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IDTechEx: motors with oil cooling became the dominant form in the electric car market in 1H 2022

Green Car Congress

In the first half of 2022, motors with oil cooling became the dominant form in the electric car market, taking 50% market share, according to a report from IDTechEx. IDTechEx is predicting oil to gain an even greater market share with purely water jacket-cooled motors remaining in a significant way.

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There’s an affordable EV out there displacing twice as much oil as electric cars

Electrek

In the growing electric vehicle industry, it is electric cars that are given center stage when it comes to environmentally-conscious solutions to transportation. But what if I told you there was an electric vehicle that was displacing twice as much oil as those electric cars?

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1.8 Million Barrels of Oil a Day Avoided from Electric Vehicles

CleanTechnica EVs

We love covering electric vehicle sales and new electric vehicle models, but something we get to cover much less is. Million Barrels of Oil a Day Avoided from Electric Vehicles appeared first on CleanTechnica. continued] The post 1.8

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Kia EV3, a bunch of Volvo news, peak oil, Lectric e-bikes, and electric outboards

Electrek

Kia’s opened the order books on its new, affordable EV3 electric car, Volvo has a bunch of news for car enthusiasts and equipment geeks alike, we might be past peak oil, e-bikes are hot sellers, and Scooter Doll checks out some electric outboards from Mercury Marine. All this and more on today’s Quick Charge!

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Nissan LEAF first electric car to pass 400,000 unit sales

Green Car Congress

The Nissan LEAF is the first electric car to surpass 400,000 sales. Introduced in 2010 as the world’s first mass-market electric vehicle, the Nissan LEAF has led the way in making the excitement and convenience of electric driving accessible to non-luxury buyers. million barrels of oil a year.

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Kia EV3, a bunch of Volvo news, peak oil, Lectric e-bikes, and electric outboards

Baua Electric

Kia’s opened the order books on its new, affordable EV3 electric car, Volvo has a bunch of news for car enthusiasts and equipment geeks alike, we might be past peak oil, e-bikes are hot sellers, and Scooter Doll checks out some electric outboards from Mercury Marine. All this and more on today’s Quick Charge!

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VinFast and Mitsubishi to Collab on After-Sales Service (and Recycling Used Cooking Oil)

The Truth About Cars

Mitsu will also establish a working group to collect used cooking oil. The bumf goes on to explain this is being done as a way of “enhancing the competitiveness of the VinFast electric car brand”, no small task for a new (to America) brand in a segment which is moving at light speed. Wait, what?