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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

Last week, as part of the little known and unadvertised “Bolt Buyback” program GM quietly created in response to the recall of all their 2017- 2019 Bolts, Chevy paid $37,900 to buy this car back from us. The first Bolt displayed at the annual National Drive Electric Event in 2016 in Los Angeles. The Bolt debuts at the 2016 LA Car Show.

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Driving Dystopia: Pickup Sales Are Probably Going to Decline in the UK

The Truth About Cars

Digging into the concept resulted in a lot of angry and confused comments and a recent article from Autocar stipulating that commercial trucks doubling as normal transportation are about to become prohibitively expensive as most are poised for a “near-fivefold increase in personal tax bills" after July 1st, 2024. million by 2022.

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Rise of Indian used car market; set to exceed 10 mn units by FY28 – ET Auto

Baua Electric

While the purchasing power may be different, customer aspirations are the same. New Delhi: The Indian used car market is poised for continued expansion, fuelled by a burgeoning middle class with rising disposable income, a growing desire for personal mobility and shorter vehicle replacement cycles. The preference for SUVs is growing.

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IHS Markit: vehicle miles traveled to increase 65% in key markets by 2040, while vehicle sales slow

Green Car Congress

A shift from buying cars to buying “mobility” will be a driving force of change in the automotive future, the study says. However, cars powered solely by gasoline or diesel will have fallen below 50% of new cars sales by 2031. At the same time, sales growth of new light-duty vehicles will slow substantially.

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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

Cars That Think

Based on what he learned, he and three classmates built a solar-powered 6-kilowatt minigrid that supplied power to about 60 homes in a village. Smart Village provides grants for the initial investment to buy equipment, as well as mentoring and training. The project received support from Power Africa and USAID.

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From Cleaning Offices to Designing EV Charging Stations

Cars That Think

She recalls that when she was about 5 years old, a friend of her mother’s, who worked as an electrical engineer at a company that built power transformers, handed her some old schematics from her job to use as drawing paper. We decided that on Saturday we would buy ferry tickets, but on Friday I got called for a job interview.”

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Ford 2017 trends report: disruption the status quo, “never more difficult” to find objective information

Green Car Congress

An abundance of choice matched with uncertainty in the marketplace is bringing about a reluctance to commit—giving rise to a “sampling society” that prioritizes trying over buying. Products and services are adapting to accommodate a “sampling society” that prioritizes trying over buying. 8% chose “none of the above”.

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