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Antelope Valley adds 16 more BYD electric buses to fleet

Green Car Congress

Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) is growing its battery-electric fleet with the purchase of 10 K11M 60-foot articulated buses and six K7M 30-foot buses. BYD has also been selected as a vendor for transit buses and motor coaches in statewide contracts for California and New Mexico. content.

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Ford reportedly eliminates lease-to-buy option on electric vehicles

Teslarati

As of June 15, 2022, Ford will no longer offer the opportunity to purchase its three all-electric vehicles, the F-150 Lightning, Mustang Mach-E, and E-Transit Van, for new leases. Ford informed dealers in a letter that it was discontinuing the end-of-lease purchase option for the E-Transit van, Mustang Mach-E, and F-150 Lightning.

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Toyota says it would rather buy credits than ‘waste’ money on EVs

Baua Electric

As the car industry’s largest hybrid pusher, Toyota says it is better positioned to just buy credits to close the EPA gap rather than “waste” money on BEVs, its CEO said. million battery complex in North Carolina to be used in its EVs and hybrids sold in North America. Wasted investment is worse than the credit purchase,” he added.

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Survey: Younger US drivers are more open to Chinese EVs

Baua Electric

But nearly half of survey respondents said they were familiar with Chinese vehicle brands, and about 35% said they could consider purchasing a vehicle from a Chinese brand. That declines steadily by age group, with only about 26% of those 60 and older willing to consider buying a car from a Chinese brand, according to AutoPacific.

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How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain

Charged EVs

For EVs to deliver their full emission-reducing potential, the battery supply chain must be as clean as possible, and cathode active materials (CAM) are a key part of the sustainability equation. Automakers have high hopes for solid-state batteries, mainly because of their improved safety characteristics.

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Nissan to launch 3 new EVs and 5 new e-POWER models in Japan by FY2022; 100K LEAFs sold in Japan

Green Car Congress

e-POWER technology features a small gasoline engine that charges a high-output battery, eliminating the need for an external charging source. Every step of the car-buying process will be increasingly digitalized, from initial purchase consideration to aftersales. Under the wider Nissan M.O.V.E. trillion (US$119 billion) to ¥16.5

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Beware: Charging is a serious business

Electric Auto Association

Suzanne Guinn has purchased her fair share of faulty products from the internet. Not long before that, her son's portable battery bank caught fire in the middle of the night. The charging cords you buy from a legitimate brand are safe,” she continued. “If It should not be trusted in the US, Canada, and Mexico. (A