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GM electric vans, synthetic gasoline pollution, Best Car To Buy cutting-room floor: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

GM has started establishing a franchise dealer network for its electric vans. Synthetic gasoline might not be cheaper or cleaner. Earlier this week we announced our shortlist of five vehicles, one of which will be. And why did some of this year’s EVs and PHEVs not make the Best Car To Buy shortlist?

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GM electric vans, synthetic gasoline pollution, Best Car To Buy cutting-room floor: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

GM has started establishing a franchise dealer network for its electric vans. Synthetic gasoline might not be cheaper or cleaner. Earlier this week we announced our shortlist of five vehicles, one of which will be. And why did some of this year’s EVs and PHEVs not make the Best Car To Buy shortlist?

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Forest River and Lightning eMotors to offer factory-certified all-electric repower program for shuttle buses and passenger vans

Green Car Congress

Lightning eMotors, a provider of medium-duty and specialty commercial electric vehicles for fleets, has expanded its partnership with Forest River ( earlier post ) to offer a factory-certified all-electric repower program for shuttle buses and passenger vans. —Forest River Bus president David Wright.

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Vinfast electric truck, Hertz selling EVs for gasoline, by-wire firsts: Today’s Car News

Baua Electric

Hertz is selling its EVs for more gas vehicles. The rental-car giant Hertz has announced that it’s selling a third of its EV fleet —about 20,000 EVs, including some Teslas—to buy gasoline cars. The first vehicle with by-wire steering, braking, and acceleration has passed U.S. Vinfast previews three EVs.

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Toyota President takes dig at self-driving cars while criticizing the electric vehicle transition

Teslarati

Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda recently shared a subtle dig at self-driving cars during a meeting with the company’s dealers. The Toyota executive argued that the electric vehicle transition would take longer than expected. The executive’s words appear to have been appreciated by the company’s dealers.

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Nikkei: India passes Japan to become world’s No. 3 auto market in 2022

Green Car Congress

India’s sales of new vehicles totaled at least 4.25 New vehicles delivered in India totaled 4.13 In Japan, 4,201,321 vehicles were sold in 2022, down 5.6% from 2021, according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association and the Japan Light Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Association. million vehicles sold.

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Powering Up Dealerships: Why Many Dealers Need More Power for EV Charging

Blink Charging

Automotive dealerships that sell electric vehicles (EVs) have a unique problem; most of them lack sufficient electrical power to charge many vehicles at once. When the dealership was exclusively selling ICE vehicles, it could rely on its gasoline storage facility to fuel its inventory.

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