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Road Test: 2025 Polestar 3 Single Motor

Clean Fleet Report

No nonsense label Polestar and Volvo were acquired by Geeley, a major Chinese automobile company, in 2010. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. Highly developed What is Polestar? Polestar was founded in 1995 for the purpose of performance-tuning Volvos.

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TU Dresden study on external costs of automotive transportation in Europe calls for internalization of the high external costs; raising user prices to change behavior

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A recent study from Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden) commissioned by the Greens/European Free Allianace (EFA) in the European Parliament concluded that the cars used within the EU-27 externalize up to about €373 billion (US$493 billion) per year (high estimate) of costs on to other people, other regions and other generations.

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New Total Cost of Ownership Tool for Electric Cars

CleanTechnica EVs

We’ve written about the total cost of ownership of automobiles for a decade, comparing the total cost of ownership of electric cars to the total cost of ownership of fossil-powered cars.

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Toyota invests $394M in, collaborates with Joby on air mobility

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Air transportation has been a long-term goal for Toyota, and while we continue our work in the automobile business, this agreement sets our sights to the sky. The aircraft also offers lower operating costs, lower costs of maintenance, and enhanced safety features. Joby’s eVTOL.

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IDTechEX sees battery swapping as winner in 2- and 3-wheeler markets of Asia-Pacific

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IDTechEx research suggests that on average, decoupling the cost of the battery from the electric vehicle can reduce the purchase price of EVs by 20%. Sun Mobility in India has also launched its ‘Quick Interchange Station’ that facilitates the swapping, charging, and maintenance of battery packs for electric buses.

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Valeo and Orange Propose Near Field Communication Concept for Vehicle Sharing

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This solution is designed for automakers and service providers in the automobile sector. In addition, management of vehicle loaning from the car-sharing site is optimized, the cost of use and maintenance can be shared, and the fleet's carbon footprint is considerably reduced, Valeo says.

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Ford and CFMA investing $600M in third plant in Chongqing

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As part of its most rapid expansion in a half-century, Ford and its joint venture Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA) are investing approximately US$600 million U.S.(RMB Ford is also making broader use of virtual tools that reduce the cost of new plants and improve the efficiencies of new model changeovers.