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Electric Car Watch #9: Where is the Strom-R3 electric car?

Plug In India

We spoke to EV community member and friend of the channel Mr Zarryl Lobo, who has 30+ years of experience building custom electric golf carts and refurbishing old EVs. Strom should take money from investors who are not from the auto industry. Even 1000 per annum is too low according to experienced people in the automotive space.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry. Making electric vehicles affordable will be critical for them to have an impact on the environment, as vehicle ownership continues to rise quickly. and Korean golf cart maker CT&T Co.

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Nickel expert calls on Musk, Farley, others to demand Nickel sourcing in North America

Teslarati

For standard range vehicles, many companies have adopted lithium-iron-phosphate, or LFP, batteries, which are available in wide supply in other markets and offer less range but more affordability. “We used to refer to LFP cells as ‘golf cart batteries,'” he said. Tesla started transitioning some U.S.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

They leased a few (at a loss) to those that could afford it. Posted by: Green Chambers | Apr 14, 2009 12:25:03 AM Battery tech is still not advanced or reliable enough for an affordable pure EV, hydrogen fuel cells like in the FCX Clarity may be the clean future, but there are too many technical and infrastructure hurdles to overcome.

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