CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 30, 2021

In the past week, CleanTechnica readers were most attracted to stories about cool & cheap electric motorcycles, an Australian pastime that electric vehicles are sure to kill, and the standard-range Tesla Model 3 and Model Y getting LFP batteries.

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EV Central

JANUARY 31, 2023

But rather than the version of the car that is already on sale overseas, the Toyota bZ4X that will arrive late in the year will be an updated model that is yet to be revealed. Battery electric cars are expensive, don’t kid yourself,” says Hanley. “If This car will not be a cheap car.”

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 22, 2023

Cheap EVs are finally arriving on Latin American shores: Costa Rica’s Geometry E is triggering large price reductions. I’ve been saying for months now that EV prices in Latin America are unsustainably high, and that they ought to come down sooner rather than later. We’ve already seen what can happen once a manufacturer presents a […]

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My Energi

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Despite doom and gloom stories about electric motoring dominating the national press for the first few weeks of the year, it is clear to anyone who looks at the data that 2023 will be a great year for electric vehicles in the UK. For new car buyers, especially company car drivers, going electric is a virtual no brainer.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 9, 2024

If you’ve been waiting for an über-cheap EV that can handle all of your daily driving needs on city streets, perhaps for commuting or running errands, and you don’t need it for roadtrips or hauling a bunch of passengers, you’re in luck. Eli Electric Vehicles recently announced that reservations for.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 6, 2024

Remember that time someone in China sent me a free panda car ? Well after cruisin’ for another proverbial bruisin’ in the Alibaba electric car catalog, I stumbled upon a variant of it that seems to have a truck’s rear end tacked on the back. Meet this week’s Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week!

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 27, 2022

By David Waterworth, with suggestions from Paul Wildman It’s a long time since I have bought a second-hand car. In the ’70s, it was old British cars that were cheap to purchase and I had a Vauxhall Viva and a Hillman Hunter. But over the years, I have had a quite a few. They didn’t […].

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Oh, and you want it to be electric. And cheap as all get out. Well then you’ll want to head over to Alibaba and check out the odd little four-wheeler I’ve found for this week’s Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

CNN Business recently published an article titled “The Chevy Bolt’s huge sales prove America is craving a cheap electric car.” ” It caught my attention since I track auto sales, and especially electric vehicle sales, very closely.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

VinFast is toying with the idea of selling its diminutive VF 3 electric city car in America. Its dealers approve of doing so.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Pictures and first details of the all-new Renault Twingo EV have been released ahead of its 2026 debut with the French car-maker announcing that the small hatch will be reincarnated as the brand’s most affordable EV yet. New Renault Twingo to be reinvented as $33,000 electric vehicle appeared first on EV Central.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 14, 2013

Until now, if you'd wanted to drive a Bollore Bluecar electric vehicle, all you'd have required as a few Euros per hour to take one of the little vehicles around the crowded roads of Paris, France. As electric cars go, that's pretty.

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Plug N Drive

JUNE 19, 2019

At Plug’n Drive, we have lots of visitors come to the EV Discovery Centre , waxing poetic about electric cars, that they are the future of transportation, but they are too expensive and out of reach for most consumers. Not to mention the cost savings associated with driving an electric car. USED-ELECTRIC-VEHICLES.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Chinese EVs are causing political turmoil in Europe, where the European Commission is considering new tariffs on imports.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Credit Suisse says the Inflation Reduction Act will have such a tremendous impact on renewable energy that the US may see the levelized cost of electricity from renewable sources fall to less than 1 cent per kWh hour by 2025 after factoring in all tax and production credits. Now, before we get all gaga over […].

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 29, 2016

It's well known by now that the used-car prices of low-range electric cars are low. Any 2011 through 2016 electric car not made by Tesla is likely to be cheap on a used-car lot due to worries about battery degradation and its effect on range.

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EV Connect

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

As electric cars and other electric vehicles (EVs) become more popular, many consumers hoping to make the switch want to know: How long does an EV battery last? A lithium-ion battery’s high energy density means it produces more power for its size, making it ideal for an electric car.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 9, 2013

Electric cars may be growing in popularity, but they still make up just a tiny percentage of the U.S. If sales in Norway are any indication, that will happen when electric vehicles become inexpensive, easy to own, and confer certain privileges. According to Treehugger, Norwegians are crazy about electric.

