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Report: Mercedes Having Tough Time Selling EVs

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Citing Edmunds data that shows Mercedes-Benz dealers took an average of 82 days to sell the brand's battery-powered EQ models in September (double BMW's 38-day turnaround rate while also being above the luxury segment average of 57 days), the outlet was hoping to shed some light on the matter. Mercedes also seems to have done this.

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ZF’s ‘flexible’ approach to bring in global technology innovations – ET Auto

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He admitted that as the number of fully EV registrations is increasing more slowly than expected- not only for passenger cars but also in the commercial vehicle sector- demand for EVs is stagnating, especially in Europe and the USA, which is leading to price competition in many markets. BEV sales rose 7%. “We

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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Under a venture with the motto “From Road to Grid”, Audi is therefore currently working on a concept to convert old batteries into stationary energy stores. A first test setup located near Ingolstadt recently started supplying the grid. Hydrogen is supplied to the anode, where it is broken down into protons and electrons.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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Buyerswill purchase the car – at about the same price as a conventional model –but lease the batteries from a third-party energy supplier for a monthly feeequivalent to the fuel costs for an economical petrol or diesel car. Hugh E Webber, Orlando, Florida, USA I think I have the solution to the ultra-green machine.