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IDTechEX sees battery swapping as winner in 2- and 3-wheeler markets of Asia-Pacific

Green Car Congress

Personal cars and taxi fleets in China are now adopting this technology as well with ambitious targets set by companies for rolling out their own swap station networks. IDTechEx research suggests that on average, decoupling the cost of the battery from the electric vehicle can reduce the purchase price of EVs by 20%. Moon et al.

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Roland Berger “Automotive Disruption Radar” focused on MADE: mobility, autonomy, digitalization, electrification

Green Car Congress

As many as 46% of consumers worldwide would not buy a car again if they had self-driving taxis, otherwise known as robocabs, at their disposal at lower cost. Customers in Singapore and China express the strongest interest in new mobility concepts. Customers in Singapore and China express the strongest interest in new mobility concepts.

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Tesla will change the world in 6 ways next year, says serial overpromiser Musk

Baua Electric

This would suggest that Tesla has a truly historic year coming up for it, set to disrupt trucking, affordable EVs, sportscars, taxis, driving in general, and, oh, just all human work. Similarly, it would eliminate any number of driving-related jobs, like taxi driver, delivery driver, trucking and so on.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

For some Americans it gives a chance to drive and experience a different car, maybe an electric car they might be thinking of purchasing. Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex. She outlines the variety of choices available in a white paper.

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How do Chinese language EV makers roll out unutilized merchandise so temporarily?

Baua Electric

When Zeekr 001 was once introduced, we concept it was once a comic story, because it was once a rebadged Lynk&Co 0 idea from any other Geely model. In the meantime, in Europe, BMW was once pushing the concept that consumers want to have a call and that they’d trade in their usual vehicles with ICE or BEV choices.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

Concept Consulting has useful analysis on implementing an ICE ban. By signalling to New Zealanders that fossil fuel vehicles are being phased out, they can factor this into their decision-making about their next car purchase. This will mean that EVs remain expensive to purchase, and the petrol price will increase. .

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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A thinking person should ask, “How did the Leaf owner travel the unaccounted miles, the ones that were not e-miles?” It can do this with little disruption to the way homes and industry purchase and use energy today. We can set a goal to have every new vehicle purchased be a PHEV. But the real story is yet to be told.

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