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IDTechEx: buying an autonomous electric car will feel more like buying a laptop than a car

Green Car Congress

Source: IDTechEx What are the main concerns when buying a laptop? When IDTechEx attended CES, it was clear to see that the future cabin interior would be filled with screens. The real computation power in modern and future vehicles will be used to drive autonomous systems.

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Renault Group signs agreements to sell Renault Russia and its controlling interest in AVTOVAZ; option to buy back in future

Green Car Congress

The agreement provides for an option for Renault Group to buy back its interest in AVTOVAZ, exercisable at certain times during the next 6 years.

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Merchants Fleet to buy 5,400 new BrightDrop EV410s

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The announcement underscores Merchants’ fleet electrification leadership position, as BrightDrop’s first and largest FMC customer, with the highest intent to buy electric vehicles to date. BrightDrop is a new business, from General Motors, reimagining the commercial delivery and logistics industry for an all-electric future.

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Would You Buy an EV from Amazon?

Energy Institute at HAAS

Amazon’s new Hyundai Evolve Showroom feels almost like the future of car buying. You pick out the car you want, choose its features, … Continue Reading Would You Buy an EV from Amazon? Online vehicle sales could reduce double marginalization.

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Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy: Past winners

Green Car Reports

From the Nissan Leaf to the Lucid Air, with the Toyota Prius, Chevy Volt, and Tesla Model 3 among the many formative models in between, our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy winners each year have offered not just what we think you should buy, but a glimpse of the future.

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Over Half Of Australians Intend To Buy An EV In The Future

CleanTechnica EVs

A new representative national survey (n=1,000) commissioned by Savvy has shown that over half of Australians intend to buy an electric vehicle (EV) in the […] Major influencers appear to be fuel price hikes, and the easing of electric vehicle prices.

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Electric Bus Boom: Northern Ireland Buying 100 Electric Buses

CleanTechnica EVs

The UK’s Translink has announced that it is excited about the Department for Infrastructure providing £88 million in funding to buy 100 zero-emission electric buses as well as EV charging infrastructure to support them. ” Wrightbus will be supplying the […].

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