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Domestic Tesla Model Y dominated the German EV market in January

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Germany saw plugin electric vehicle (EV) share at a low ebb in January, just 15.1%, from 21.6% The one-off low result comes in the shadow of record plugin share in December, ahead of reduced incentives from January 1st; the imbalance will normalise in the coming months. The best selling BEV was the Tesla Model Y. year on year.

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Advocating electric in the heartland

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You buy your own solar panels, you power your house and your car, and the utility wants to get paid for your doing that.” Clyde Schwanke’s backyard in Topeka, complete with his Nissan LEAF and Ford C=max Plugin. It’s theoretically supposed to make up for loss of gas tax revenue, but it’s just not fair,” said Schwanke. “I

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Tesla Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: April 23, 2024

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Speaking: Tesla VP of Investor Relations Martin Viecha, CEO Elon Musk, CFO Vaibhav Taneja, VP of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy, Autopilot Director Ashok Elluswamy, Senior Megapack Director Mike Snyder, along with other executives and analysts. Despite these challenges, the Tesla team did a great job executing in a tough environment.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Also ferrying guests about a short circuit (so to speak) was a smart fortwo imbued with a Tesla-engineered drivetrain, fruit of its effort to supply Daimler with battery packs for 1,000 smart eds. from the Tesla Roadster. Check out the pics in the gallery below and dont forget to hit the jump for some smart video action. and 49 mpg.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Chrysler isnt the first to realize that building an EV off of a Lotus platform makes for an incredibly fast and fun experience (see also: Tesla Roadster ) We escaped from the dark confines of Cobo Hall onto a decently sunny day and cruised along the river and past the Ren Cen, gunning the Circuit whenever possible. Small size. New technology.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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People will likely not buy plug-ins without big federal tax breaks." ( Reuters ) 11/29/06 [In response to GMs announcement at the LA Auto Show], Ford Group marketing manager Cisco Codina said the answer for now is full hybrids, like the latest version of its Ford Escape hybrid SUV unveiled at the show. ( People wont buy a full car.

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