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China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

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Norway, more ambitiously still, aims to eliminate sales of new ICE vehicles by 2025. It stands to reason that Norway is far ahead of the rest of the world in terms of EV adoption. Norway has been working, with a consistent program of government funding and incentives, toward getting EVs on its roads since the 1990s. degrees F).”

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This new Airbus air taxi has a 50-mile range and is quieter than a hairdryer

Baua Electric

Airbus says it will partner with operators and airlines to fly the model worldwide, with plans for it to take flight in Italy, Germany, Norway, and Japan, as well as regions in Latin America.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

Charged EVs

In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. That’s about two thirds of the leasing cost of a LEAF nowadays. Of course, the anti-EV crowd picked up on that.

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BaaS: Improving the EV Experience through Battery Swapping

Get Electric Vehicle

Electric vehicles (EVs) have lower operating costs than conventional automobiles, but their initial cost is greater than their ICE cousins.    As we have mentioned in previous articles, the cost of EV batteries is linked to the higher price of EVs. Battery-as-a-Service. Understanding Nio-Power.

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

By reducing wind resistance and weight, the company’s engineers effectively are reducing the amount of work an electric engine will have to perform to get the car up to driving speeds, which in turn conserves battery power.&#. The car will go 30 miles on batteries before the gas engine kicks in and be street-legal.

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

My Electric Car

Nonetheless, hydrogen fuel cell cars are, like pure battery powered cars, classed as Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV). The cost of platinum makes hydrogen fuel cells an expensive proposition even in comparison to lithium-ion batteries. So why haven’t FCEV becoming as prolific as other electric cars?

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Auto Racing Test Drives Its Own EV Future

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That series unexpectedly swore off gasoline and staged its first all-electric race on 13-14 August in Hell, Norway. The FIA caps the cost of a single F1 engine at around US $15 million, but some teams try to hide true costs to avoid penalties. So the performance gap remains huge, but Formula E is trying to close it. “For

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