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Polestar 6 revealed, Australian orders open for new EV roadster

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And the sixth model from Polestar – effectively an EV spin-off of Volvo – will not be cheap. The 6 will launch as a limited-edition model known as the LA Concept edition, in reference to its original launch in Los Angeles. The Polestar 6 brings the O2 concept to reality … but not until 2026.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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Supplying to Volvo Trucks or Daimler Trucks or whoever is more burdensome. If you don’t build something like that, people can’t refer to it. Iron phosphate batteries are great because they’re durable, they’re cheap. Rustam Kocher: I’ve really been impressed with Volvo Trucks. It’s easier to sell to the light-duty market.

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Is this Kia’s Tesla and BYD beater at last? New Kia EV3 electric SUV to cost from $50,000 and deliver 600km in range in Australia

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READ MORE: Tesla Model 3 slashed to just $54,900 plus on-roads READ MORE: Volvo EX30 review: $59,990 small SUV EV full Australian test READ MORE: Kia to launch 15 new EVs in the next three years What are the Kia EV3’s vitals? 2024 Kia EV3 GT-Line – similar in size to Kia’s popular Seltos small SUV.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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Volvo Bus also started delivering a couple hundred BEV buses, headlined by a huge order from Gothenburg. For reference, in Europe, whose overall bus fleet size seems 2-3x smaller than China’s, somewhere around 2-2.5k And two months into 2021 it has already scored another 57k sales! E-buses were deployed.

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