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Small, cheap EVs expected to boost market share by 40% next year in Europe

Electrek

Despite predictions of a major slump in automatic sales around the globe, the European auto industry predicts that this will spark a huge uptick in EV sales in the EU – and that’s thanks to a flood of new, cheap models hitting the market.

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Should we all embrace Japan’s kei car model – small, cheap, but not exactly safe?

Electrek

more… The post Should we all embrace Japan’s kei car model – small, cheap, but not exactly safe? That is, at least, one of the ideas that French automaker Renault’s head Luca de Meo has put on the table. appeared first on Electrek.

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QOTD: What's Next for Cheap Cars?

The Truth About Cars

There are fewer cheap new cars on the market than ever, it seems, and the picture looks worse with the death of the Mitsubishi Mirage. These are usually not good cars -- I drove a rented Nissan Versa to upstate New York and back last summer and was quite happy to give the keys back -- but some people can only afford cheap cars.

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Researchers create salts for cheap and efficient CO2 capture; mimicking methane hydrate

Green Car Congress

A team of international researchers led by Professor Cafer T. Yavuz of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Prof. Bo Liu from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), and Prof.

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A Chinese electric double decker bus for less than a cheap electric car?

Electrek

more… The post A Chinese electric double decker bus for less than a cheap electric car? And as an added bonus, this might just be the tallest vehicle I’ve ever featured as part of this Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week series! appeared first on Electrek.

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This unbelievably cheap Chinese two-seater electric car goes 75 MPH

Electrek

more… The post This unbelievably cheap Chinese two-seater electric car goes 75 MPH appeared first on Electrek. That’s true whether it’s a tiger-shaped bus or a Cinderella carriage. But this supercheap electric car somehow got an extra serving of power before it left the factory, helping it achieve highway speeds.

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Tesla prepares to make 4 million units of its cheap electric car, supply chain sources say

Electrek

more… The post Tesla prepares to make 4 million units of its cheap electric car, supply chain sources say appeared first on Electrek. Tesla is preparing to make 4 million units of its next vehicle, a ~$25,000 electric car, based on supply chain sources coming out of China.