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Renault shows off BEV concept

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With the SUITE N°4, Renault presents a unique concept car in the style of the Renault 4. Designed as an electric car, the one-off does without the boot and rear seats of the original and transforms the interior into a room with a view of the sky. “The collaboration with Mathieu Lehanneur was a natural […] More…

VinFast is bringing Vietnamese EVs to US and Europe, already considering IPO

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A relatively young Vietnamese automaker is looking to bring its vehicles to the Western EV market with a goal to eventually sell between 160-180k of its EVs per year in the US alone. VinFast will begin this quest at this year’s LA Auto Show, where it plans to showcase two of its EV models to the public before opening orders for US and Europe in the first half of 2022. As if that wasn’t ambitious enough, VinFast is also considering an IPO in the US market. More…

Geotab’s Smartcharge interfaces Tesla API directly, making EV charging free for many

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I’ve been using the Geotab (formerly Fleetcarma) SmartCharge rewards program for almost five years as a way to save money on EV charging during my electric utility’s (New York’s ConEdison) off-peak time periods. I save at least 10 cents per kilowatt hour of charge, which makes my EV charging nearly free. And since I get most of my electricity from a big solar panel on my roof, I’m probably even making a few bucks for driving an EV.. More…

Volvo’s prototype autonomous electric construction vehicle started out as a LEGO Technic set

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Volvo CE is giving us a closer look into its research and development process, showing off an autonomous battery-powered prototype construction vehicle that’s currently in the works. Even more interestingly, the in-development Volvo LX03 also originated as part of a collaboration with the LEGO Group, making it the very first Technic set to become an actual machine.. More…