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Tesla Model Y wins UK bestseller spot in March

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HEVs and mild-hybrids are offered by manufacturers as a quick and relatively cheap way (especially in the case of mild hybrids) to improve fleet emissions, compared to ICE-only vehicles. The auto industry body, the SMMT, is forecasting the auto market to be one of the few prospective growth stories of the coming year.

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Wildcat ramps up its focus on EV Supercell breakthroughs

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While nickel isn’t [as expensive as] cobalt, nickel isn’t as cheap as some others. Mark Gresser: I’ve heard people refer to nickel as “the next cobalt” because, as everyone else increases the nickel content in batteries, it stands to reason that the cost of nickel is going to increase somewhat. Strategic partnerships.

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French EV market record high in March

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Outlook March saw the 7th consecutive month of YoY auto volume recovery in France, in part due to supply chain constraints lifting. Amongst growing overall auto supply, it’s good to see BEVs making more progress than any other powertrain, and breaking new ground in monthly sales volume (higher even than the recent December peak).

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

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They also point out that this would reduce the price of the EV , since batteries account for about 30 percent of an EVs total cost. In addition, using smaller batteries would allow more EVs to be built, and potentially relieve pressure on the battery supply chain.

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Smart Grids, Electric Vehicles: A Financial Win-Win for All -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles [EV], plug-in hybrids [PHEV] and fuel cell vehicles [FCV] at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. For the future, Renault is working on development of exchangeable batteries for continuous mobility.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. In the future, utilities will pay you to plug-in your vehicle. Carlos 12:43 AM walt the memecaster said.

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Report: EV factories may be leading utilities to dirtier decisions

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Anticipated demand from the auto industry—as well as solar-panel manufacturing and data centers—is leading utilities to forecast single-digit percentage growth every year through the end of the decade in some regions, according to report.

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