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BYD K8M 35' electric bus sets high scoring record in FTA bus reliability test

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BYD announced that its all-new K8M, an innovative 35-foot zero-emission public transit bus, set a high scoring record in the Federal Transit Administration Model Bus Testing Program in Altoona, Pa. As a result, US transit agencies can confidently use FTA funding to buy the K8M.

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Sixt to buy up to 250,000 Stellantis cars – ET Auto

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German car rental group Sixt said Tuesday it has agreed to buy up to 250,000 cars from automaker Stellantis in a “multi-billion euro” deal that includes electric vehicles. Electric vehicles will be included, but the statement didn’t provide any specifics.

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Tesla to bring LFP battery supply chain to US – Bloomberg News – ET Auto

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Tesla is expanding its battery facility in Sparks, Nevada to bring the supply chain for cheaper lithium iron phosphate batteries (LFP) to the United States, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. China currently houses the largest manufacturers of LFP batteries, including BYD and CATL, which supply Tesla.

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CALSTART: zero-emission trucks, buses, off-road equipment on track for 78% rise in models in 2020, doubling by 2023

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The number of available and announced models of zero-emission trucks, buses and off-road equipment in the United States and Canada is on track to rise nearly 78% by the end of 2020 compared to year-end 2019, according to the Zero-Emission Technology Inventory ( ZETI ), a product of CALSTART’s Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program.

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Tesla demand in China booms following price cuts

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According to the survey conducted by Mr. Ives, initially reported by Barrons , “Our survey found that 76% of EV Chinese consumers are considering buying a Tesla in 2023, with the nearest domestic competitors BYD in second place followed by NIO in third place.”

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Top 5 Truck Companies in the World With the Potential to Revolutionise the Logistics Sector

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We don’t have to stress the point that, the automobile industry is going all-electric. The freight movement industry is also expected to have a face shift that several automobile giants and startups are working their way into the highly profitable yet challenging job of electrifying the logistics industry. Daimler Trucks.

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LADOT orders 130 BYD electric buses

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The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) has ordered 130 BYD battery-electric K7M buses, the largest single order of battery-electric buses to date in the United States. BYD considers the LADOT purchase as a signal to the market that zero-emission buses are here to stay and that their use will continue to spread.

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