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At just 37 lb (16.8 kg), the Tenways CGO600 Pro is pretty darn lightweight for an electric bike. Of course, you give up a lot of the features and performance many riders have come to expect of chunkier e-bikes, but the tradeoff leaves us with a lightweight ride that is still punchy enough for most commutes. To see what it’s like to throw a leg over this e-bike and take it for a ride, check out my video review below. Or if you’re the reading type, just keep scrolling to get to my full written review. Or, you know, you…
Ever since it went into production earlier this year, the 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV has been a tough sell because of the arguably bad lease deals offered by General Motors. The Equinox EV is the most affordable battery-powered car in GM’s portfolio, retailing for $43,295 for the base 2LT trim, so it should be the cheapest one to lease, too. That has finally happened now, albeit with some important fine print at the end of the page. Nevertheless, the compact battery-powered crossover is cheaper than its gas-powered counterpart The cheapest Chevy EV is finally affordable to lease When the first…
The next-generation Porsche Cayenne will be electric Porsche said the (plug-in) hybrid and non-hybrid third-gen Cayenne will live alongside the EV Porsche recently revised its EV timeline with plans to keep gasoline-fueled models longer Porsche has confirmed that its current Cayenne models, including plug-in hybrids, will be sold alongside a fourth-generation, fully electric Cayenne for the rest of this decade and some time in the next decade, too. The current Cayenne models, which have been on sale since the 2019 model year and given an update for 2024, will be given further updates to keep them fresh alongside the newer…
BYD and Leapmotor will benefit the most, followed by Xpeng, Geely Auto, Changan, Great Wall Motor and GAC due to their relatively large exposure to low-priced vehicles, said Deutsche Bank. (A BYD Qin L DM-i on display at the new energy vehicle show in Shanghai in June 2024. Image credit: CnEVPost) China announced earlier today that it is doubling subsidies for old-vehicle replacements in a bid to encourage auto consumption. In Deutsche Bank’s view, lower-priced models will benefit more. “As this subsidy amount is the same for different vehicle price ranges, we think this trade-in subsidy should benefit lower-priced vehicles…
William Li said that if Nio’s plan to add 1,000 stations in China in 2024 is delayed, it could be by up to 1-2 months. The company is building a third battery swap station assembly plant in Wuhan. Nio (NYSE: NIO) announced at the end of last year that it was aiming to add 1,000 more battery swap stations in China in 2024, but with the slow pace of progress so far this year, that goal could be delayed. Nio is still working toward its goal of adding 1,000 new battery swap stations within the year and hasn’t yet given…
BYD will help build South Africa’s first fleet of electric buses, with deliveries of those vehicles set to begin in December. (BYD’s electric bus for South Africa. Image credit: BYD) BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY) has secured its first order for electric buses in South Africa, as the Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) maker pushes ahead with its efforts to electrify public transportation in more countries. BYD signed an order with 163-year-old South African bus operator Golden Arrow on July 23 to supply 120 electric buses in a push to electrify local public transportation, according to a press release yesterday.…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! So much cleantech news, so little time. Here are more cleantech stories from the past week you might want to read. The Volkswagen ID.4 is a popular vehicle among American and European families. However, Volkswagen has introduced the avant-garde E-SUV coupé, the ID. UNYX, to China, targeting a younger demographic in the country’s metropolises. The ID. UNYX is Volkswagen’s most recent iteration of intelligently networked cars. Farasis Energy has developed power batteries with strong temperature adaptability. This battery type can function properly between -30°C…
On this, extra-dense episode of Quick Charge, we cover Tesla’s Q2 earnings call, Elon Musk talks cheap Tesla cars and cheaper 4680 batteries while promising to finally deliver on that new Roadster from 2017. While Tesla pushes back its Robotaxi launch, Google is powering ahead, beting $5 billion on Waymo’s expansion in to Texas. Plus, GM’s got some lease deals for new Chevy EVs – some bad, some pretty good, actually! You’ll have to listen to see which one is which … or, you know, just click here to see Equinox EV deals near you. Source Links Prefer listening to your…
Ford CEO Jim Farley is rethinking the automaker’s approach to electrification in a major way. On Wednesday, Farley said Ford needs to focus on offering small, inexpensive electric vehicles to consumers going forward—not big, battery-powered trucks. It’s a rather stunning admission from a company whose identity is deeply tied up in selling big pickup trucks. As Farley explains it, the shift to EVs has flipped the car business on its head. With internal-combustion vehicles, bigger was always better. A larger vehicle can command a higher price, which ultimately yields fatter profit margins for Ford. Simply put, Ford can make a…
A Donald Trump victory won’t shake Ford’s commitment to its electric future, CEO Jim Farley told investors on an earnings call Wednesday. Regardless of temporary regulatory rollbacks, Farley says Ford has to keep pace with Chinese EVs if it wants to build a strong, sustainable long-term global automotive business. “We believe that the fitness of the Chinese in EVs will eventually wash over our entire industry in all regions. And so we believe, as a company, even if there were short-term adjustments we could make to a compliance-led, lower-requirement lineup, we’re not going to approach it that way. We really…