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Lessons In Losing From Leviton: First Screw Up, Then Blame The Customer, Then Pound Sand

Creative Greenius

Mark Richards bitched at me because my electrician opened the Leviton charger we sent back to him to see which of the Chinese-produced parts had failed. I asked Mark Richards to send me an American-made Clipper Creek or JuiceBox charger instead of another lousy Leviton, but he seemed insulted by the whole idea.

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Tesla China’s average April not something to ‘get hung up on’: Piper Sandler

Teslarati

Tesla’s performance in sales in April in China wasn’t typical for the electric automaker, as figures from the Chinese Passenger Car Association showed that Tesla had successfully sold 25,845 units during the fourth month of the year. “Our original interpretation: 25,845 units were sold in China, but this may be incorrect.

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Tesla’s $25k car gets update on its final name, options, and potential release date

Teslarati

EV blog Electrek , citing individuals who were also at the recently-held all-hands meeting, further claimed that the $25,000 compact car has a tentative release date of 2023. Such an idea is not that wild either, considering that GM’s Cruise debuted the exact same concept back in 2018.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A Bright IDEA BY SARAH A. will be unveiling its IDEA, a 100 miles-per-gallon plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Now, of course, Bright Automotive is ready to unveil the IDEA, with the expectation it will have 50,000 ready for sale in 2013. Bright is planning to sell its IDEA to commercial businesses only. The 100 m.p.g.

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Our visit to BGauss factory & B8 Electric Scooter Report

Plug In India

In this blog, i give my thoughts on the company and the scooter. I think having an optional rider backrest may also be a good idea for EV scooter companies. Why are so many Chinese made EV seats not suitable for Indians? Wikipedia tells me that the average Chinese is actually taller than the average Indian.

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Ford, GM rolling out third-party developer programs for in-vehicle apps

Green Car Congress

Developers who have a great idea for an app but need some help building it can turn to jacAPPS—the recommended mobile app development house for the Ford Developer Program. Sina is an online media company serving China and the global Chinese communities.

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EV's and Indian Manufacturing: Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwaala | Visit to IIT Madras

Plug In India

This is a blog and findings from his trip and the interview. Western / Chinese battery materials are optimised for performance in a temperature range of 15 to 30 C. To the extent that their Chinese supplier wants to use IIT Madras technology now. The Chinese government has an energy density based subsidy on batteries.