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Polestar 3 Receives Cheaper Trim With Improved Range, But Less Power

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Few companies bothered to field something trying to ride the line between affordability and range, leaving the market to be flooded with increasingly large crossovers, SUVs, and pickups running on battery power. Granted, Tesla’s interiors are similarly barren and even more reliant on the central touch screen.

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China has found a workaround for strict tariffs: heaps of hybrids

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on Chinese EVs are designed to protect its struggling auto industry from Chinese competition, with Chinese automakers flooding the bloc with cheap imports. The European Union’s latest EV tariffs of up to 45.3% As for EVs, the duties differ depending on the automaker, with 17% for BYD, 18.8% for Geely, and 35.3%

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Junkyard Find: Nissan Leafpocalypse in California

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I think Leafs would have appeared in California junkyards earlier than they did had it not been for the Covid-19 pandemic, which pushed up the resale value of low-range EVs to households seeking cheap third and fourth errand-mobiles that solo drivers could use in the HOV lanes on many Golden State highways.

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Wind, Hills and Range Anxiety: A 50-Mile Handcycling Adventure

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My three-wheeled cycle has an electric motor in the front wheel powered by a lithium battery behind my seat. Power is only added when I turn the cranks, and a switch lets me adjust the amount of assistance. But I wasn’t ready to turn up the battery power yet, even when the faster riders passed me. On your left!”

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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Cheap to run but expensive to buy, they offer theprospect of low or zero carbon emissions, but manufacturers won’t sell themunless motorists want to buy them – and motorists won’t buy unless the priceis right and there are enough places to charge the batteries. Car buyers were less enthusiastic.

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Sodium batteries from Michigan to challenge lithium’s grip – ET Auto

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Sodium-ion batteries offer benefits over their lithium-ion counterparts. They can discharge faster, providing short, intense bouts of power. Modern life runs on lithium-ion batteries , powering smartphones, laptops and electric cars alike. But as dominant as they’ve become, there are other ways to build a battery.

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New Postal Service EVs Way Behind Schedule, Cancellation Rumored

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Many are still in service, with the USPS supplanting those that have broken down with commonplace models imported from countries where they put the steering wheel on the opposite side of the dashboard or whatever models can be locally sourced on the cheap. In March of 2022, the first contract was valued at $2.98