Besides the COVID-19 lockdown, Chevrolet Bolt EV was no longer eligible for the federal tax credit.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
NIO Sales Hit Another Monthly Record In June 2020
NIO increased sales to a new record thanks to a noticeable rebound of the ES8.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Nissan LEAF Sales In U.S. Down 68% In Q2 2020
Barely 1,000 Nissan LEAFs were sold during the past three months.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Xpeng Starts Customer Deliveries Of Its P7 Long Range Sports Sedan
Xpeng’s flagship electric sedan hits the streets
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Toyota RAV4 Prime Gets Reviewed And Praised By Tom Voelk
His major complaint is the same as everybody else’s: only 5,000 units for the US, Toyota?
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Audi Q4 e-tron, The Audi Version Of the VW ID.4, Spotted Testing
It looks like it’s production ready, but it’s hidden under psychedelic camouflage.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Tesla announces Q2 deliveries: 90,650 electric cars – beating expectations
Tesla announced its Q2 deliveries and production numbers. The automaker confirmed 90,650 deliveries – beating expectations. more…
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Report: Tesla scaling down plans for German Gigafactory, cutting batteries out
Tesla’s planned Giga Berlin factory may soon get downgraded to Mega Berlin. The automaker is scaling down the German factory, pulling back from plans to manufacture batteries onsite, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing revised planning documents for the factory. The changes would also eliminate production of plastic components, and would lower…
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Packing Up A Tesla Model Y And Model X For Vacation: What Fits?
How much cargo space does the Tesla Model Y have compared to the Model X?
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California makes VW funds available for zero-emission freight and marine projects
The California Air Resources Board has announced that the first installment of $35 million in VW Environmental Mitigation Trust funding for Zero-Emission Freight and Marine Projects throughout California is now available via a competitive solicitation.
A second solicitation offering an additional $35 million is expected to be released in mid-2022.
Eligible projects:
- Scrap and replace forklifts (with >8,000 lbs lift capacity), airport ground support equipment (GSE) and port cargo handling equipment (CHE) with new zero-emission technologies.
- Scrap and repower marine engines for ferries, tugboats and towboats with new zero-emission battery-electric or fuel cell technologies.
- Install shore power at berths that serve ocean-going vessels.
Key project requirements include:
- For replacement and repower projects, the old equipment must be scrapped (destroyed).
- Funded equipment must be certified, verified or otherwise approved by the US EPA or CARB for operation in California.
- Funded equipment must be domiciled in and operate in the state of California for the duration of its project life.
- Funding recipients must report annually on operations for at least three years.
Source: California VW Mitigation Trust
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