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Credit: Kia America Pricing pressure from Tesla, increased EV supply, IRA Tax credit, and the looming model year changeover have spurred legacy automakers to continue sweetening incentives on their electric vehicles. Now there are six factory lease offers on EVs with an average monthly cost of under $400 before tax and license, which is a price point that rivals factory lease terms of low-priced ICE vehicles that include the Toyota Corolla LE, Chevy Equinox LT, and Honda HR-V LX. Keep in mind, the lease tax “loophole” which allows vehicles/households not eligible for the $7500 IRA tax credit, are available on…
BYD’s Yangwang U8, which costs more than RMB 1 million, has gone into production with over 30,000 orders, according to a local media report. https://img.cnevpost.com/2023/10/22142855/2023102206285586.mp3 (Yangwang U8. Image credit: CnEVPost) The U8, the first production vehicle from BYD’s (OTCMKTS: BYDDY) premium brand Yangwang, has reportedly garnered tens of thousands of orders, despite the model’s price tag of more than RMB 1 million ($137,000). BYD’s premium new energy vehicle (NEV) model, the Yangwang U8, has gone into production with more than 30,000 orders, Shaanxi Daily said in an October 20 report. The report did not go into further detail, including whether…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! At the recent Busworld exhibition, which ran from October 7 to 12, Scania has once again emphasized its commitment to electrification as it introduced its latest innovative battery-electric bus platform, alongside a suite of e-mobility solutions. Scania’s latest BEV bus at Busworld 2023 in Brussels, Belgium from October 7 to October 12. (Photo from Scania) This strategic move propels Scania toward the achievement of Science-Based Targets for CO2 reduction and the realization of silent zero-emission transportation for communities worldwide, a goal which first commenced…
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by AMP: The AMP all-in-one energy management system offers an ecosystem for next-gen technology in micro-mobility, automotive, ridesharing, drones, heavy industrial machinery, and high-speed transportation. Learn More.New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they’re available. Stories we discuss in this episode (with links): Subscribe to the…
If you’re among those Ultimate Driving Machine aficionados who disliked the BMW i3, you’ll be glad to know the automaker will avoid a polarizing design with its successor. BMW development boss Frank Weber told German outlet Automobilwoche in an exclusive interview (via Automotive News Europe) that the i3 replacement will be more conventional than its predecessor. “A lot of people liked it, but in the eyes of others the i3 was not a real BMW. A bit of an outsider in the classroom if you will. We will not repeat that in this form,” Weber told the publication. What is perhaps more…
Which automakers this week announced a shift to the Tesla-based NACS charge port? Which long-running EV nameplate reclaimed eligibility for the EV tax credit? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending October 20, 2023. The 2024 Lexus TX 550h+ plug-in hybrid is the best version of this new Lexus three-row SUV lineup, we found last week in a review, after driving all the versions. With up to 33 electric miles and nearly 30 mpg as a hybrid, it offers usable passenger and cargo space rivaling that of thirstier body-on-frame…
It just wouldn’t be a classic Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week entry if it didn’t include some wacky, far out machine that seemingly has no reason to exist. So in true AWAEVOTW fashion, feast your eyes on this free-range bumper car inspired by a Troncycle! I call it free-range because it doesn’t need to be tethered to a steel floor and a cheese grater ceiling like those old fashioned carnie rides. Instead, this little electric motorcycle is free to ride around anywhere thanks to its on-board battery. I’m not saying this is how your kids are going…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Currently, the biggest hurdle for electric vehicles, or EVs, is the development of advanced battery technology to extend driving range, safety and reliability. New research has shown how a novel lithium-based electrolyte material (Li9N2Cl3) can be used to develop solid-state batteries that charge faster and store more energy than conventional designs. Experiments revealed the solid-electrolyte was not only stable in normal air environments, but it also inhibited the growth of dendrites — dangerous, branchlike formations that cause batteries to catch fire. Oak Ridge National…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! People from all corners of the United States experienced some form of extreme weather in 2023. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2023 has already set a record for billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in the United States. Tragic events like the deadly Maui firestorm, extreme flooding in California and New England, Hurricane Idalia’s category four winds battering the Gulf Coast, and devastating hailstorms and tornados throughout the central US underscore how a changing climate poses major challenges to the reliability our…
View of denver skyline. Original public domain image from Flickr Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission unanimously approved a new Colorado Clean Car rule, which essentially follows California’s “Advanced Clean Cars 2” rule but falls short of setting a 2035 target for 100% EV sales. Last year, California finalized a rule which would lead to 100% EV sales for new vehicles by 2035. The rule targets increasing percentages of new EV sales between now and 2035, culminating in 100% ZEV and PHEV sales by that date. At the time (and now) we noted that this timeline could have been sooner for…