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#EVmyValentine: Your Creative Odes to Electric Vehicles

Plug in America

Eliminating vehicle emissions results in improved air quality, which means better health outcomes and a slowing of climate change. The fuel is cheap, The maintenance low, No emissions, It’s fast, not slow. Jose from Washington penned a poem about his previous BMW i3. (Side note: There are lots of studies, from the EPA and Dept.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

How can they keep their faithful happy while moving into what is looking like, thanks to the climate crisis, the future of transportation? Perhaps the first electric sub-brand was BMW’s i series, which included the i3 hatchback and i8 plug-in hybrid sports coupe. BMW’s electric i sub-brand started with the quirky i3.

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Genesis GV70 Electrified review

EV Central

Genesis – a brand described by its spokespeople as “audacious and distinctively Korean” – is to Hyundai what Lexus is to Toyota, which means that it’s after Lexus customers, but also the German premium marques such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi. Genesis GV70 Electrified. Genesis GV70 Electrified: Value.

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2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N: road and track review of a Kia EV6 GT and Tesla Model 3 Performance killer

EV Central

Same for the door rests, although the too-thin recycled material door cards feel too cheap for this price car. inch screens look excellent in a single panoramic display, while climate controls are a mix of touch pads and proper physical buttons. Low down you score knee padding for enthusiastic track outings. A brace of 12.3-inch

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2024 Peugeot e-2008 review: Is this affordable European electric SUV a true rival to the Tesla Model Y and BYD Atto 3?

EV Central

At $59,990 in a single well-equipped trim level — the e-2008 GT — it’s cheap compared to fellow Euro models like the BMW iX1 xDrive30 ($87k) or the Mercedes-Benz EQA ($78k). The cabin of the Peugeot e-2008 How solid the price proposition is really comes down to where you position the Peugeot e-2008.

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Driven: Mercedes-Benz EQE sedan range

EV Central

Especially when climate control is involved. Verdict An electric sedan with few rivals – we can’t get the similar sized Tesla Model S at the moment; BMW’s i4 is a smaller sedan and the Audi e-tron GT and Porsche Taycan are a good chunk pricier than the EQE 300 and 350.

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

Cars That Think

EVs ain’t cheap Price is another EV purchase risk that is comparable to EV range. However, other automakers like BMW are quite unabashed about going after the luxury market which it terms “ white hot.” Buying a new car is the second most expensive purchase a consumer makes behind buying a house.

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