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IEA: Electric vehicles posted strong gains in 2016; 2M now in global parc

Green Car Congress

This is up 60% from 2015, indicating rapid market evolution. China remained the largest market in 2016, accounting for more than 40% of the electric cars sold in the world. China remained the largest market in 2016, accounting for more than 40% of the electric cars sold in the world. Click to enlarge.

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Toyota reveals electric bZ compact SUV concept

EV Central

Revealed at this month’s Los Angeles Auto Show, the bZ Concept joins the Tesla-fighting bZ3 electric sedan revealed last month and bZ4X electric SUV due on-sale in Australia in 2023. Futuristic blade lighting with LED strip up front, surrounding a shark-like nose, is particularly arresting.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

Purveyors of EVs would have a new public-policy rationale backing up their market. It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.

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Tesla driving test hell: How DMV examiners’ biases are inhibiting the EV transition

Teslarati

The Model 3 owner ultimately opted to try his hand at another test in the LA DMV, especially since Teslas are extremely common in Los Angeles. Los Angeles-based Drivers Ed Direct currently operates an all-electrified fleet of cars for its students. Credit: Tesla Inc. Insights from CA’s Clean Air Protectors.

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Charley Boorman: myenergi HQ

My Energi

Here at myenergi we pride ourselves on innovating some of the most intelligent and advanced green-technology on the market. He has just returned from his latest global adventure through South and Central America up to Los Angeles on his electric motorbike for his new TV show ‘The Long Way Up’. POWER: 78 kW – 105 hp.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

Green Car Congress

Going forward, GM plans to spend proportionally less of its marketing budget on the corporate identity and more on the vehicle brands. Fritz Henderson emphasized: “ the only way we’re going to make GM great again is to win in the market. Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI). Establishing four core brands.

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Electric Vehicle Spotlight: Financing Rivian R1T

EV Life

Its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2018 marked the beginning of a transformative journey, propelling Rivian into the forefront of the electric vehicle revolution. But the R1T’s journey to market was not without its challenges.