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Kia will beat Rivian and Tesla into affordable mass-market EVs

Baua Electric

Although Rivian and Tesla are making headlines with planned expansions into mass-market electric vehicles, Kia is set to launch two affordable EVs of its own. More affordable EVs are coming Rivian unveiled its highly anticipated R2 electric SUV Thursday. One of them, the Kia EV3, is expected to launch by the end of the year.

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CALSTART white paper shows nationwide tech supplier industry ready to support more efficient heavy-duty trucks and buses

Green Car Congress

These include the heavy-duty manufacturing regions of the upper Midwest; technology hubs in California and along the Pacific Coast; technology innovators on the East Coast including Massachusetts, New York, and the Carolinas; and a corridor that runs through, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Indiana and Ohio.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

Green Car Congress

Dayton Power & Light Company. Florida Power and Light Company. Georgia Power. Hawai`i Electric Light. Indianapolis Power & Light Company. Kansas City Power & Light. Southern Company: Georgia Power. Hawai`i Electric Light Company. Southern Company: Georgia Power. Duke Energy. TECO Energy.

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MIT analysis finds current EVs could replace ~90% of personal vehicles now on the road based on driver’s energy consumption

Green Car Congress

The detailed GPS data was collected by state agencies in Texas, Georgia, and California, using special data loggers installed in cars to assess statewide driving patterns. The team found that the vast majority of cars on the road consume no more energy in a day than the battery energy capacity in affordable EVs available today.

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

Green Car Congress

The project will shed light on the purpose behind the trips, how drivers interact with external factors such as weather and traffic, and how to further personalize time behind the wheel. The outcome could be a more affordable and effective way to share or park vehicles using a remote “valet.”. Fleet insights, US.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

Cars That Think

Jenkins: We must at least be able to speak to society’s concerns, beyond just “Do the lights stay on?” and “Is your electricity bill reasonably affordable?” And there are states like Georgia where public interveners don’t have any right to discovery. We have the ability to substitute for them very quickly and affordably.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

Charged EVs

The first several months’ worth of EV9s will be built in South Korea, but US production will start sometime during 2024 in West Point, Georgia. Priced at $56,395, the entry-level EV9 Light has a 76.1-kilowatt-hour inch ground clearance and other characteristics define it as a light-duty truck (not a passenger car) under NHTSA rules.

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