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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

EV Central

All models have dual motors for four-wheel drive capability and the F-150 Lightning sells from about US$50K (minus taxes and on-road costs), which is US$10K more than it launched at. That vehicle is the Fisker Ocean SUV, which is due in 2023 (the company has been pushing hard with pre-orders for years).

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Benz’s $155k EQV electric people mover arrives

EV Central

The EQV’s not cheap, but lately every new car price announcement – prestige brand; EV or combustion – has us thinking the same thing. Maybe we should reset our idea on what ‘expensive’ is these days. A residential 11kW AC wall box has the battery from empty to full in around 10 hours.

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The electric year ahead: Every new EV coming to Australia in 2024

EV Central

At that price it just sneaks in under the government’s FBT exemption, which allows for electric cars below $89,332 to pay no fringe benefits tax when purchased via a novated lease. 4, the Q4 e-Tron will be available in a regular SUV body style or a sleeker Sportback, each with a 77kWh battery. BYD ute BYD ute patent.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Following that, according Chryslers filings, will come electric-powered cars, SUVs and crossovers, some based on Fiat vehicles, according to the "viability plan" Chrysler submitted to the Treasury Department. "The whole idea is that this is technology you can adapt to any existing niche," he said. 24.17% CBS Corp 6.76

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Biden quadruples tariffs on Chinese EVs, up from 25% to 100%

Baua Electric

This important SUV for us will be built in the USA for U.S. But with these increased tariffs, that makes it less likely that US consumers will gain access to these cheap, high-tech Chinese EVs. Electrek’s Take I wrote a piece this weekend about how these tariffs are not a good idea. It’s long but I’d encourage giving it a read.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. Remember its PURE D.C.

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Tariffs on China aren’t the way to win the EV arms race – getting serious on EVs is

Baua Electric

Some company leadership favors the idea of tariffs , while other ( perhaps more sober ) leaders do not. So in the end, US jobs likely won’t benefit overall , and US consumers will simply be denied a chance to buy cheap new EVs from China – like, for example, the excellent Volvo EX30. But will the tariff change minds?

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