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Confirmed! China’s Leapmotor to go on-sale in Australia in 2024 with C10 SUV

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The Chinese electrified vehicle maker Leapmotor will launch in Australia in late 2024 as part of an international expansion backed by global auto giant Stellantis. Beyond that it has a variety of existing models it could add here quickly including the Mini-sized T03 electric car that has already been confirmed for European sale.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance to provide 200 EVs for UN climate conference; expecting 400,000 km of travel

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As the official passenger-car provider for the United Nation’s COP21 climate conference in Paris, the Renault-Nissan Alliance will provide 200 pure electric vehicles to the annual summit which runs this year from 30 Nov. The vehicles are expected to cover more than 400,000 km (249,000 miles) in total while shuttling delegates.

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Hertz’s EV sale to fan cost concerns, dampen used-car market – ET Auto

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“The larger impact of Hertz EV fire sale is the perception hit to the technology,” said Karl Brauer, analyst at used-car aggregator iSeeCars.com. fleet operator of EVs, has blamed the sale on high repair costs and weak demand for the vehicles it offers on rent. Hertz, the largest U.S.

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France launches new climate plan; Euro 7 lead; targeting ending the sale of vehicles emitting GHGs by 2040

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Nicolas Hulot, France’s new minister responsible for environment and energy, presented the country’s new climate plan at a press conference at the Ministry. Among the many actions outlined in the plan is the targeting of ending the sale of cars emitting greenhouse gases (“ gaz à effet de serre ”) by 2040.

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GM progressing on next-generation Ultium Li-metal battery; new joint development agreement with SES

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At a Washington Post Live virtual conference, General Motors President Mark Reuss provided more details about GM’s next-generation Ultium lithium metal battery and announced a joint development agreement with lithium metal battery innovator SES (formerly known as SolidEnergy Systems) ( earlier post ).

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Toyota to launch a Prius-like bZ3C electric crossover, but you can’t have it

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Executive Vice President and CTO Hiroki Nakakima asked during a press conference last month. Toyota debuted its new bZ3C at the 2024 Beijing Auto Show in April as part of its “multi-pathway approach” to reduce emissions. Toyota’s sales fell 3.1% Sales are down 1.6% of sales through March. What do you think?

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Honda and Nissan are Teaming Up to Accelerate EV Development

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The pair announced their fresh collaboration at a news conference earlier today. Nissan and Honda are Japan’s third and second largest automakers after Toyota, and the partnership will involve EV parts sharing and the potential for battery design work in the future. That said, the company’s sales in the U.S.

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