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Ford opens E-Transit Registration site for commercial customers; new pricing

Green Car Congress

Along with the registration site, the E-Transit electric vans have updated pricing, with a targeted starting MSRP of $43,295 for the cutaway—lower than originally announced—to $52,690 for the high-roof extended-wheelbase cargo van. And E-Transit can further help save on operating costs compared to gas-only vans.

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Why Car Dealerships Should Invest in Public Charging

EV Connect

Leading auto dealers see that the near-term trend is electric and are adopting their businesses to sell more EVs. According to data from iseecars.com, Non-Tesla new car dealers selling electric vehicles in the U.S. percent between November 2020 and November 2023. increased from 1 6.5 percent to 55.1 and Canada.

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A Look Back at 2020—The Year in EVs

Plug in America

It’s not a simple thing to speak of 2020—and just talk about EVs. Remarkably, even electric cars came up in the debates, with Biden’s repeated commitment to build 500,000 charging stations. It’s not that EVs aren’t intrinsically better than gas cars, it’s simply that good policies help to accelerate the transition.

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Ford tops off 2023 with best-ever quarter for EVs and two best-sellers

Teslarati

Ford has reported its sales and delivery figures for 2023, and on the electric vehicle side of things, it ended the year with its best-ever quarter for Model e and landed two best-sellers in two different segments. As the number two brand for electric vehicles in the U.S., trailing only Tesla, who dominated the U.S. in 2023, a 7.1

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Germany sets a new EV registration record, leaving ICE in the dust

Teslarati

Germany has set a new electric vehicle registration record, as one of every three new vehicles registered in the country in October was electric, according to new data from the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). In October, electric vehicles accounted for 30.4 In October, electric vehicles accounted for 30.4

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Volkswagen to offer incentive in Germany of up to €10,000 to scrap Euro 1-4 diesels

Green Car Congress

In addition, Volkswagen is offering a future incentive of between €1,000 and €2,380 (US$1,181 to $2,812) to customers purchasing a vehicle with an electric, hybrid or natural gas powertrain. Natural gas. Applications for the incentives can be made with immediate effect to Volkswagen dealers in Germany. Powertrain.

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GM’s Cadillac set to eliminate 40% of dealerships in $274M restructuring project

Teslarati

dealerships and roll out a new electric SUV, hoping to ease into a more-committed adoption of electric vehicles. GM is one of the largest automotive brands globally and has been involved in the development of electric vehicles for several years, thanks to the Bolt, an EV under the automaker’s Chevrolet brand.

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