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ACEA study finds cost still strong deterrent for EV uptake across Europe; calls for “realistic” targets recognizing affordability

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A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) finds that the affordability of electric cars remains a strong deterrent for customers across the EU, along with lack of infrastructure and lack of investment in infrastructure. To put this in context, pure battery-electric cars accounted for just 0.7%

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Yes, Automakers Stand To Benefit From Installing Public EV Charging Stations

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to electric vehicles (EVs) is a massive undertaking. These companies are realizing the importance of a robust — and open — EV charging infrastructure to support their new electric vehicles. million plug-in electric vehicles on U.S. According to the Edison Electric Institute , that number will jump to 18 million by 2030.

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Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future

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Their gleaming galleries feature many historic and influential cars, almost all of them powered by petroleum-fueled internal combustion (IC) engines. Electric cars are an important focus of Robert Bosch — another leading automotive company founded in Stuttgart. The Emerging Era of the Electric Automobile.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia EV6

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For 2022, Kia introduced the EV6, a second generation EV crossover that is built on the Hyundai/Kia/Genesis Electric-Global-Modular Platform (E-GMP). Initially, there are five versions of the EV6 with two different batteries, rear (RWD) or all-wheel drive (AWD), and between 167 and 320 hp. kWh lithium-ion-polymer battery.

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Road Test: 2024 Kia EV6 GT-Line RWD

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In 2022, Kia introduced the EV6, a 2nd generation-dedicated EV crossover built on the Hyundai/Kia/Genesis Electric-Global-Modular Platform (E-GMP). Five versions of the EV6 are available with two different batteries, rear or all-wheel drive, and between 167 and 576 hp. It’s available in both rear-wheel and all-wheel drive.

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Tech: Another Day, Another Battery Breakthrough

Clean Fleet Report

The holy grail of battery development really hasn’t changed much in spite of the exponential growth of the electric vehicle market–make it more energy dense (for longer range), more powerful (for faster acceleration), faster charging and cheaper. Ford and BMW have invested in the solid state battery start-up Solid Power. .”

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) It is much more than that.

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