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Three perspectives on China’s EV industry (spoiler alert: legacy brands are toast) – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Jeremiads lamenting China’s takeover of the global auto industry are everywhere these days. Each reaches basically the same conclusion: the global non-Chinese automakers will never be able to catch up unless they radically change their corporate mindsets. Three recent accounts stand out from the pack.

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2020 Electric Vehicle Industry Report Card and trends for the new year

Plug In India

The electric motorcycle scene has disappointed. For example, there is no news from Tork motorcycles. It's now up-to the auto industry to launch more EV's. Lethargic Electric Motorcycle Space Revolt Electric Motorcycles was launched in 2019 and the team did very well to expand into 6 cities by the end of 2020.

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Electric vehicles trends in India

Electric Vehicles India

Many state governments have already started procuring electric buses from Chinese and local electric bus manufacturers. The funding raised by the company will be used to scale its operations in electric motorcycle and bus manufacturing in Africa. Electric buses. The Swedish-Kenyan company raised $5 million in equity and $2.5

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

EV Adoption

New Chinese Mini EV flying off the lots – Chinese customers took delivery of 200,000 Wuling Hongguang Mini EVs in the vehicle’s first 200 days of production. According to the Asian auto industry gurus at ZoZo Go , it’s the strongest product debut in the history of four-wheeled vehicles. . CAN AM Spyder F3-S.

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Will Biden’s new 100% tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles affect e-bikes?

Baua Electric

Despite a tiny amount of US-based electric bicycle manufacturing largely coming from one company , Chinese factories account for almost the entirety of e-bikes in the US. Any change in the tariffs on Chinese electric bicycles thus sends shockwaves through the US market. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. Reuters ) 1/8/07 Indefatigable auto entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin, no longer planning to import Chinese-made cars to the U.S., Were starting to build the prototype," he said.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Posted by: GSP | Apr 14, 2009 9:07:50 AM Funny, BYD (chinese) already came out with their version of the volt this year. GM cant do it but a 15 year old chinese car company can.now thats funny! JUST TRYING TO MILK and Suck as much from the fall of the Auto industry as possible. it is over, the media!,

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