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Mercedes-Benz Reportedly Rethinking North American EV Strategy

The Truth About Cars

Canadian dealers of Mercedes-Benz vehicles are reporting that the automaker is considering revising its strategy for North America. The dealers attended a market-wide retailers meeting in Vancouver held in May and noted that the automaker was fretting about consumer hesitancy over expensive electric vehicles.

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

Clean Fleet Report

The Hyundai Motor Group has made a $10 billion investment to build and sell electric vehicles in North America; the first is the 2023 Electrified GV70 built at the new manufacturing facility in Montgomery, Alabama. Genesis is on schedule to have 100+ dealers across the country in the coming years.

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ClearFlame Engine Technologies hits multiple manufacturing, customer pilot, and fueling milestones

Green Car Congress

By leveraging an already existing eco-system and infrastructure, ClearFlame’s solution not only gets us to our climate goals faster, but can do so less expensively—saving fleets money, without any green premium. This is critical, particularly in industries like heavy-duty transportation. Vander Haag’s, Inc.,

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Fisker has reportedly hired bankruptcy consultants [Updated, Fisker responds]

Baua Electric

To the point that Fisker recently announced a retreat from the model and said the company would take on dealer partners to help sell its inventory of cars – which it estimated to be worth about $530 million as of March 1. The company is also continuing to pursue its shift to a Dealer Partnership model in both North America and Europe.

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Lease Buyout Offers Loophole to EV Incentive Restrictions

EV Life

The vehicles must be assembled in North America, and certain percentages of their battery components and critical battery minerals must be sourced from or manufactured in the U.S Commercial vehicles can exceed $80,000, be assembled outside North America, and have far fewer battery provisions.

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2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid offers up to 52 mpg combined; Solar Roof System

Green Car Congress

This is the first time the Sonata Hybrid has been shown in North America. For additional convenience, such as using a valet service or visiting a Hyundai dealer, Hyundai Digital Key also works with an NFC card, which will be provided with each vehicle. The new Sonata Hybrid goes on sale this spring and is built in Asan, Korea.

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National Drive Electric Week 2021: Talk about great timing

Electric Auto Association

This year’s National Drive Electric Week , presented by the Electric Auto Association along with the Sierra Club , Plugin America , and EV HybridNoir , will no doubt reflect the skyrocketing interest in electric vehicles. Factory and dealer representatives will be on hand to answer questions. states and Canada.