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Internal Combustion Cars: To Buy, Or Not To Buy

CleanTechnica EVs

Contrary to Shakespeare’s existential question, to buy or not to buy an internal combustion car is a very simple question with an even simpler answer.

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J.D. Power study: EV consideration in US increasing, but slowly; availability of public chargers a friction point

Green Car Congress

Influencing the modest year-over-year increases are a combination of positive and negative market factors: lower gas prices, inflation, rising interest rates, greater model availability and charging availability. Charging availability has been the top reason for rejection since the inception of the study in 2021. Across all J.D.

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Mercedes-Benz receives world’s first internationally valid system approval for Level 3 conditionally automated driving

Green Car Congress

As a result, the first customers will be able to buy an S-Class with DRIVE PILOT the first half of 2022, enabling them to drive in conditionally automated mode at speeds of up to 60 km/h (37 mph) in heavy traffic or congested situations on suitable stretches of highway in Germany. This is made available and updated via a backend connection.

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Hertz is selling EVs, including Teslas, to buy gasoline models

Baua Electric

rental fleet to buy gasoline cars. A 2023 auto damage study from Mitchell International, a company that provides tech for the auto insurance and collision repair industries, found that collision repair is much more expensive for EVs. The company may need to do some fine-tuning on where EVs are available to renters.

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US EV Sales Share Reaches 7% in Q2 2022 — New Data Now Available?

EV Adoption

While US consumers are showing a huge appetite to buy or lease EVs, the question is if automakers can meet this demand due to supply chain issues and scaling EV productions. EV & Hybrid Sales & Sales Share by State: Q1-Q2/H1 2022 — BUY NOW. The post US EV Sales Share Reaches 7% in Q2 2022 — New Data Now Available?

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These are all the low-cost electric motorcycles that Americans can buy now

Electrek

Compared to internal combustion engine (ICE) motorcycles, e-motorcycles usually carry a few thousand dollar premium. All of the electric motorcycles featured here are either already rolling on America’s roads or are expected to become available in the coming months. I know, I know. Electric motorcycles are usually quite pricey.

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Malaysia wants EVs to be tax-free, duty-free to encourage consumers to buy

Teslarati

Income tax relief proposals were mentioned during a meeting earlier in October by International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali. As of September 2020, only the Nissan LEAF, the Mini Electric, BMW i3, and Porsche Taycan were available for purchase. The current market for electric vehicles in Malaysia is small.

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