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Ora Good Cat Named The ‘’Ora 03’’ in South Africa & Becomes Lowest Priced EV In The Country

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Great Wall Motor South Africa unveiled the full lineup of the Ora Good Cat’s range in Johannesburg. continued] The post Ora Good Cat Named The ‘’Ora 03’’ in South Africa & Becomes Lowest Priced EV In The Country appeared first on CleanTechnica. The Good Cat.

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Reservations Now Open For Audi’s e-tron Range In South Africa — Pricing Confirmed

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Audi has a good following in South Africa. According to Autotrader’s 2021 Mid-Year Car Industry Report, Audi is the 5th most searched brand in South Africa. I have also been a fan of Audi cars for a while. My eldest brother had an old Audi 500 over a decade ago. It was in very good […].

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The BYD Atto 3 Is Priced Similar To Some Popular 5-Seater ICE SUVs In South Africa

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The BYD Atto 3 is now available in South Africa. The Atto 3 will have 2 models in South Africa, a 49.92kWh Standard Range model starting from R768,000, and a 60.48kWh Extended Range model. The Extended Range Version starting from R835,000. It was launched last Friday in Johannesburg. Both […]

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Report suggests low-speed electric vehicles could affect Chinese demand for gasoline and disrupt oil prices worldwide

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Low-speed electric vehicles (LSEVs) could reduce China’s demand for gasoline and, in turn, impact global oil prices, according to a new issue brief by an expert in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. “ million of them—roughly 30% more units than conventional electric vehicle makers did.

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BloombergNEF: battery metals rebounding; by 2030, annual Li-ion battery demand to pass 2TWh

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Battery metal prices have recovered strongly in the first half of the year, incentivizing new projects to come online. Rise in metal prices could impact chemistry adoption but not EV uptake: Sustained high raw material prices could result in a significant shift in battery chemistry mix. In March, it rose to $53,000 per ton.

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Look out LandCruiser, Patrol, Range Rover, Benz, BMW: Huge, powerful, pricey BYD Yangwang U8 SUV confirmed for Australia

EV Central

A far cry from the affordable battery electric vehicles led by the Atto 3 with which BYD has established in Australia, the plug-in hybrid Yangwang’s Chinese price converts to about $240,000 here. So it is more realistically a Range Rover and Benz rival. 2024 BYD Seal U electric SUV appears as Australian launch looms 2023 Yangwang U8.

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EV Supply Chains May Be Dirtier Than You Think

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Most of us know that even the most efficient, long-range EVs generate emissions during the raw materials extraction and production phases, and that’s before we count the logistics required to move everything around the world a few times in the process. Workers in some mines report memory loss and slurred speech related to their work.

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