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Was 2023 A Down Year For EV Sales? They Grew 46% Over 2022

21 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"Consumer demand for EVs did soften, but not by as much as media interest."

"...the fourth quarter, it was a record year for volume...EV market share ended '23 at 7.6% of total volume, though it reached 8.1% for the fourth quarter alone..

"We're definitely on the electrification road. There may be some potholes, but I don't think there's going to be negative impact."

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9 States With The Highest Electric Vehicle Fees

21 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"While safety experts are worried about whether EVs are too heavy and the Biden administration is spending millions to build out a national charging network, a number of state governments are fretting over lost revenue.

"Historically, drivers have been taxed heavily on gasoline purchases... It averages out to about 51 cents per gallon

"...each state adding at least $200 in fees that gas vehicle owners avoid."

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Archer Gearing Up for Air Taxi Operations in Some of America's Most Congested Cities

21 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"Archer...It plans to have its Midnight eVTOL kick off commercial operations in the Los Angeles and New York metropolitan areas...As part of this joint effort, Atlantic Aviation will electrify operations at several of its locations across the US. That is where the BETA Technologies chargers will be installed. These are inter-operable, rapid charging units based on a combined charging system (CCS) endorsed by GAMA..."

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New Biden Guidance makes EV Charger Tax Credits Available Where Most Americans Live

20 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"...charger projects can qualify for new tax credits - making those credits available in places where about two-thirds of Americans live.

"In new guidance...offered a wide interpretation of nonurban - saying that it applied to any census tract where at least 10 percent of blocks have not been designated as urban areas...The move was cheered by environmental groups...

"Alongside the tax credit guidance, the White House also announced $325 million in new investments to repair broken chargers."

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Electric Cars In The UK Suffer "Unsustainable" Depreciation In Secondhand Market

20 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"The value of used electric cars has dropped dramatically in the last 12 months after Covid-related supply shortages eased and as rising electricity prices hit demand.This coincided with petrol prices falling to a two-year low.

Auto Trader "...online vehicle marketplace [reports] UK motorists buying a £50,000 electric car could expect to lose £24,000 in value over three years, while a similarly priced petrol car could lose £17,000..."

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Electric Cars Are Not The Future Of Transport

20 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"My bet is that, in cities at least, the e-car won’t be the vehicle of the future. I suspect it will keep falling further behind e-bikes, e-mopeds and e-scooters

EV's "are still worthwhile for people in sprawling suburbs, who drive long distances every day...But an electric car doesn't make sense for individual urbanites. Even in the US, about half of car journeys in the busiest cities are less than three miles.

"For a city-dweller ditching a petrol car, the calculation then becomes: instead of an EV, can I buy a much cheaper, health-giving e-bike..."

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Canoo Gets Real As Deliveries Of Its Electric Commercial Van Begin

20 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"Canoo has announced that deliveries of its all-electric commercial van have officially begun - and the first production Canoo LDV 130 vans are already hard at work...

The first batch of Canoo's electric vans are reportedly in service now at Kingbee, a national work-ready van rental provider...Kingbee placed a binding order for 9,300 Canoo electric vans...with an option to increase that order to 18,600 vehicles at the same price..."

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Powerboat Racing Is Going Electric Now Too With E1 Series

20 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"...while the race calendar includes a host of beautiful maritime locations, such as Venice, Geneva, Monaco and Hong Kong, America is so far notable by its absence...Each boat has a crew of two, and E1 has tested road racers as well as those already experienced in water-based motorsports.

"The E1 Series plans to charge its boats using power banks and as big a proportion of zero emissions electricity as possible. The power banks would be charged using solar and wind."

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Tens Of Thousands Sign Up For French Electric Car Leasing Scheme

19 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"Some 90,000 people have applied to the scheme since the start of the month...whereas the government had only planned to subsidise the rental of 25,000 electric vehicles this year.

"Conditions to apply include being a French resident, not exceeding a certain taxable income, needing a car to get to a job more than 15 km (9 miles) away from home, and driving at least 8,000 km per year for work..."

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Scientists Discover Alarming Evidence Global Warning Is Accelerating

19 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"...new study from...Paul Sabatier University in France...calculated the amount our oceans were warming was steadily at about 0.15 watts per meter squared (W/m2) each decade around the 1960s. But since then this has risen to a rate of 0.91 W/m2.

"There are several theories behind what could cause this potential acceleration, from changes in cloud cover and the staggering decrease in sea-ice creating a feedback system..."

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Are You a Super Driver? Some States Want to Help You Go Electric

19 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"A small share of motorists burns about a third of America's gasoline, a study found. Switching to electric vehicles would make a huge dent in climate-warming emissions.

"...the top 10 percent of motorists in the United States drive an average of about 40,200 miles per year and account for roughly one-third of the nation's gasoline use.

"Lawmakers in California, Maryland, Vermont and Washington have recently proposed policies to encourage high-mileage drivers to go electric."

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Tesla Owner Reveals How Much They've Saved On Fuel By Sharing 6-Month Electric Bill

19 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"Bilal Sattar has shared the costings for the last six months on X, showing how much he paid to recharge on the roughly 10,000 miles he drove...The total cost comes to $573.55, which is a fraction of what it would’ve cost to run a comparable car the same distance – a hefty $2,392.

"Sattar is clever with his destinations, often picking stopping points where there are free chargers."

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