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Race to break the $30K barrier: Volkswagen will launch ID.1 budget-buy in 2027

EV Central

Volkswagen has confirmed it is hatching an all-new entry-level replacement for the Up city car that will be priced from less than €20,000 ($A33,000) when it arrives in 2027. 2all concept previews sub-$40,000 electric hatchback for 2025 Confirming the ID.1 2all concept previews sub-$40,000 electric hatchback for 2025 Confirming the ID.1

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Conference confirms plug-in fever

Plugs and Cars

Once again, a conference on plug-in cars. All the wind farms and solar panels in the world won’t do anything to lower the outflow of hundreds billions of dollars annually or decrease our pump-fueled funding of Islamic fundamentalism unless we build cars that can use that cleaner electricity.

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

Green Car Congress

The conference was sold out; it was also essentially a PowerPoint-free zone; the basic format relied heavily on brief introductory remarks from sets of speakers representing the diverse stakeholders, followed by questions from attendees. The impact from plug-in electric vehicles on the grid could be very substantial.

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What Robotics Experts Think of Tesla’s Optimus Robot

Cars That Think

What excites me is the idea of cheap and accessible hardware! The electric motors with the battery support could make a very good tool for academic research. All of them are backed by expert roboticists with years of design experience. I will also let everyone in on a secret about humanoids: It’s all about reliability.

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PHEV Day 168. Sunday, 29 March 2009. Run to Knoxville, Tennessee

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Cheers PHEV3A'rs, EVADC'rs, and EVnthusiasts, One & All, Quick fill-in to cover Knoxville on Monday. Don’t miss this news conference of the “Sprit of DC”, Plug-In PHEV vehicle, bringing its message of energy independence to East Tennessee. He’s proved it’s Cheap to Plug-in Around America! while awaiting others' input.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Although such vehicles are more environmentally friendly than their petrol counterparts, there is a greener option that many governments seem to have overlooked: the electric bicycle. Like electric cars, electric bicycles are classified as zero-emission vehicles, meaning they emit no exhaust gases.

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Q&A with CharIN North America President: It’s all about interoperability

Charged EVs

As EVs proliferate, and more vehicle segments electrify, the need for interoperability of charging infrastructure is coming into sharp focus, and that’s what the Charging Interface Initiative, aka CharIN, is all about. Oleg: The Combined Charging System is a system that spans from single-kilowatt AC all the way to 500 kilowatts DC.