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Global Top 20 March 2021

EV Sales

The future will depend much on the development of the pandemic and on the economic recovery, but whatever happens, expect plugins to weather the storm better than the overall market, increasing its PEV share on the way. These impressive results this year, with over 1.1 These impressive results this year, with over 1.1

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Chrysler isnt the first to realize that building an EV off of a Lotus platform makes for an incredibly fast and fun experience (see also: Tesla Roadster ) We escaped from the dark confines of Cobo Hall onto a decently sunny day and cruised along the river and past the Ren Cen, gunning the Circuit whenever possible.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. 5/17/06 "Plugin hybrids have a lot of promise, especially to displace oil consumption. Establishing dealer network. Batteries not ready. Reuters ).

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Tesla Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: April 23, 2024

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As people have seen the EV adoption rate globally is under pressure and a lot of other auto manufacturers are pulling back on EVs and pursuing plugin hybrids instead. How long would it take your best Chinese competitors to copy that? We believe this is not the right strategy, and electric vehicles will ultimately dominate the market.

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