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2023 Toyota BZ4X Review – Falling Short

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That’s a shame because had this car been done right, it could’ve easily worked as affordable EV transport. Instead, it’s a weird package that has pricing that is considered affordable relative to the average transaction price, but still not "cheap.” The juice comes from a lithium-ion battery pack with a 71.4-kWh kWh capacity.

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Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It will seat five, be similar in size to Nissans Versa and Sentra and be affordable to a typical family, he said. "We It will also look at other places, such as garages, gyms, movie theaters and museums, to ease consumer concerns about running out of juice, he said. We think the market is ready. We think the consumers are ready."

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

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"It is unreasonable to expect the Volt and any similar new technology to be immediately profitable when other technologies that started with a price premium, such as the Toyota Prius, became wild successes," said Chelsea Sexton, an advisory board member of Plug-In America. They leased a few (at a loss) to those that could afford it.

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