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The Paris Olympics Promise to Be Stunning. The Prices Already Are.

Baua Electric

Seven months before the Olympic torch casts a glow in the City of Light this summer, the cost of getting into the most in-demand sports competitions, not to mention the price of accommodations and transportation, has risen — sometimes by Olympian proportions. The cost of a Paris Metro ticket is temporarily doubling.

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Budget-priced Renault 4 and 5 EVs likely for Australia

EV Central

“It should be…” These will be affordable EVs, according to Renault Group engineering boss Gilles Le Borgne. “You know the Renault brand is a pop brand, a popular brand, and we need to make mobility affordable. Styling is still the first reason to buy.” Including Australia?

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Mad Power thoughts

EV Info

Wind farms stand idle for days on end, a fire interrupts a vital cable from France, a combination of post-Covid economic recovery and Russia tightening supply means the gas price has shot through the roof – and so the market price of both home heating and electricity is rocketing.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

The Model 3 its affordable ($35,000 as it was originally advertised, though most have sold for more), smaller model changed everything. Technology upgrades like Full Self Driving remain available to buy, but are not delivered via an over-the-air update. Bolts jolts the market with 200+ miles of range and an affordable price.

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Europe Champions the Right to Repair

Cars That Think

77 Percent of Europeans prefer fixing devices over buying new*. And while the new regulations ensure that professional repairers have access to a wide variety of spare parts, individuals aren't afforded the same rights. But now, Europe's regulators are also considering the energy used in fabrication. source: 2014 Eurobarometer survey.

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Driving Dystopia: Europe’s Low Emission Zones Aren't Going Over Well

The Truth About Cars

There's also a £160-million scheme mimicking the United States' defunct Cash-4-Clunkers designed to pay people to destroy their old cars to buy new ULEZ compliant models (which admittedly sounds like it's just going to create more pollution). Upper classes can easily afford the kind of fines London has been spinning up.

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This is Volkswagen’s Brilliant Strategy To Dominate The EV Market!

Get Electric Vehicle

When Henry Ford unveiled the Ford Model T in the year 1908 the people loved it and literally, everyone went on to buy a Model T for themselves. But despite the similarities, there was a major difference between the Model T and Model S which was ‘AFFORDABILITY’. One-third of the cost of an electric car goes to its batteries.

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