If you are considering buying an electric car but are on a tight budget, you may consider going down the more affordable route by purchasing a used EV. However, before you sign the purchase agreement, you might need to consider an aspect of owning a car , namely: a warranty. Depending on the age or […]
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Electric vehicles are the future, and many experts are predicting huge amounts of them will enter service in the coming years. For example, the International Energy Agency (IEA) expects electric cars, buses, vans, and heavy trucks to number 145 million by 2030. While the proliferation of electric vehicles means less greenhouse gases, the implication is that
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Tesla is famous for bringing electric vehicles mainstream and has remained at the top of the pile. Last year, it shipped the most electric cars for a single company, at over 900,000 units. Tesla is also focusing on another side of its business that is not as well known; battery energy storage system. How did
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For decades, the auto industry has relied on the car dealerships system to sell cars to the public. However, a new normal is taking over, which affects the operations of these middlemen as electric vehicle startups choose to sell directly to their clients. Some of these EV makers can bypass the age-long dealership arrangement by
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Electric vehicles have been gaining popularity, and the trend shows no sign of slowing down for several reasons. The prices of battery-powered electric cars are dropping, and more people see the benefits they provide to the environment. At the same time, governments around the world are encouraging their citizens to switch by offering incentives and
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When you think of electric vehicles, the name that will come to mind for many people is Tesla. This is not surprising as the American company sells the most EV models annually. It owns the best-selling electric model ever, the Model 3. Its global network of DC public chargers, known as the Superchargers, also increases
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Tesla makes electric vehicles, which are environmentally friendly as they do not produce tailpipe emissions. However, these electric vehicles use batteries that get old and need to be scrapped. When not disposed of correctly, they can cause environmental pollution or even pose a fire risk. With millions of Tesla cars already sold, and the company
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Electric cars are friendly to the environment because they do not produce emissions that cause pollution. They achieve this by using electric motors that are powered by batteries instead of internal combustion engines that burn fossil fuels. However, since batteries do not last forever, replacing your EV battery is inevitable, so it is appropriate to
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Our purpose is to ensure that the transition to electric vehicles are part of the solution and not contributing to the problem of climate change. To achieve this, we believe a dynamic market for 2nd life batteries needs to be developed.