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Novel Sodium-Ion Battery-Powered EVs To Hit Chinese Streets in January

The Truth About Cars

While the battery chemistry is well-known and thoroughly tested at this point in time, the setup has weaknesses that could be addressed by alternative designs. That said, the company is owned, in part, by the Chinese government, making it unclear if anything related to JAC will make its way to North America.

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Beijing, Xi'an latest cities to offer subsidies to encourage residents to buy NEVs

CN EV Post

The Chinese capital city of Beijing released details of its policy to encourage local residents to purchase NEVs, following media reports of the city's plans without any details last month. Between March 21 and April 30, consumers who buy a NEV produced by a local carmaker in Xi'an will receive a subsidy of up to RMB 6,000 yuan.

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smart electric drive goes on sale in China

Green Car Congress

The new smart fortwo electric drive is now available to buy from dealerships in China. The smart brand celebrated this market launch at the Guangzhou Motor Show, where the all-electric city runabout was presented to the Chinese public. Roughly 93% of customers would recommend the smart electric drive, according to the brand.

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The Tesla of vans? Renault and Volvo create Flexis to revolutionise electric light commercial vehicles

EV Central

That explains why the first three vans will all benefit from an advanced 800-volt electrical architecture and will be capable of being of being DC fast charged at levels previously only reserved for the most expensive battery-powered passenger cars.

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Volvo Ending Sedan/Wagon Sales in UK, Could North America Be Next?

The Truth About Cars

The Swedish-Chinese brand had already pulled the S90 from the market earlier this summer. The company’s plant in South Carolina (which builds the S60) is also presently being converted to focus on battery-powered SUVs intended for Volvo and Polestar. The first models are due to arrive next year. “We

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BaaS: Improving the EV Experience through Battery Swapping

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This also allows the buyer to replace the battery in the same automobile shell with a new battery. According to research, a client may lease an electric car battery for eight years for the same price as buying a new electric vehicle battery pack. Understanding Nio-Power.

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Technology Review: First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Yippeee I cant wait not to buy one. By Kevin Bullis Audio » Listen - Flash Listen - MP3 Subscribe to podcast What is this? Rate this comment: ( Reply ) Re: Half a Volt kstauff on 04/16/2009 at 2:27 PM Posts: 18 Avg Rating: Its certainly a lot better looking than the Volt and in any case has much better over all performance.