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Volvo Teases EX60 with “Groundbreaking User Experience”
Volvo Cars has the most ambitious electrification plan among non-tiny legacy automakers. At the moment, 20% of its global vehicle sales are fully electric vehicle sales. Another 24% are plugin hybrids. The company plans to reach 90–100% plugin vehicle sales by 2030. One of the models that is expected to … [continued]
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Volkswagen’s Naming Change For Electric Cars Is A Huge Deal
Steve Hanley reported yesterday on Volkswagen’s new plan for how it will name electric vehicle models, and it’s easy to imagine this story just gliding under the radar. However, it’s really a huge deal. I was just about to write on the story when I saw Steve had just submitted … [continued]
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Kenya’s High Import Duties On Electric Cars Stall Adoption
Kenya is one of the countries that stands to benefit the most from accelerating electric car adoption, and thus needs to be more proactive. Kenya’s grid is already exceptionally clean. Renewables provide around 90% of Kenya’s electricity generation. By gradually increasing the penetration of electric vehicles in Kenya, significant savings … [continued]
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Canada’s $456B Megaprojects List: Building The Past Or Electrifying The Future?
Canada is preparing to spend potentially half a trillion dollars on major infrastructure projects that will shape the economy and society for decades. The list spans ports, high speed rail, hydroelectricity, nuclear, mining, oil and gas, carbon capture, offshore wind, and transmission. On paper it looks like a bold nation … [continued]
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BYD Electric Truck Sales Up 10%
As reported earlier today, BYD’s full electric car sales were up 34% in August (year over year) while its plugin hybrid electric car sales were down 23%. You can take that as a positive or a negative, depending on your preferences and how you look it, but the net result … [continued]
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