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Battle Motors acquires Crane Carrier Company; Class 7 and 8 vocational truck electrification

Green Car Congress

Crane Carrier Company (CCC) has been manufacturing commercial vehicles for 75 years and is based in New Philadelphia, Ohio with 180 sales and service dealers throughout North America. .; and Nick Sampson, co-founder of Faraday Future and former head of vehicle engineering at Tesla.

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The New Chevy Blazer EV Has Stumbled Twice in Recent Tests - Hard

The Truth About Cars

Kevin Williams at InsideEVs experienced several issues on his road trip from Ohio to North Carolina, leaving him stranded at a rural charging station. Now, Edmunds is reporting a similar experience, with its almost-new long-term Blazer EV test vehicle recording dozens of errors and weeks in the dealer repair department.

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VinFast’s unutilized gross sales means has U.S. automotive sellers wary however

Baua Electric

‘Satan’s in the main points’ “The dealer has to be concerned with their (own) reputation,” stated Scott Fink, CEO of Fink Car Workforce, which owns VW and Subaru retail outlets related Tampa, Fla. “There is too much value extracted by serving dealers. “Sales people love to be sold.”

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Nine EVs that lease for under $400/month: Ioniq 5, Solterra, Niro, Ioniq 6, more

Baua Electric

seconds, 226-mile range), but its average monthly lease cost will be north of $400/month unless the dealer agrees to a substantial discount. Nissan LEAF / Source: Nissan Fortunately, we did find a number of dealers advertising thousands off MSRP on a 2023 or 2024 LEAF SV Plus. Find Hyundai Ioniq 6 discounts at a dealer near you.

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Honda launches first plug-in hydrogen fuel cell EV

Baua Electric

A select group of California dealers who complete training on the vehicle can lease and service it – and most likely Honda is targeting the dealers who still service the Honda Clarity Fuel Cell, which sold in California from 2015 to 2021. Why California? Problem is, there is nowhere to refuel them.

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