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Pecan Street launches Texas’ first grid-connected vehicle-to-grid research and testing center

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As electric vehicle sales increase, more and more families have an energy storage system parked in their garage. Pecan Street estimates that each electric vehicle connected to this kind of dispatchable system could power a home for two to five hours or power up to five homes for about an hour each.

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Honda aiming to sell 3.5M electric motorcycles per year by 2030

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Honda will introduce more than 10 new electric motorcycle models by 2025, with an aim to reach annual electric motorcycle sales of 1 million units within the next five years, and 3.5 million units (approximately 15% of total sales) as of 2030. Commuter EVs. Commuter EMs / EBs. Platform strategy.

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Volkswagen presents the chassis for the electric ID family; focus on affordability; strategic importance of MEB

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It will be the first fully connected, fully functional electric car that millions of people can afford. The ID will be the first member of the family to go on sale in 2020—a fully connected four-door compact car that will cost about the same as a Golf diesel. The ID is a milestone in technological development.

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Here’s what an affordable electric car interior should look like: the MG Comet EV

Electric Vehicles India

Affordable priced EV with connected display: MG Comet EV We already know that MG Motor India is working to bring affordable electric vehicles (EVs) to the Indian market soon. The car is marketed as Tata’s affordable competitor to its Tiago EV electric car model. Indian expectations for this car have multiplied.

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SEMI: global total semiconductor equipment sales on track to top $100B in 2021 for first time

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Global sales of total semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are forecast to reach a new high of $103 billion in 2021, surging 44.7% The foundry and logic segments, accounting for more than half of total wafer fab equipment sales, will surge 50% year-over-year to reach $49.3

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Honda reveals styling of new Prologue battery-electric SUV; new CR-V hybrid to be gateway vehicle

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inch audio/connectivity display. This “Year of the Honda SUV” includes HR-V, CR-V, and Pilot, models that play key roles in preparing for volume Honda EV sales that will begin with Prologue in 2024. In this way, the company’s increasing hybrid sales volume will help grow a future EV customer base.

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New family of affordable Teslas detailed: ‘multiple’ EVs coming as part of 20 million vehicle push

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Instead, Tesla laid out the building blocks for a new family of more advanced and affordable models that will form the foundations for the brand as it strives to build 20 million cars annually by 2030 – in turn surging past traditional brands such as Toyota and Volkswagen.