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Continental Mobility Study 2020 finds many people still have doubts about EVs

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The Continental Mobility Study 2020 shows that enthusiasm for electric cars is strong in China, while reservations still need to be overcome in Germany, France, the US and Japan. The study also shows that acceptance of electric mobility has increased in all five countries surveyed in recent years. Source: Continental.

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Ansys releases pre-lockdown global survey on vehicle electrification

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US respondents are split when it comes to when they’ll consider purchasing an EV. Nearly one-third of those surveyed already own an EV or plan to buy one within five years. Conversely, 39% of respondents would only buy an EV if gasoline-powered vehicles were no longer available.

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Why you might be charging your EV wrong – and what to do instead

Baua Electric

Professors Frances Sprei of Sweden’s Chalmers University and Willett Kempton of the University of Delaware are EV technology and usage experts. Refueling with gasoline takes only a few minutes, and one has to drive to or stop at a gas station. If you are an EV buyer, you are not just buying a car.”

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UK power crisis – entirely the fault of regulators and ministers

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Slashing gas storage facilities. Additional fees and charges added to electricity prices. On a good or windy day these produce around 20% of the UK electricity needs. What we have not done so well is to ensure that we have a solid base level of generation to supply electricity when there is no sun and no wind. Biomass 5%.

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ITF analysis finds that societal costs for electric cars and vans range from €7K to €12K more than fossil-fueled equivalents

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Electric passenger cars currently cost €4K to €5K (US$5,079 to $6,349) more to their owners than an equivalent fossil fuel car over the vehicle’s lifetime, according to the latest policy brief from the International Transport Forum (ITF), an intergovernmental organization with 54 member countries at the OECD. Click to enlarge.

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U.S. electric cars are starting to gain mass support

Setec Powerr

In 2017, only about 115,000 pure electric vehicles were sold in the United States. According to a report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Americans will buy a total of 657,000 electric vehicles in 2021. The United States has also joined the electric transition due to global warming. will be electric vehicles.

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New PEUGEOT e-208 gets better efficiency and range

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NEW e-208 100% ELECTRIC: MORE FUN, MORE EFFICIENT, AND UP TO 400 KM OF RANGE WITH A NEW ELECTRIC ENGINE. EXCELLENCE: The new electric technology of the e-308 is arriving with the e-208! more 100% electric range. ALLURE: Electric champion in France and Europe. Easy to buy and use every day.

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