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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Electric motorcycles breakout. Sales of e-motorcycles have been increasing, but the market remains a tiny fraction of the e-bicycle and e-scooter market (5.2 million e-bicycles and e-scooters compared to about 30,000 e-motorcycles were estimated to have been sold in 2013 outside of China), Navigant says.

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Asian Development Bank providing $300M towards replacing 100K gasoline trikes with E-Trikes in the Philippines; $300M for major road upgrades in Chhattisgarh, India

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million gas-fueled motorcycles and tricycles are currently operating in the Philippines, typically serving as short-distance taxis, with the average tricycle driver earning less than $10 a day. Once the project is completed in December 2017, ADB will have financed upgrades to nearly 2,200 km (1,367 miles) of the network. million.

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DOT issues discussion document on principles for a connected vehicle environment; safety as top priority

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The concept also extends to compatible aftermarket devices brought into vehicles and to pedestrians, motorcycles, cyclists and transit users carrying compatible devices, which could make these vulnerable users more visible to surrounding traffic. USDOT is receptive to all sustainable financing options that do not violate other principles.

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Visiting PURE EV factory | Startup Showcase | ETryst electric motorcycle first look

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So PURE ’s working capital seems to be dealer financed to a large extent. On the finance front though the valid crib is about finance options for prospective buyers. They want to have more data about maintenance costs and resale values before they take the plunge. And so is the margin. And banks are conservative.

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EV Chargers for All!

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Considering the costs associated with installation and maintenance and anticipating the resistance I’m likely to encounter, I decided to put my charger crusade on hold.” Gillian Flaccus/AP Renters in the United States are now spending 30 percent of their income on rent, leaving little to finance the purchase of a vehicle. households.

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We visited the OLA Future Factory: Electric Scooter Manufacturing

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He ended up buying the Revolt motorcycle. It was one of the first batches; has not given him significant maintenance issues from the time it was purchased. auto finance and is now even into second hand cars. Tarun started EV Gyan in 2019, when he was in the process of researching EVs. He himself was in the market for one.

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