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FreeWire Helps Road Ranger Get EV Charging Stations Up Faster

March 26, 2023 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging stations, freewire, green economy, road ranger, texas, waco

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 18:45:08 +0000

Installing EV fast chargers is an expensive proposition. This is due to the need for high-voltage electrical infrastructure, which in many cases requires additional construction work and upgrades of existing infrastructure. Additionally, these chargers require more resources and energy than regular wall sockets, leading to increased costs. The complexity of installing fast chargers and ensuring […]

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Kia EV5 For China, Electric Ford Explorer For Europe

March 25, 2023 admin cars, China, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, ford, Kia

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 14:53:23 +0000

Kia and Ford are bringing new midsize electric SUVs to market — one for China and one for Europe — but none for the US yet.

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Tesla Extended Warranty for Model 3 & Model Y Now an Option!

March 25, 2023 admin cars, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, smartphone apps, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model 3 long-term review, tesla model y, tesla warranty

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 05:46:48 +0000

It seems like most Americans are routinely hounded by annoying, scammy, spam phone calls telling you that you need to buy an extended warranty for your car. (Though, I haven’t been getting those for a while. Thanks, Biden?) I’m not sure why or how those became such common spam calls, but if you are indeed […]

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The Year of Change: Snippets from the EV Situation in Latin America

March 25, 2023 admin Argentina, batteries, Brazil, byd, byd seagull, cars, chery, clean power, clean transport, Colombia, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, green economy, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, Mexico, renault, renault kwid e-tech, stellantis, tesla, tesla mexico, texas, weg

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 23:30:29 +0000

Long distances, oilfields, and low salaries abound south of the Rio Bravo. If you ask me, it’s mainly these three conditions that have marked Latin America as one of the laggards in the EV transition. Alas, all bad times should come to an end, and recent developments in the region start to show not a […]

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Some Ford Dealers Withdraw From Electric Car Sales Program

March 25, 2023 admin car dealerships, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ford, Mississippi, North Carolina

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 18:25:58 +0000

Some Ford dealers have had second thoughts about the company’s EV sales program and notified the company they are no longer interested in participating.

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Lexus (Mostly) Fixes The Yoke With Steer-By-Wire

March 24, 2023 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, lexus, tesla, toyota, yokes

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 16:25:46 +0000

When Tesla switched some of its cars’ steering wheels out for an airplane-style yoke, there was a lot of controversy. Some of it was exaggerated, and in response, some of the support for Tesla was also exaggerated. As usual, the truth lies somewhere between the two extremes. There is some legitimate reasons to be concerned […]

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The Battle for Germany’s EV Market, Part II — Tesla Model 3 Called for Duty

March 24, 2023 admin Audi, BMW, bmw group, cars, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, GERMANY, germany ev sales, hybrid electric cars, Hyundai, Kia, market research, mercedes, mercedes group, phev, research, stellantis, tesla, tesla sales, Volkswagen, volkswagen group

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:03:46 +0000

The Tesla Model Y was the 2nd best selling automobile in the overall German auto market in February (an “off-peak month” for Tesla).

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BYD Launches Dolphin In Thailand At Price Parity With Popular ICE Vehicles!

March 24, 2023 admin Asia, Bangkok, byd, byd dolphin, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Thailand

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:39:39 +0000

BYD in partnership with Rever Automotive has launched the BYD Dolphin hatchback at the 44th Bangkok International Motor Show. That’s not all the good news. There’s more good news! Rever Automotive has announced that the Dolphin will start at 799,999 Baht, which is about $23,256 after government incentives. This is close to some of the […]