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If $50,000 EVs still lose $6,000, when will EVs become profitable?

Baua Electric

Legacy automakers are still losing thousands of dollars on many EV sales, according to newly published analysis from the Boston Consulting Group. And, as in most discussions of ways to grow EV adoption, expansion of charging infrastructure will likely be a factor as well.

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New electric truck company Chanje emerges from stealth; first model out this year

Green Car Congress

A 70 kWh liquid-cooled battery can charge at up to 7.2 The Chanje vehicles have demonstrated greater than 50 MPGe fuel economy in city and highway driving when tested by independent third-parties. Chanje will subsequently work with large fleet customers to provide renewable energy and charging capabilities as a turnkey service.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Cars That Think

A Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analysis of the European auto industry posits that about 930,000 existing auto manufacturing and supplier jobs will disappear with the introduction of EVS by 2030, but another 895,000 new jobs will be added. Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service/Getty Images.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric car proponents at The California Cars Initiative believe the task force was unduly influenced by “plug-in skeptics” at the Boston Consulting Group , which is under government contract to provide input on the prospects for G.M. It was able to get 90 miles per charge and they were all destroyed. and Chrysler.

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