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Electric car sales boom in California, as plug-in hybrids and small cars sputter

Green Car Reports

Even as sales of small cars drop in California and across the country, sales of electric cars continue to climb, breaking past 5 percent of the market so far in 2019.

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Porsche Is Giving Most 2019-22 Taycans 2023 Features & Upgrades

CleanTechnica EVs

At their best, these software updates come via over-the-air (OTA) updates, and no visit to the dealer is needed to get bug fixes, some recalls, and even new features. Even when these updates require a trip to the dealer, […]. One of the great things about connected and computerized vehicles is the potential for software updates.

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Lucid Motors, Rivian sued by Illinois car dealers for direct sales

Teslarati

Lucid Motors and Rivian were sued by the Illinois Automobile Dealers Association, the Chicago Automobile Trade Association, and some individual franchised auto dealerships in the state for selling vehicles directly to consumers. The costs are the same for everyone, a strategy that has alleviated a lot of stress from the car buying process.

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2019 Volvo XC40 small SUV to become brand's first electric car

Green Car Reports

The 2018 Volvo XC60 mid-size crossover utility is now starting to filter into dealers, to be followed by its. Two years ago, the Volvo XC90 large SUV launched to widespread acclaim and awards as the Sino-Swedish brand's first all-new vehicle in six years.

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Porsche launches its first fully electric car ‘Taycan’ in India

Electric Vehicles India

Porsche launches its first fully electric car ‘Taycan’ in India. Porsche, a luxury auto manufacturer has launched its first full-electric car, Taycan in India at Rs 1.50 Porsche Taycan is a four-door electric vehicle will compete with the recently launched Audi e-Tron GT. Porsche electric car Taycan.

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Right on time! VinFast’s affordable range of electric cars are closer than ever to Aussie launch

EV Central

The prospects of the Vietnamese electric car start-up VinFast selling vehicles in Australia has increased with the release of its first right-hand drive production models. It opened and then shut an R&D centre in Port Melbourne staffed predominantly by ex-Holden engineers in 2019-2021. The post Right on time!

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Volkswagen raises EV forecast for 2025 to 1.5M vehicles from ID. family; 1M by 2023

Green Car Congress

Under the Volkswagen’s latest plans, the company expects to reach its original strategic target of one million electric cars by the end of 2023—two years earlier than previously predicted. million electric cars by 2025. The main sales markets in 2019 were China, Norway, Germany, the USA and the United Kingdom.

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