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From Scooters to High Speed Rail, China is Electrifying

Plugs and Cars

Just as today we can look at a nighttime satellite image and see the black void that is recalcitrant, unelectrified North Korea, once that was China. Today China is as illuminated as the rest of the world, and they are carrying electrification further. Last year it took 24 h ours to go from Beijing to Guangjou.

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2025 Polestar 3 starts at $74,800 and 315 miles, US deliveries in Q2

Baua Electric

Performance Pack versions cost $80,800 and get sportier chassis tuning plus a software-based performance upgrade upping output to 517 hp and 671 lb-ft of torque and cutting the 0-60 mph dash to 4.6 seconds (versus 4.9 seconds for other models). It also gets 22-inch forged wheels and “Swedish gold” seat belt accents.

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