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California cap-and-trade spending doubles to $1.4 billion in 2018; xEV rebates, affordable housing, wildfire prevention, public transit

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From rebates for electric and plug-in vehicles to energy efficiency and solar installations that are reducing home energy costs, more than 125,000 individual projects were completed in 2018. Saving 161 gigawatt hours of electricity through energy efficiency projects, enough to power more than 15,000 homes for a year.

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GM and Honda expanding partnership to codevelop series of affordable EVs in most popular vehicle segments; on sale in 2027

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General Motors and Honda plan to expand the two companies’ relationship by codeveloping a series of affordable electric vehicles based on a new global architecture using next-generation Ultium battery technology. In 2018, Honda joined GM’s EV battery module development efforts.

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Los Angeles launches New Mobility Challenge 2018

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For the second year running, Los Angeles is inviting innovative and environmentally-friendly entrepreneurs from around the world to push the envelope on urban mobility solutions from ride-sharing and zero-emission electric bikes and scooters to self-driving vehicles and flying cars. The deadline to submit applications is 17 September 2018.

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2018 Nissan Leaf electric car: first teaser photo (headlights!) emerges

Green Car Reports

Sometime within the next few months, the 2018 Nissan Leaf electric car will be unveiled to the world's media. The second generation of a pioneering plug-in vehicle that launched affordable all-electric cars on the global market. DON'T MISS: 2018 Nissan Leaf: more spy shots of electric car's second generation The.

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Tesla reports net profit, positive cash flow and better margins for Q3 2018 on Model 3 successes

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For the third quarter of 2018, Tesla reported GAAP net income of $312 million; free cash flow of $881 million, supported by operating cash flow of $1.4 Q3 2018 was a truly historic quarter for Tesla. To increase the affordability of Model 3, Tesla is accelerating its manufacturing timeline in China.

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A Cry for Help: Affordable EVs Aren’t Arriving in Latin America at Reasonable Prices

CleanTechnica EVs

It was here on CleanTechnica that I first read about it, in 2018 or so, when the Osbourne effect started to be mentioned and estimates for price parity were presented, the most pessimistic of which claimed 2027 would be the date BEVs would cost the The promise of low-cost EVs has been one long awaited.

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Opel will drop the Ampera; new EV in 2014-2018 time frame

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We see #eMobility as important part of the mobility of tomorrow and we will continue to drive down costs & deliver affordability. After the eventual run-out of the current generation Ampera, we'll introduce a successor product in the electric vehicle segment. 1/3 — Karl-Thomas Neumann (@KT_Neumann) July 23, 2014.

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