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US EV Sales Up 143%, Walmart Electric Semis, & Cheap Electric Vehicles — Top Cleantech News

CleanTechnica EVs

continued] The post US EV Sales Up 143%, Walmart Electric Semis, & Cheap Electric Vehicles — Top Cleantech News appeared first on CleanTechnica. The past week or two has included several original CleanTechnica reports that I think are especially noteworthy and fun to.

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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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Cheap talk: Volkswagen to bed Renault in race to build sub-$30k EV | reports

EV Central

Encouraging both to work together is the influx of cheap Chinese EVs that have flooded European markets eroding established European brand’s market share in all segments. An entry EV will also help prepare for the next wave of bargain-priced EVs that are already on sale in China.

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BYD Says Inflation Reduction Act Keeping Out Cheap EVs — Does That Make Sense?

CleanTechnica EVs

Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD thinks the USA’s Inflation Reduction Act is preventing the sale of cheap electric cars in the United States. Does this make sense? We asked BYD’s CEO whether or not the company would bring its popular electric vehicles (EVs) to the US a couple of times in the past decade.

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A cheap Toyota EV? Not right now, the company says

Baua Electric

Toyota has no current plans to launch a cheap EV despite demand building. Toyota says no small, cheap EV is in the works Although many automakers, including VW, Stellantis, and Kia, have revealed plans to launch low-cost EVs under $30,000 (£25,000), Toyota says not so fast. That’s around 9% of its sales.

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Chevy Bolt cheap? This Chinese knockoff is a third the price, readying for export

Electrek

As BYD expects to pass Tesla in Global EV sales this year by expanding its markets with significantly lower-priced vehicles, will we start seeing these hyper-cheap products outside of BYD’s home market of China? more… The post Chevy Bolt cheap?

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Walmart has a super cheap 20 MPH electric moped but the handlebars are backwards

Electrek

Walmart has an interesting electric moped on sale for an attractive $779. more… The post Walmart has a super cheap 20 MPH electric moped but the handlebars are backwards appeared first on Electrek. Here’s something I didn’t expect to see today. The only problem is that it comes with the handlebars apparently installed backwards.

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