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Surging sales of large electric vehicles raises environmental red flags

Electric cars are getting bigger and heavier. In 2019, 30% of the electric vehicle (EV) models available worldwide were sports utility vehicles (SUVs). Fast forward to 2022 and that figure stood at 40%

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Ford’s South Africa unit to invest $281 million in hybrid vehicles

[1/4]An electric Ford Mustang Mach-E is unveiled during the celebrations of Ford’s 100 years of operations, in Pretoria, South Africa, November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko Acquire Licensing Rights Investment will be for its

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2025 Ford Ranger plug-in hybrid set to cost more with South African production

The first hybrid Ford Ranger will be built in a different factory to the rest of the ute’s Australian line-up – and slapped with an import tariff despite its eco-friendly image. View 7 images

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Tesla Model 2 to be a $40K electric vehicle made with die cast parts

Snapshot Tesla to build new affordable small SUV using die-casting Sources say it’ll be sub €25,000 in Europe Will be built at Berlin Gigafactory for European markets This week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk

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Vietnam’s Richest Person Bets Over $10 Billion To Break Into The Global EV Market

VinFast faces major challenges as it enters the U.S. market. Vietnam’s richest person, billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, didn’t become worth over $4 billion without taking some risks. His current venture is to create

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Transportation panel eyes toll increases and fees on electric, hybrid vehicles

Transportation Revenue and Infrastucture Commission Chair Frank Principe Jr. presides over a meeting in Annapolis on Nov. 6, 2023. Photo by Bryan P. Sears. A blue ribbon transportation panel is poised to recommend

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‘Just go out and buy one’: Electric vehicles made fun of for adding sounds of V8 engines

The Daily Telegraph’s Tim Blair has joined Sky News host Chris Kenny to discuss the latest electric vehicle accessory. Mr Blair has made fun of electric vehicles for now adding the “sounds of

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Tesla to build small electric car in Germany – report

The smallest and most affordable Tesla yet may be built in Europe – in addition to the US and Mexico – according to sources quoting staff at the electric-car giant’s German factory. Electric

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Maryland commission weighs new fees for electric, hybrid vehicles

Listen to this article A Maryland transportation commission is considering whether the state should adopt new registration fees for electric and hybrid plug-in vehicles to help offset an expected decline in the gas

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Australia’s most popular electric cars in 2023: October update

Snapshot Slow Tesla registrations lower EV market share to 5.7% Tesla’s domination questioned by BYD in October Sales still up 190% compared to October 2022 The Australian new-car market has crested a million

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