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Icon reinvented! Electric Peugeot 208 GTI debut incoming. But will this EV be a true hot hatch?

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The 2025 Peugeot E-5008 might be your solution But the French brand did confirm the new car would live up to previous GTI’s reputation of being fun to drive, agile, powerful and has been built to deliver an unforgettable driving experience. Combined with a 54kWh battery, expect a range of around 340km. 2024 Peugeot e-208.

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Axed! 2025 Lexus UX 300e bows out in Australia leaving upgraded RZ as luxury brand’s only EV

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Helping make the decision easier for Lexus Australia is the lukewarm sales performance of the battery-powered small SUV. Launched in Japan back in 2019, Lexus then waited until 2021 to bring the brand’s first-ever EV to Australia. Powering the RZ range is a new 77kWh battery with improved chemistry.

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Gas War: Congress Considers Revoking California Emission Waivers

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The issue was revisited during the first Trump administration in 2019. There are likewise mounting criticisms that EVs arent nearly as environmentally friendly as advertised due to their intentional lack of user repairability and extensive use of volatile raw materials for battery construction.

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Battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eActros approved as truck-trailer combo with total weight of 40 tons

Green Car Congress

The Mercedes-Benz battery-electric eActros has now been approved as a truck-and-trailer combination with a total weight of 40 tons. Since the start of testing in 2019, the eActros has covered more than 70,000 kilometers on more than 7,000 trips. With four battery packs, the eActros 400 has a range of up to 400 kilometers.

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Berlin receives 90 electric Solaris buses; BVG Solaris electric fleet totals 123

Green Car Congress

This was one of the biggest contracts for battery-powered buses in Europe and the largest one for the manufacturer in Germany so far. In June 2019, the public transport operator from Berlin ordered 90 12-meter Urbino 12 buses. The vehicles feature batteries with a total nominal capacity of 300 kWh.

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Porsche renews plan to make Macan crossover a "fully battery-powered model series"

Green Car Reports

In a report of its 2019 financial results, Porsche reiterated that the Macan will be the "second, fully battery-powered model series"—after the Taycan. Porsche is continuing plans to make the Macan crossover all-electric. It's a significant move, as the Macan is currently Porsche's bestselling model.

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EIA: US large-scale battery storage power capacity increased 35% in 2020

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The United States continued a trend of significant growth in large-scale battery capacity, with US battery power capacity reaching 1,650 megawatts (MW) by the end of 2020. At the end of 2019, 163 large-scale battery storage systems were operating in the United States, a 28% increase from 2018.