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T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

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Medium-sized battery-electric cars are on average 14% cheaper to run than equivalent diesels today, if slow charging overnight near home and/or fast charging at preferential rates are available. This is because of cheaper electricity, lower EV retail prices and higher purchase incentives in France.

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COVID-19 outbreak poised to strengthen EV momentum and the markets for cobalt and copper

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by Benedikt Sobotka, CEO of Eurasian Resources Group , Co-Chair of the Global Battery Alliance. In China, the Ministry of Commerce recently outlined policy measures which include further consumer support to purchase electric vehicles. Automakers have faced two major hurdles. The same pattern is evident in many other countries.

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The Lightyear Solar Vehicle: Reinvents Its Strategy To Attract The Crowd

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In December 2022, the Dutch automaker Lightyear made news worldwide by revealing that it had started producing the first solar vehicleavailable for purchase: the Lightyear 0.  This stylish solar electric vehicle will have an impressive range of roughly 500 miles between charges.

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China’s new energy buses are re-exported to Europe

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As the first bus company in Sweden, Bergkvarabuss chose BYD as its partner for the first large-scale purchase of pure electric buses, which was also the first time that BYD pure electric buses entered Skåne, Sweden. The seats in the car have their own ambient lighting, and there are USB charging ports under the seats.

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