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Here’s why US EV, hybrid sales rose year-over-year in 2023

Baua Electric

of total light-duty vehicle (LDV) sales in the US in 2023 – Tesla’s price cuts were a big reason. So the gap between BEV and overall industry average LDV transaction prices shrunk from $19,000 in June 2022 to just $2,000 at the end of 2023, according to Kelley Blue Book data. EVs, PHEVs, and hybrids made up 16.3% of total sales.

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Horwin makes US electric motorbike debut – but at a price

Baua Electric

It’s true, Horwin has often helped embrace several new technologies and trends in the electric motorcycle industry, including being one of the first to roll out a multi-speed manual gearbox for light electric motorcycles several years ago. Order books are already open and a $100 deposit snags prospective riders three years of free charging.

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We buy a used Porsche Taycan! Bargain price, 1000km road trip and charging dramas

EV Central

I’ve come along to help with the buying/selling bit (I’m a car person) as it’s relocating from NSW to QLD, and my accountant – let’s call him Alan – doesn’t know how all this public charging stuff works. First up is the all-important longer-range Performance Battery Plus ($12,020).

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CES 2023 Preview: A Stick-on-the-Wall TV, A Covid Breath Test, and More

Cars That Think

I’m traveling today to Las Vegas for the in-person CES 2023. I’m booked to see some under-the-hood technologies that their developers hope will make it into consumer products soon. In no particular order, here are a few of the gadgets I’m planning to check out in person.

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Vaclav Smil: Cars weigh too much

Green Car Congress

And so the outlook is for ever-better engines or electric motors in heavy vehicles used in a way that results in the worst weight-to-payload ratios for any mechanized means of personal transportation in history. And new battery-heavy hybrid drives and electric cars will not be lighter: The small all-electric Ford Focus weighs 1.7

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OLA Electric Scooter Ownership Blog - Dark Knight

Plug In India

If your charging infra is from solar & battery recycling is sorted, then it’s the ideal for environment. 2w EV's have moved beyond lead-acid battery, with lacklustre performance to software driven, feature packed, futuristic designs ,we have brands like PURE EV, Okinawa, Ather, Ola, Simple energy on the EV scene.

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Riding the TVS iQube Electric Scooter : Initial Impressions

Plug In India

The booking can only be done through the website, but the experience has to be taken at the dealership. You cannot book the vehicle at the dealership - for that you have to go Ather or Chetak style - online. The sales persons at the dealership were not quite knowledgeable. The battery pack is 52 V, 40 Ah or about 2 kWh.