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NIO planning on releasing affordable electric car for European market: report

Teslarati

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer NIO appears to be preparing to capture some market share from mainstream automakers like Volkswagen. During the Shanghai Auto Show earlier this month, Li cautioned fellow Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers. NIO is steadily becoming a more experienced automaker.

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Stellantis Investors Fume Over CEO Pay Amid Job Cuts, Plant Closures, Supplier Strife

The Truth About Cars

The argument is that European manufacturers that are pivoting to EVs have had difficulties making them profitable and have already invested heavily into their development. Legal challenges have also been raised on behalf of the manufacturer. If anything, the opposite appears to be true.

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Road-legal Fuel Cell Black Cabs make first appearance on London’s roads

Green Car Congress

Fuel Cell Black Cabs are on the roads of London for the first time since being awarded Road Legal status by the UK Vehicle Certification Authority (VCA). Affordable and low polluting cabs are within our grasp and I urge manufacturers to accelerate efforts to produce them. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Tesla Giga Mexico construction gets permit approval

Teslarati

According to Milenio , The Department of Natural Resources and Wildlife of the Management of Subdelegation for Environmental Protection and Natural Resources contacted Tesla’s legal representative in Mexico—Eugenio Grandio de la Torre—about Giga Mexico’s permits earlier this week.

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After chiding Ford for US CATL battery plan, GM may be seeking its own

Baua Electric

car manufacturing.” ” 2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 Ford announced its joint-venture battery plant with CATL in February of last year, touting it a key to EV affordability. So even if Ford or GM controls manufacturing, Chinese intellectual property could make these deals a legal gray area.

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myenergis Insight Into the CMA Report and the EV Charging Market

My Energi

Accessibility and affordability. This is – and will remain – the most affordable, convenient and commonly used charging method. This is – and will remain – the most affordable, convenient and commonly used charging method. According to the CMAs report, these manufacturers hold between 65% and 95% of the market already.

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On National Golf Cart Day (seriously), here’s 10 ways they beat cars

Baua Electric

Several manufacturers have also created street-legal versions of their golf carts, usually signified with “LSV” in the name ( for the Low-Speed Vehicle designation ), which can be legally driven on most public roads posted with speed limits of 35 mph (56 m/h) or lower. Theft premiums are also usually lower.