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KBA: Alternative drives accounted for around 25% of new vehicle sales in Germany in 2020; 13.5% with electric drive

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Alternative drives (battery-electric, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, hydrogen fuel cell, gas, and hydrogen) took up around a quarter of all new light-duty vehicle registrations in Germany in 2020, according to figures from the KBA (Federal Motor Transport Authority). A total of 394,940 new vehicles with electric drive were registered in 2020.

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Up to 20k Tesla Universal Wall Connectors to be installed at 2k Hilton sites

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Hilton and Tesla have announced an agreement to install up to 20,000 Tesla Universal Wall Connectors at 2,000 hotels in the US, Canada, and Mexico. The Tesla EV chargers are expected to be installed beginning in early 2024. The Universal Wall Connector can thus charge Teslas and non-Teslas alike.

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Tesla sees over 1400% rise in UK vehicle registrations in April

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Recent data from the UK that’s released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) indicates that electric vehicle maker Tesla saw a massive surge in new car registrations last month. Amidst this momentum, Tesla’s market shares in the UK has also grown. Overall, gas-powered vehicles saw a 4.1%

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2022 Tesla Model 3, Lucid Air, Model Y lead DOE’s highest MPGe list

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Electric vehicles are getting progressively better, and this is especially evident in the Department of Energy’s highest MPGe list for Model Year 2022 EVs. As per data from the DOE, 17 electric vehicle models achieved 100 miles per gallon of gasoline-equivalent (MPGe) or higher.

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Electric Car Charging: An Easy Step-by-Step Guide To Ditching Gasoline Forever

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Electric Car Charging. One of the biggest shifts from driving a gas car to an electric car is how the vehicle is refueled through electric car charging. Think about charging an electric car as similar to charging your smartphone, which like an electric car, is powered by lithium ion batteries.

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Sweden EV owners take more long trips than ICE drivers: study

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A study from Swedish social research company Sifo and charging box company Zaptec has revealed that electric vehicle drivers actually take longer journeys in their EVs than drivers who drive combustion-powered cars. Only 19% of combustion-powered car drivers in Sweden took similar trips.

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Should Plug-Ins And Hybrids Offer A Range Of Battery Sizes?

Green Car Reports

You can choose from two or more engine and transmission options in most gasoline cars, so why not offer a choice of battery-pack sizes in hybrids and plug-in electric cars? That was the question posed by the launch of the Tesla Model S, which was originally offered with three different battery capacities.

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