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Electric Car Watch #9: Where is the Strom-R3 electric car?

Plug In India

The car costs Rs 4.5 As there are no dealers, and all sales will happen directly with customers, assuming a margin of a lac rupees per car, that will be Rs 20 CR profit per annum if Strom manages to sell 200 cars each year. Some of the technology features can be eliminated in this variant for additional cost savings.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

If you want one now, know that youll spend far more than theyll cost when mass-produced. Though costs are now high, we believe automakers could sell PHEVs for only $2,000-$5,000 more than current hybrids. Drivers of converted cars have received high levels of cooperation from dealer service departments so far.

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Ford Europe EV Plans, Virginia Now a ZEV State – EV Week In Review: Feb. 15-22, 2021

EV Adoption

The deal will provide Xos with $575 million in gross proceeds, including a $220 million private investment led by Janus Henderson Investors and a consortium of truck dealers led by Thompson Truck Centers. Aptera Raises $4 Million and Nabs 7,000 Reservations : Aptera Motors announced it closed Series A funding round if more than $4 million.

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Goodbye GM, Hello Tianjin-Qingyuan Electric Vehicle Company?

Plugs and Cars

nk, Fisker and Aptera, for example, would get cars on the road and allow the plug-in project the chance to more quickly advance to economic viability without the legacy burdens carried by the majors. Stop in at a car dealer today and let them know: No Plug? A billion dollars of loans and grants directly supporting Tesla, Th!nk,

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Aptera – US-based company claims to have created the world’s most efficient vehicle with the three-seat F1-inspired Aptera. It’ll be more expensive than a regular Transit but with lower running costs. No Australian plans yet, with the company focusing on America first then Europe.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Establishing dealer network. Carmakers response to real and specific concerns about battery lifetime, up-front costs, and safety issues is to focus on engineering and testing for an unspecified number of years. The F6 DM uses ferrous batteries, with no lithium content, that BYD says are high-energy density and low cost.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

“While the Volt holds promise, it is currently projected to be much more expensive than its gasoline-fueled peers and will likely need substantial reductions in manufacturing cost in order to become commercially viable,” the task force noted in its recent assessment of GM’s restructuring plans. The group pointed to a B.C.G.

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