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BaaS: Improving the EV Experience through Battery Swapping

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Electric vehicles (EVs) have lower operating costs than conventional automobiles, but their initial cost is greater than their ICE cousins.  This also allows the buyer to replace the battery in the same automobile shell with a new battery. The cost of an electric car’s battery is around 30 to 40% of the total vehicle cost.

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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

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Chinese automaker BYD may have been founded in 2003, but it wasn’t until 2008 that it garnered mainstream attention when Berkshire Hathaway, led by Warren Buffet, bought a 10 per cent stake in its parent company. REVA: An Indian company that markets the G-Wiz in the UK. Fisker Automotive.