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Toyota to debut 2 BEVs, 1 PHEV for US this year; says research shows BEVs & PHEVs have similar environmental benefits

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These initiatives are further steps toward achieving the Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050, introduced in 2015. At every price point and with multiple powertrains, we can put more people in cleaner automobiles across North America to have the greatest near-term impact on total carbon emissions.

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How HummingbirdEV uses modular platforms and micro-factories to lower the cost of commercial EVs

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California-based HummingbirdEV, which was founded in 2015, is taking a different approach. Rakesh Koneru: It’s designed from our side, and a lot of it we work with contract manufacturing—a combination of our strategic suppliers and our Tier 1 OEM suppliers where we buy some outside components with our design tweaks in.

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Using modular platforms and micro-factories to lower the cost of commercial EVs – Charged EVs

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California-based HummingbirdEV, which was founded in 2015, is taking a different approach. Rakesh Koneru: It’s designed from our side, and a lot of it we work with contract manufacturing—a combination of our strategic suppliers and our Tier 1 OEM suppliers where we buy some outside components with our design tweaks in.

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Pike Research forecasts automotive Li-ion battery prices to drop by more than 1/3 by 2017

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According to a recent report examining batteries for electric vehicles from Pike Research, as manufacturing efficiencies improve and access to lithium expands, the installed cost of Li-ion batteries will fall by more than one-third by the end of 2017. In terms of revenue, the market for Li-ion batteries for transportation will grow from $2.0

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US DOE progress report says 1M plug-ins by 2015 ambitious but achievable; not likely to be constrained by production capacity

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015 , a short status report on advances in deployment and progress to date in meeting President Obama’s goal of putting one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) on the road by 2015. Estimated US supply of PEVs from 2011-2015. Ford Focus EV.

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How HummingbirdEV uses modular platforms and micro-factories to lower the cost of commercial EVs – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

California-based HummingbirdEV, which was founded in 2015, is taking a different approach. Rakesh Koneru: It’s designed from our side, and a lot of it we work with contract manufacturing—a combination of our strategic suppliers and our Tier 1 OEM suppliers where we buy some outside components with our design tweaks in.

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Survey finds big shift in UK buyers’ attitude to diesel; more concern over running costs than environment

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Intelligence survey results, which indicate that more than seven in 10 would be likely or very likely to choose a gasoline car, compared with the four in 10 who would consider buying a diesel. In recent years, diesel car sales have matched or exceeded gasoline car sales; in 2014 and 2015, diesel models represented 50.1%