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Leipzig’s Hydrogen Garbage Trucks Fail The Tuesday Test

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Garbage collection is not a technology demonstration. Municipalities need trucks that leave the depot every working morning, finish predictable routes, operate compactors through hundreds of stops and come back ready to do it again. That is why refuse collection has become such a useful test of competing zero-emission drivetrains. Battery-electric … [continued]

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Electric Trucks Cheaper To Operate Than Diesel For Almost Half Of Trucks Sold In EU — New Analysis

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As EU hauliers face another diesel price shock, electrification offers the only realistic option to protect them against future oil crises. Electric trucks deliver a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) in six out of nine major EU markets, which together account for 46% of all new heavy trucks sold … [continued]

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XPENG VLA 2.0 vs. Tesla FSD in Amsterdam — Part 1: XPENG L03

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I recently became the first person outside of XPENG to ride in a L03 prototype using XNGP with VLA 2.0 followed by a Tesla Model 3 using FSD on the same roads. Many have experienced FSD, but not on roads where VLA 2.0 is available. People have also driven or … [continued]

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Kia PH Brings EV3 to Shake Up Compact Electric Crossover Market

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MAKATI CITY, Philippines — Kia Philippines expanded its local electric lineup with the September 21 rollout of the EV3, pricing the subcompact model at P1.898 million (roughly $30,400) to take aim directly at rival battery-powered options. The Ayala-backed distributor introduced the nameplate in a solitary GL trim, slotted beneath the … [continued]

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