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BYD Shark Takes a Bite Out of the Ute Market Down Under

February 4, 2025 admin Australia, byd, byd shark, clean transport, electric cars, electric pickup trucks, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, hybrid electric cars, phev

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2025 16:21:45 +0000

The Facebook pages devoted to the BYD Shark in Australia are exploding with stories of utes being delivered and new drivers’ experiences. Every time one is spotted in the wild, it sparks excitement and a new post. Lots of learning is taking place. Most of the comments are coming from … [continued]

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How The EV Sector In Canada Can Thrive Even In The Era Of Tariffs

February 4, 2025 admin auto industry, batteries, Canada, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, tariffs

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2025 05:34:32 +0000

Faced with the prospect of new US tariffs, Canada will be find keeping its EV manufacturing momentum going a challenge.

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Unions Warn Members Not To Trust Musk’s Masked Severance Promises

February 4, 2025 admin Donald Trump, elon musk, green economy, green jobs, policy & politics, unions

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2025 04:57:09 +0000

The Trump administration has let go hundreds of federal employees, including the removal of as many as 17 inspectors general, whose job is to conduct objective audits of federal agencies and promote efficiency. Emily Davies, Jeff Stein, and Faiz Siddiqui of the Washington Post reported this week that a proposal … [continued]

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Model 3 Referral Discount Now $2500, Inventory Discounts on Model Y — Time to Buy?

February 3, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, tesla, tesla discounts, tesla model 3, tesla model y, tesla referral discount, tesla referral program

Credit to Author: Chris Boylan| Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2025 22:26:48 +0000

Tesla has been known to tweak its referral program discounts from time to time and also adjust pricing of inventory (in-stock) models when it needs to move cars off the lot. Right now it’s doing both. The company just boosted the referral program discount to $2,500 on the Model 3 … [continued]

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Joseph Stiglitz Asks Whether America Is Witnessing The End Of Progress?

February 3, 2025 admin citizens united, Donald Trump, elon musk, green economy, joseph stiglitz, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2025 20:17:57 +0000

Joseph Stiglitz, form,er chief economist for the World Bank, writes that recent events of in the US signal an end to a liberal society.

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NIO Sales Increase 38% in January

February 3, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, nio, nio sales, onvo

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2025 17:33:51 +0000

NIO’s momentum from a great 2024 carried forward into January, providing the company with 13,863 vehicle deliveries, a 37.9% increase over January 2024. Notably, a large portion of these sales came from NIO’s new brand, ONVO. ONVO is a more “family-oriented” smart EV brand. 7,951 of the company’s deliveries, 57% … [continued]

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XPENG Sales Up 238% in January

February 3, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, xpeng, xpeng m03, xpeng p7, xpeng sales

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2025 17:13:01 +0000

XPENG had quite a good 2024, but 2025 is entering with fireworks that make the 2024 results look like sparklers. XPENG’s January 2025 sales were 238% higher than its January 2024 sales. With 30,350 deliveries, this was the third month in a row that XPENG exceeded 30,000 sales. More than … [continued]

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Concerned About US EV Tax Credit Going Away? Lease Any EV Today! Or Buy One Of These 15.

February 3, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev subsidies, ev tax credits, policy & politics, subsidies, tesla, us ev tax credit

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2025 08:05:11 +0000

At the moment, the US Department of Energy (DOE) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicate that the following fully electric vehicles are eligible for the $7,500 US ZEV tax credit: Acura ZDX Cadillac LYRIQ Cadillac OPTIQ Chevrolet Blazer EV Chevrolet Equinox EV Chevrolet Silverado EV Ford F-150 Lightning Honda Prologue … [continued]

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Shocker: Trump Tariffs Will Hurt Tesla

February 3, 2025 admin clean transport, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, policy & politics, tesla, uk

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2025 04:50:04 +0000

One of the funny things about a convincing con man: you believe all of the good stuff he tells you, but you ignore the warning signs. Going back a century or more, there’s been the story of a slick-talking con man from the city defrauding good but simple country folk. … [continued]

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US Offshore Wind Developer To Trump: Plllllllllllllb!

February 3, 2025 admin bureau of ocean energy management (boem), clean power, Energy, green economy, new jersey offshore wind, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, offshore wind leasing, policy & politics, President Trump, renewable energy, trump administration, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2025 04:00:56 +0000

The US offshore wind developer Atlantic Shores is still determined to move forward with plans for two projects in federal waters off the coast of New Jersey, Trump or no Trump.

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