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Tesla Model 3 was a Top 10 best-selling car globally in 2021

Teslarati

The figures were good enough to put the Model 3 ahead of the Honda Accord and Honda Civic Sedan and were complemented by the all-electric sedan’s 40 percent increase in sales in 2021 compared to 2020. The vehicle has nearly singlehandedly launched Tesla and other electric vehicle companies into relevance.

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Tesla Model Y taxi service might be required to buy gas cars before it can deploy EV fleet

Teslarati

Revel, a startup that unveiled its plans to launch a Tesla Model Y-based rideshare service in New York back in April, recently met a rather bizarre roadblock — one that could result in the company actually buying 50 gas cars before it could deploy its EV fleet. ” That’s right. This is a simple math issue.

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ARB hosting public hearing on ZEV modifications; battery swapping out for fast refueling of ZEVs

Green Car Congress

In January 2012, the ARB approved the Advanced Clean Cars program, which included increased ZEV requirements through 2025 model year, and the next generation of light duty greenhouse gas (GHG) and criteria pollutant emission standards (LEV III). Modifying fast refueling definition to exclude range accumulation through battery exchange.

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Audi banking on Gen 2 3.0L TDI diesel for US sales; calls for a “fair shot” for diesel

Green Car Congress

During his presentation at the TDI Efficiency Rally, UMTRI researcher Bruce Belzowski first presented a summary of his analysis of the total cost of ownership of diesels with a comparison to that of their gas vehicle counterparts. marketshare by 2018—i.e., share and volume are expected to more than double from 2013 to 2018.

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Gas War: California Brings Stellantis to Heel

The Truth About Cars

Stellantis has agreed to adhere to California emission policies, including requirements to make two-thirds of new cars to zero-emission or electric by 2030. Under the partnership, Stellantis has committed not to oppose California’s authority under the Clean Air Act for its greenhouse gas emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards.

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Ford Cobra Jet 1400 – Creating its pace in E-Race

EV Report

The pandemic created by Corona virus has stopped the production that was supposed to take off after Ford announced its series of electric car – Mach E Mustang. It is the same three speed auto transmission as seen in regular Cobra Jet which was produced in 2018. Ford is definitely learning on ways to harness power.

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Florida has no wind turbines but it’s going to ban them anyway

Baua Electric

First, something that made me giggle – the bill defines a wind turbine as a tower, rotor, and blades “capable of producing more than 10 kilowatts of electrical power.” (So, And Floridians won’t ever look at oil derricks from the beach because oil drilling in state waters was banned in 2018 after the BP oil spill.

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