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EV Central

AUGUST 7, 2023

The Tesla Model Y continues to lead the electric car surge in Australia, finishing fourth outright on the sales ladder in July. According to the official VFACTS figures, there were 3330 examples of the battery electric SUV sold in Australia last month. It also sits eighth for the year with 29,511 sales.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) can be a pretty contentious topic in the EV scene. For some, the idea of only offering a few miles of electric range followed by combustion is already hopelessly obsolete. For others, they’re a cheap scheme to get tax credits or HOV lane access.

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Electrek

APRIL 17, 2021

If you’re already sold on the many benefits of driving an electric car, then you’re probably in the pro-solar-energy camp as well. You may have even considered the interesting proposition of marrying the two into a solar electric car, charging your EV for free with the sun rays currently cooking your paint job.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 21, 2017

Although fuel prices remain relatively cheap in most areas of the United States, it seems that interest in electric vehicles may be growing. According to a new survey from AAA, interest in electric vehicles among American consumers now rivals that for full-size pickup trucks.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 18, 2012

If you want something to blame for the relatively high prices of the current wave of electric cars, blame the cost of batteries. The technology required to produce the popular lithium-ion batteries used in most electric vehicles isn't cheap, and that cost is passed on to the consumer.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 30, 2023

‘EV values plummet’ has been a regular headline in overseas media this year, as electric car resale values tumble in major markets like the US and UK. America and Europe have more mature EV markets than us, meaning thousands of pre-loved electric cars have popped up on their used car classifieds.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 24, 2012

Compared with gasoline cars, electric cars are cheap to refuel, especially when charged at night using specialist electric car rates.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 31, 2021

Another week has flown by and we’ve got another roundup of our top (most popular) stories of the week. This past week, the interest (and content) was all over the map, as it was last week. Hydrogen trains in California, the various tech options on the market when upgrading your water heater, and the US […].

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 10, 2024

Hertz is starting to sell some of its Tesla Model 3s and they are going for pretty cheap – as low as $14,000 with the used EV tax credit. Back in 2021, Hertz announced an important effort to electrify its fleet of rental cars, led by a massive purchase of 100,000 Tesla Model 3 vehicles. It would make them as low as ~$14,000.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 26, 2022

Back in the ’90s, the brand gained a reputation for cheapness (and not the good kind of cheap) and low performance. But in recent years, it’s been turning heads with its cars’ cutting-edge design and incredible value. And now, […].

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Green Charging

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Are you searching for an electric vehicle charging system and do not know where to start? There are countless electrical vehicles charging systems in the market and most car owners don’t know the features to consider when looking for the best. Some electric vehicles have a higher charging speed than others.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 5, 2022

A couple of decades ago, many people saw the brand as supplying cheap, unreliable Korean imports. Its reputation has improved over the years, as have its sales, but it has remained a brand of somewhat plain, basic cars. Kia’s reputation in America has been an interesting one. Though the company expanded its lineup to be […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 21, 2023

BYD enters Brazil with new factory, brings an affordable EV. Big changes are coming.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2021

It was cheap at the time, in the outer suburbs of Brisbane, the sub-tropical […]. It’s easy to look at the daily news reporting on climate crisis after climate crisis and despair. Is it too late? What can one person do? My house was built 50 years ago — two stories, brick and glass.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 8, 2022

Back in November 2019, I wrote about my choice to replace the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 originally fittet on my Tesla Model 3 with all-season Michelin CrossClimate+ tyres (I recommend reading that article to learn more about my choice of tyre size etc.). After 30 months and 85,000 km (53,000 miles), these tires were ripe […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 24, 2022

They have a dealer network and many petrol and diesel cars on Australian and New Zealand roads. The vehicles have improved greatly since they were introduced as cheap, yet not so reliable, options. Great Wall Motors (GWM) is a Chinese carmaker that has had a presence in Australasia for the past 13 years. My niece […].

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All Cars Electric

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Dominion Virginia Power announced yesterday that is waiting for Virginia State Corporation Commission approval to offer two electricity tariffs exclusively to electric vehicle owners in a bid to encourage customers to make the switch to electric cars.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 27, 2022

The Buzz is … not cheap. For our new CleanTech RoundTalk, Jo Borras, Steve Hanley, and I sat around CleanTechnica‘s pineapple-infused sparkling-water cooler to discuss a couple of the hottest EV news stories of last week. One of those stories was the release of UK pricing for the Volkswagen ID. The price of the […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 22, 2023

Australian media is awash with news of companies transforming Toyota’s Land Cruisers and Hilux into electric utes. It can’t be cheap to rip the guts out of a diesel fourby and replace it with electrics. One must ask, is Toyota blind to this opportunity?

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