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General Motors to recall all additional Bolt EVs, through MY 2022, for battery replacement; $1B cost

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General Motors is voluntarily expanding the current Chevrolet Bolt EV recall ( earlier post ) to cover the remaining 2019 and all 2020-2022 model year vehicles, including the new Bolt EUV. GM will replace defective battery modules in Chevrolet Bolt EVs and EUVs with new modules, with an expected additional cost of approximately $1 billion.

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cost of Electric vehicles are going to available for petrol vehicle cost.

Electric Vehicles India

The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has mentioned that the cost of Electric vehicles are going to be available for the petrol vehicle cost and the statement was addressed at an event. Within a year Electric vehicles are going to be equal to the cost of petrol vehicles in the Indian market.

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Battery capacity needs to power EVs in India from 2020 to 2035

Electric Vehicles India

Battery capacity needs to power EVs in India from 2020 to 2035. Here in this article, we will be discussing the need for the battery capacity to power electric vehicles in India from 2020 to 2035. The average cost of battery cells has dropped remarkably in the last decade and reached an average price of US$102/kWh in 2020.

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Toyota to debut 2 BEVs, 1 PHEV for US this year; says research shows BEVs & PHEVs have similar environmental benefits

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Toyota shared highlights of new internal research evaluating the environmental impact and cost of ownership between a PHEV and a BEV. For this research, Toyota created a tool that shows the trade-off between GHG Emissions and Total Cost of Ownership. The PHEV is much less expensive to buy and own, compared to the BEV.

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Ford ups its electrified vehicle ante to $11B; 86% trucks and SUVs in the product mix by 2020

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Ford management gave an update on its product line plans, touting that by 2020, the company will offer “North America’s freshest lineup among all full-line automakers,” with its average showroom age dropping from 5.7 By 2020, trucks and SUVs—including electrified vehicles—are to represent 86% of Ford’s product mix.

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How the Chevy Bolt EV became GM’s 1.8 billion dollar problem

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” The Bolt EV was issued its third recall in a year on Friday, following one in late July and another from November 2020 as defective battery cells were causing some builds of the vehicle to catch fire. and 9,019 in Canada) – 2020–2022 model year Chevrolet Bolt EVs and EUVs. 2019 Chevy Bolt EV (Credit: Chevrolet).

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Bounce to launch its first electric scooter on 2 December

Electric Vehicles India

The optional battery pack helps the consumers to reduce the cost of the scooter by 40 per cent when compared to an ICE vehicle. The Bounce is offering ‘Battery as a Service option wherein the customers will get an option of purchasing the bike without a battery pack that reduces the cost of the scooter to around 50-60,000 rupees.