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Walmart to buy 4,500 Canoo electric delivery vehicles; option for up to 10,000

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Walmart signed a definitive agreement with Canoo to purchase 4,500 all-electric delivery vehicles, beginning with the Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV), with the option to purchase up to 10,000 units. Canoo’s agreement with Walmart builds on the company’s existing commitments in the state of Arkansas.

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J.D. Power: US growing increasingly divided on EV adoption

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Power, EV adoption in the US is growing increasingly divided, with the most active states for EV adoption already on the path to parity with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and consumers steadily pulling back on EV purchases in the least-active states. Industry-wide, Tesla currently accounts for 63% of all EV sales year to date.

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Canoo continues rapid production expansion with yet another new facility

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Canoo has announced that the company entered an agreement to purchase yet another vehicle manufacturing facility in Oklahoma City. Addressing Canoo’s basic timeline, CEO Tony Aquila commented, “We are working with our third-party manufacturing partners to achieve SOP on our own equipment this month.

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EV News for a hot EV summer

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Toyota Ready to ride The carmaker announced the 2024 Compact Cruiser , a new off-road electric vehicle (EV) that is the follow up to the iconic FJ Cruiser. EV trucks Walmart rides Canoo The retail giant has ordered 4,500 trucks from Arkansas-based Canoo. Electric Chevrolet Blazer. Auto manufacturing jobs.

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Pike Research forecasts US plug-in vehicle penetration rates to be highest in smaller states

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Pike Research forecasts that annual sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) will reach 358,959 vehicles by 2017, representing a compound anual growth rate (CAGR) of 43% between 2011 and 2017. Pike Research expects that the electric utilities with the largest number of electric vehicles will be: Southern California Edison (California).

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Electric bus revolution 

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Electric bus revolution . The governments and the major manufacturers have already started to provide incentives and manufacturing eco-friendly buses. The governments and the major manufacturers have already started to provide incentives and manufacturing eco-friendly buses. Global electric bus market sales.

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Opinion: Biden’s Tesla snub shows that clout, not innovation, is driving the American EV revolution

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The Biden administration’s goals seemed good on paper, with the president announcing a national target of electric cars making up half of all new vehicle sales by 2030. Since its campaign days, the Biden administration has been clear that it supports electric vehicles. They had strikes all the time.

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