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GM’s rosy year-end figures obscure the fact that legacy automakers are in deep trouble – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Duplicitous doublespeak has become de rigueur dialect in the auto industry. “We We strongly believe in EVs,” say auto dealers as they support efforts to slow the EV transition. Hyundai/Kia and the Chinese certainly aren’t waiting. Tesla stans may see Big Auto’s failure as cause for celebration.

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Automakers whine about €15B fine they knew they’d risk for pushing gas cars

Baua Electric

Photo by Simone Ramella on Flickr Renault CEO Luca de Meo said today that automakers collectively may need to pay ~€15B in fines if they miss 2025 emissions targets, as they’ve failed to ramp up efficient vehicle production in line with EU guidance – even as consumer EV demand continues to rise in Europe. km or lower. km or lower.

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Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

EV Central

The Audi e-Tron GT , Kia EV6 GT and Hyundai Ioniq 5 N would be at the top of that list. To me it eclipses the MG ZS EV (although I haven’t driven the updated version) and makes the Kia Niro and Hyundai Kona electric instantly overpriced. Iain Curry: Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD. 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD. 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD.

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Electric Car Watch #4: Toyota is the new Kodak

Plug In India

The entire auto industry has given up on investing in Hydrogen cars. They are Hyundai, Honda and you guessed it - Toyota. It is very clear to me that Toyota’s EV announcements are geared to serve the Chinese and EU markets, which have more aggressive zero-emission vehicle goals than the rest of the world.

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VW Joke, Kia EV6 Details – EV Week in Review: March 23-30

EV Adoption

Kia EV6 will have 282 miles of range and 800V Charging – Kia revealed specifications on Tuesday for its upcoming EV6, its first EV built on the Hyundai Group dedicated platform known as Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP). auto industry is headed,” Buttigieg said. Automakers and Models. – March 24, via Electrek.

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

Cars That Think

With the combination of requiring all new light-duty vehicles sold in New York State be zero-emission by 2035, investments in electric vehicles charging stations , and state and federal EV rebates, “ you’re going to see that you have no more excuses ” for not buying an EV, according to New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

’s expertise on the auto industry in general, we are concerned that in its understanding of future pathways, it offers a flawed analysis and predictions based on business-as-usual,&# notes a posting on the California Car Initiative’s Web site. in chinese ?, and Chrysler. Whatever B.C.G.’s — Scott 18.

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