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EV ride-hailer BluSmart seeks USD 300 mn to expand car fleet – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Cheap rides, cheap quality, cheap service and cheap pricing are not our forte.” Electrification is a core pillar to the country’s pledge to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2070, but efforts have been stymied by the high cost of buying an EV and limited charging infrastructure.

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How to become a lifestyle brand on the cheap, or the China EV startup dilemma

China EV

I will save my insights on that sector for the report itself, which will be out in coming months. But state funds can’t be invested in loss-making enterprises, so it seems the aid will likely take the form of a loan to buy land in Beijing on which to build a plant. Why build a plant if your sales are dismal, one might ask?

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Is misinformation putting the brakes on the used EV market?

My Energi

According to insight from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), more than 30,500 second-hand battery electric vehicles (BEVs) changed hands in the second quarter of 2023, an 81.8% You might have to compromise a little when it comes to colour, features or mileage, but the listings are packed with brilliant buys!

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Is the Prius the greenest car of all?

Green Cars News

Honda took the bronze medal place with its Insight Hybrid. According to Gerd Lottsiepen, the spokesman of the German VCD Automobile Club, hybrid cars are proving cheap to run and very quiet. The VCD has been rating 300 car models each year for the last 20 years and measures fuel used and the emissions released per kilometre driven.

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Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

Green Car Congress

To store 50 hours of energy from a 1-megawatt power capacity wind turbine (50 megawatt-hours), for example, a possible solution would be to buy traditional batteries with 50 megawatt-hours of energy storage, but they would come with 50 megawatts of power capacity. In a very quick time period, our team homed in to the right molecule.

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4 Things to Consider When Installing Your EV Charger

Wallbox

Components, labor and expert knowledge don’t come cheap, but think of this as a worthwhile investment in your safety and future. Installing your EV charger may not be as cheap or as simple as you originally expected. The easiest way to find an EV charging installer is to use an installer recommended by your EV charger brand.

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4 Things to Consider When Installing Your EV Charger

Wallbox

Components, labor and expert knowledge don’t come cheap but think of this as a worthwhile investment in your safety and future. Installing your EV charger may not be as cheap or as simple as you originally expected. The easiest way to find an EV charging installer is to use an installer recommended by your EV charger brand.