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JATO: 2018 record year for EVs; sales up 74% to 1.26M units; overall market stable, as SUVs rule

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2018 marked a record year for the sale of battery-powered electric vehicles, according to data from JATO Dynamics. Many carmakers felt the effects of trade tensions between the world’s biggest economies, political changes in key markets, and new threats to the status quo of the industry. Passenger electric cars recorded 1.26

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What Does GM’s “30 New EVs By 2025” Promise Mean for the US Market?

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Some of the EVs we saw in GM’s Design Dome (Cadillac Celestiq and probably the unnamed Buick crossover) are clearly targeted for China. In GM teaser videos we saw hints of future electric GMC and Chevrolet pickups and what clearly looks like a Camaro. ” The Honda and Acura EVs will be manufactured at GM plants in North America.

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GM and ABB demonstrate prototype of Volt battery pack grid re-use application

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Using Volt battery cells, the ABB and GM team is building a prototype system for 25-kilowatt/50-kWh applications, about the same power consumption of five US homes or small retail and industrial facilities. There are three significant sources of poor power quality caused. They provide harmonic mitigation, load balancing.

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