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World Car Person of the Year — Stella Li

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She’s the second most famous person at BYD, and she has been the leader of the company outside of China for several years. continued] The post World Car Person of the Year Stella Li appeared first on CleanTechnica. If you follow the electric vehicle industry, you should know who Stella Li is.

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Make It Yours: The Best Ways to Personalize Your Electric Car

Clean Fleet Report

Electric cars are efficient, modern and packed with cutting-edge tech, but sometimes they can feel a little standard. Unlike petrol and diesel cars, which come with a range of customization options from the factory, EVs tend to have a sleeker, more uniform look. That doesnt mean yours has to blend in with the crowd.

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Distance driven per person is still down from its maximum in 2004

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The focus here is on distance driven per person as opposed to total distance driven (which depends, in part, on the continuously increasing size of the U.S. The calculations used the total distances driven by all light-duty vehicles (cars and light trucks) from the Federal Highway Administration and the resident populations from ProQuest.

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Personal: My Ongoing EV Adventure

Clean Fleet Report

Besides their many advantages (and a few disadvantages at the moment), EVs are wonderful cars to drive and live with. 2016 Fiat 500e – Fidelio Wanting to be like the pros at the big car magazines, I asked my press contact from Fiat-Chrysler (today part of Stellantis) for a long-term Fiat 500e EV test car.

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Mercedes pay+ turns the car into a payment device; Visa technology

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Mercedes-Benz customers in Germany are now able to authenticate payments via an in-car fingerprint sensor. With the new digital payment service Mercedes pay+, Mercedes-Benz introduces native in-car payments. Instead, the car itself turns into a payment device.

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Volvo Cars unveils flagship electric SUV EX90

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In Stockholm, Volvo Cars unveiled its new fully electric flagship SUV, the 7-seat EX90. Starting with the Volvo EX90, Volvo Cars will reveal one new fully electric car each year. By 2030, the company aims to sell only fully electric cars. The end result is a more responsive and enjoyable experience inside the car.

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Cadillac reveals CELESTIQ show car

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Cadillac unveiled the CELESTIQ show car, previewing the brand’s future handcrafted and all-electric flagship sedan. Realizing and infusing those influences within an Ultium-based EV architecture resulted in a clean-sheet expression for the CELESTIQ show car that considers the entirety of travel as a curated experience.

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