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IDTechEx: Sales of electric motorcycles in Europe grew 50% y-o-y in 2020

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IDTechEx expects electric motorcycle sales in Europe to have grown at least 50% year-on-year in 2020, building on the momentum of recent years. In contrast, low energy, cheap LFP packs sourced from China can be used for the low energy needs of electric scooters. 2020 is an IDTechEx estimate based on Q1 - Q3 2020 data.

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Tesla maintains an Outperform rating by Wedbush as Q1 2024 ends

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Economist says cheap Chinese EVs should be kept out of U.S. According to Harvard Business Review , EV sales in China made up 82% in 2022, accounting for almost 60% of electric vehicles purchased worldwide. The Chinese electric vehicle market has been steadily increasing.

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Volkswagen sues car dealer for importing ID.6 EV to Germany

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6 EV for sale to customers in Germany. The Chinese vehicle registration states that the vehicles Brudny purchased were intended for export and technically adapted to meet the Federal Motor Transport Authority’s requirements. In 2022, German car dealer Gregory Brudny offered the Volkswagen ID.6 Brudny bought 22 ID.6

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Tesla Model 3s from Hertz are going for as low as $14,000

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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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Hertz says it will invest some of proceeds from selling Tesla cars back into gas cars

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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. Yesterday, we reported on Hertz starting to sell its older Tesla Model 3s and they are going for fairly cheap. Hertz had bad timing with its EV purchase.

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Study sees gradual, focused replacement of lead-acid SLI batteries by Li-ion batteries over next couple of years

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The Pb-acid SLI battery will still continue to be in demand for the many small and cheap ICE vehicles where cost of the battery replacement will always be the deciding factor. That will see an uptake of more hybrid-, plug-in hybrids and BEVs in the EU.

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Tesla expands self-serve test drives to destination chargers

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In the summer of 2021, Electrek exclusively reported that Tesla was implementing a new sales strategy. The strategy is again focused on online sales, but Tesla has recognized that physical presence is still necessary to enable test drives. Very 2020s. Many people don’t want to talk to anyone as part of a buying process.

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