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Ford plans affordable small electric pickup and SUV, starting around $25,000

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Amid a flood of new competition, Ford is shifting plans to build more affordable electric vehicles. Ford is developing a new low-cost EV platform to power a small electric pickup and SUV, with starting prices around $25,000. Meanwhile, smaller electric cars are different.

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Lincoln puts EVs on the back burner amid Ford’s shift to more affordable EV models

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After Ford announced a surprising shift to more affordable EVs, its luxury Lincoln brand is putting electric on the back burner. Lincoln backtracks on EVs as Ford shifts to affordable In an interview (via Detroit News ), Lincoln President Dianne Craig said that the company is “listening to what customers really need.”

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LADWP joins HyDeal LA, targets green hydrogen at $1.50/kg by 2030

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When used as an alternative to fossil fuels, green hydrogen can enable deep decarbonization of hard-to-abate sectors, enable the repurposing of valuable existing infrastructure and support an affordable, responsible energy transition. In addition to LADWP, HyDeal LA leaders include 174 Power Global, Mitsubishi Power, and SoCalGas.

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DOE to invest up to $100M in two new consortia to advance hydrogen and fuel cell R&D

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One consortium will conduct R&D to achieve large-scale, affordable electrolyzers, which use electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. These electrolyzers are powered by various energy sources, including natural gas, nuclear, and renewables. —Assistant Secretary Simmons.

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Bank of America joins Stanford’s Global Climate & Energy Project

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Bank of America has joined Stanford University’s Global Climate & Energy Project (GCEP), a collaboration of academic and business experts that identifies and supports new avenues of research to make environmentally sustainable, low-cost energy available to everyone.

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Navigant forecasts global medium- and heavy-duty alt powertrain sales to exceed 820K units in 2026

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According to a new forecast report from Navigant Research, global commercial alternative powertrain medium- and heavy-duty vehicle (MHDV) sales will grow from about 347,000 vehicles in 2016 to more than 820,000 in 2026, representing a CAGR of about 9%. A major factor has always been the cost of battery packs.

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BYD sold over 360,000 Seagull EV models in under a year as its cheapest electric car

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After selling nearly 35,000 Seagull models in March, cumulative sales of BYD’s cheapest electric car topped 360,000. BYD sells over 360,000 units of its cheapest electric car BYD launched the Seagull on April 26, 2023. It was initially available in three trims, starting at $10,200 (RMB 73,800), its cheapest electric car.

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