype himself, basing it on the 1908 model, and then engaged the Chinese manufacturer. But then I realized that I’m an engineer, not a dealer of anything. Frankly, there’s always someone there who argues in favor of investing in clean diesel or clean gas, but not electric.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

Steiner designed the prototype himself, basing it on the 1908 model, and then engaged the Chinese manufacturer. But then I realized that I’m an engineer, not a dealer of anything. Frankly, there’s always someone there who argues in favor of investing in clean diesel or clean gas, but not electric.

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Drive Electric Week event organizers reminisce

Plug in America

Here’s to the volunteers who carried us into a future of clean transportation, in their own words. Happy50Plus was pleasantly surprised that we had close to 200 people turn out for our Chinese language EV event! Our members are mostly Chinese speaking older adults. Photo credit: Nicole Trusty, Photographer. EVHybridNoire.