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IDTechEx: buying an autonomous electric car will feel more like buying a laptop than a car

Green Car Congress

Source: IDTechEx What are the main concerns when buying a laptop? They will become system integrators, like how Lenovo will buy CPUs from Intel or AMD, RAM from Microchips, and screens from LG and put them together into its own packaging. IDTechEx expects that purchasing a new vehicle will soon feel like shopping for a new laptop.

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To Buy Or Not To Buy A Used EV Market: Point/Counterpoint

CleanTechnica EVs

Maybe it’s the right time to convince our friends, family, and neighbors to take the plunge into buying a used EV. continued] The post To Buy Or Not To Buy A Used EV Market: Point/Counterpoint appeared first on CleanTechnica. There’s.

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Thinking Of Getting An Electric Car? Don’t Buy A Tesla!

CleanTechnica EVs

Does buying a Tesla today mean you are endorsing the extreme political views of the rabid right wing candidate? Don’t Buy A Tesla! The post Thinking Of Getting An Electric Car? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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US nonprofit set to buy 500 electric semi trucks by 2028 in $250M deal

Electrek

Maryland-based nonprofit Climate United announced its intention to spend $250 million to buy up to 500 electric semi trucks over three years in what the group is calling “ the biggest single order of zero emission Class 8 trucks in the country.”

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Kia EV9: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2024

Green Car Reports

That plus leadership in all aspects of charging make it Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2024. The 2024 Kia EV9 fits the form that many American households seek in a family vehicle, made fully electric but without a luxury price tag.

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Michelin doesn’t want you to buy as many EV tires

Green Car Reports

And yet it acknowledges that EV drivers shouldn’t be buying as many tires as they are. The tire maker Michelin provides original-equipment tires for seven out of 10 EVs sold in the U.S. It’s a technology challenge on multiple fronts.

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If motorists knew more about electric cars, they’d be more willing to buy them

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Only one in five motorists looking to buy a new car over the next five years are thinking about EVs, but that number could grow if only they knew more about electric cars. The post If motorists knew more about electric cars, they’d be more willing to buy them appeared first on The Driven.

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