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Which EVs were you most interested in seeing at last week's auto shows? Twitter poll results

Green Car Reports

Last week at the Shanghai auto show, Infiniti rolled out its new Qs Inspiration electric sports sedan. Chinese startup EV-maker Nio, so far known for its SUVs, its supercar, and a race car, followed a similar path with a new fastback sedan. Karma launched two new models, including a plug-in hybrid SUV and an electric sports car.

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Report: China’s Chery Considers U.S. Market Yet Again

The Truth About Cars

Chinese state-owned automaker Chery is reportedly still looking to the United States as a possible point of expansion. All brands have electric, plug-in hybrid, and internal combustion powertrains, and have expanded into markets outside of China. Chinese brands have been saying they’ll be coming to America since the mid-2000s.

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Electrified utes get serious in Australia! China’s GWM launches Cannon Alpha with top towing and torque numbers

EV Central

The Chinese plugless series/parallel hybrid will boast more torque than the Ford Ranger Raptor super-ute and – crucially – a full 3500kg braked towing capacity. More seriously, BYD is expected to introduce the first plug-in electric ute to Australia before the end of 2024 while the PHEV Ranger arrives in 2025.

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Life cycle analysis of three battery chemistries for PHEVs and BEVs; environmental impacts higher than expected

Green Car Congress

Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have performed life cycle assessments (LCA) of three batteries for plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and full performance battery electric (BEV) vehicles. They also found higher life cycle global warming emissions than have been previously reported. —Majeau-Bettez et al.

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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

Clean Fleet Report

The secret is that Polestar is an electric performance brand from Volvo and its Chinese owner, Geely Holding. The car is a “2” because it was preceded by the “1,” which is an electric performance plug-in hybrid GT, with a six-figure price tag and a limited output of 500 units per year over the next three years.

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Power Electric Scooter Buyers Guide | 2022

Plug In India

Many of want to get an electric scooter that has operations all over India, companies that invest in RnD, companies that offer performance scooters. You have many questions like - which scooter offers the longest range, which scooter offers good quality batteries and so on. We released this guide in 2021 in both English and Hindi.

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Road Test: 2021 Buick Envision Avenir FWD

Clean Fleet Report

First introduced as a 2016 model, this Chinese-built compact crossover had a facelift in 2019 (when we last tested it ), and two short years later, is all-new for 2021. The sleek design confused my neighbors into asking if it was a much pricier European model. Looking like a Euro competitor. mpg average. Driving Experience: On the Road.

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