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Fleet manager drops Tesla because ‘prices fluctuate too much’

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A fleet manager for SAP, a large software company, says that it is dropping Tesla from its fleet because “their prices fluctuate more”. It has been great for new buyers and making EVs more affordable, but it’s not all positive. That has been particularly hard for fleet owners. Electrek’s Take It has been an issue.

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BloombergNEF annual battery price survey finds prices fell 6% from 2020 to 2021

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Packs in the US and Europe cost 40% and 60% higher, respectively. This would impact EV affordability or manufacturers’ margins and could hurt the economics of energy storage projects. These automakers may now have to make a choice between reducing their margins or passing costs on, at the risk of putting consumers off purchasing an EV.

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Tesla Police Cruiser fleet rejected by department despite numerous success stories

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A potential fleet of Tesla Police Cruisers was rejected by Spokane, Washington’s Police Department after an evaluation of the all-electric Model Y crossover did not convince some members that the vehicle would be effective for law enforcement. It is not all bad, and there are plenty of options moving forward.

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Smith Electric Vehicles US finalizes purchase of Smith Electric UK for $15M; staging for IPO

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Smith Electric Vehicles US (SEVUS) will finalize the purchase of its United Kingdom-based parent company, Smith Electric Vehicles (UK), creating the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial electric vehicles. The purchase will be split into 20 payments, payable monthly, with the first payment made on completion of the sale.

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FedEx Express closes in on goal of 20% improvement in vehicle fleet fuel efficiency years ahead of schedule

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announced that its vehicle fleet was 16.6% The company has a goal of making the vehicle fleet 20% more efficient by 2020. Among the company’s initiatives to improve fuel economy are: Upcoming addition of 87 all-electric trucks to its green fleet bringing the all-electric vehicle count to 130. pick-up and delivery fleet.

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T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

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This is because of cheaper electricity, lower EV retail prices and higher purchase incentives in France. T&E’s lifecycle CO 2 emission calculator estimates that today EVs cut CO 2 emissions by two-thirds on average across Europe compared to diesel cars. The savings can be higher (24%) in the case of Parisian drivers.

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Plugless: first wireless charger to provide 1 million charge hours for PEVs

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1 st production wireless charger available for purchase by EV owners. 1 st wireless EV charger installed on a production fleet of driverless shuttlebuses. In 2016 Plugless was installed on a fleet of a leading fully autonomous shuttlebus company based in Europe. 1 st 7.2kW wireless EV charger available for purchase.

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