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Tesla in VA, Small SUV crash tests, Ambitious electric-car plans: Today's Car News

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Today, Virginia car dealers continue their attack on Tesla Motors and its direct-sales practices, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) finds that small crossover SUVs may stint front passengers on safety, and several countries plan to end sales of internal-combustion cars. After filing a lawsuit.

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Toyota and Tesla to build RAV4 Electric Vehicle at Toyotas Woodstock, Ontario production facility beginning in 2012

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Toyota and Tesla Motors, Inc. confirmed that their jointly-developed RAV4 electric vehicle ( earlier post ) will be built at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Inc. The RAV4 EV will be sold at US Toyota dealers through Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. TMMC) in Woodstock, Ontario beginning in 2012.

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Toyota introduces new RAV4 EV; 41.8 kWh pack, 100-mile range

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The battery-electric SUV features a 41.8 The RAV4 EV will go on sale in late summer 2012 through select dealers, initially in four major California metropolitan markets including Sacramento, San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles/Orange County and San Diego, with an MSRP of the RAV4 is $49,800. seconds and has a maximum speed of 100 mph.

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ALTe Developing Series Plug-in Hybrid Powertrains for Conversion and OEM Applications

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Thomas came to ALTe from Tesla Motors, where he was Senior Program Director and General Manager, and was working on “Whitestar”, later revealed as the Model S. The company will deliver these powertrain kits to a dealer network to be established.

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California Energy Commission approves more than $20M for clean transportation projects; Tesla, Quallion, other EV, battery and alt-fuel vehicles projects

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The California Energy Commission approved funding of more than $20 million to support low carbon transportation projects; about half went to Tesla Motors. The new award recipients are: Tesla Motors, Inc. Tesla is providing $50,200,000 in match funding for this project.

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

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It is true that there are some EVs that will soon appear in the competitive price range of ICE vehicles like the low-end GM EV Equinox SUV presently priced around $30,000 with a 280-mile range. That makes the Model Y cost-competitive with Hyundai’s $45,500 IONIQ 5 e-SUV with 304 miles of range. on March 10, 2021.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Establishing dealer network. However," he continued, "If carmakers decide not to take advantage of this offer, AFS Trinity intends to raise the funds to begin modifying existing hybrids or manufacture its own 150 mpg SUVs and, eventually, 250 mpg sedans. Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program.

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