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Consumer Electronics Assn Study Finds 40% of American Adults Likely to Test Drive an EV

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Forty percent of consumers report they are likely to test drive an electric vehicle, according to a new study of online American adults from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). Consumers are open to considering an electric vehicle in the future, with 42% reporting they are likely to follow news reports about electric vehicles.

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GM Files Voluntary Chapter 11; Agreements with US Treasury and Canada; New GM Expected in 60-90 Days

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GM Manufacturing Plans. These totals reflect GM’s recently announced plans to build a future small car in the US. Close the gap in active worker labor costs compared with transplant auto manufacturers. This rate is substantially below the 15 to 17 million annual vehicle sales rates recorded from 1995 through 2007.

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GAO Report Concludes Plug-in Vehicles Offer Potential Benefits, but High Costs and Limited Information Could Hinder Integration into the Federal Fleet; Recommended Actions

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In addition, the report says, research suggests that for plug-ins to be cost-effective relative to gasoline vehicles the price of batteries must come down significantly and gasoline prices must be high relative to electricity. Tags: Plug-ins Policy.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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Soon, though, the world began embracing little computers by the millions, with IBM dominating those sales. Here, Steve Jobs introduced the Apple II, with a price tag of US $1,298 (about $5,800 today), while rival Commodore unveiled its PET. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm. IBM CEO Frank T.

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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

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Valence currently has two manufacturing facilities in China, both wholly-owned; each facility is 50,000 square feet and located next to each other. The first plant is the cathode materials plant; Valence uses two or three proven partners to manufacture the cells, Donaghy said. The second is the module/pack manufacturing plant.

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I bought Harley’s new electric motorcycle. Delivery was a hot mess, but still awesome

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It was the early 2010s and almost no one outside of Zero Motorcycles was putting real thought into electric motorcycles – least of which the legacy motorcycle manufacturers. It also carried an equally high price tag of nearly $30k. And so the company started Project LiveWire.

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New EV electric car calendar

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5 million government grant was awarded in the 2020/2021 budget to help set up Adelaide-based manufacturing facilities. It’ll be on sale in 2025, possibly as the A9 e-Tron. Overseas reports suggest the high-speed French maker will soon be EV only. Chery has big plans for Australia.