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Friday, May 17

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Spiro Secures $50 million facility from Afreximbank to drive Electric Mobility in Africa

nairametrics.com

Spiro, the largest electric vehicle (EV) company in Africa, has announced a significant financial boost with a $50 million debt facility from the African Export-Import Bank

Why some drivers are still hesitant to go electric

www.marketplace.org

EVs, hybrids and plug-in hybrids made up 18% of new vehicle sales in the U.S. in the first quarter of this year. But that share was down slightly from the previous quarter.

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Tesla drops Steam gaming support inside its vehicles

electrek.co

Tesla is telling new Model S and Model X buyers that they won’t have access to Steam gamin inside their electric vehicles.

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Chinese Electric Vehicle Giants Seek to Build Factories in Turkey

www.breitbart.com

Turkey has entered “advanced negotiations” with Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giants BYD and Chery to establish factories in Turkey.

Spiro secures $50m debt funding from Afreximbank to expand electric vehicles in Africa

techcabal.com

Spiro has secured a $50m debt financing deal from Afreximbank to expand electric vehicles in Cameroon, Morocco and Uganda

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Cheapest nearly new EV to snap up NOW as expert reveals best electric motor with ‘biggest drop in value’

www.thesun.co.uk

A CHEAP nearly new electric vehicle with the “biggest drop in value” should be snapped up now, an expert says.

Cheapest nearly new EV to snap up NOW as expert reveals best electric motor with ‘biggest drop in value’

A CHEAP nearly new electric vehicle with the “biggest drop in value” should be snapped up now, an expert says.

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Plugging In to the Battery-Electric Vehicle Market

www.ttnews.com

Challenges remain for fleets wishing to integrate battery-electric trucks into their operations, but some early adopters are successfully deploying these vehicles.

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Editorial: China embraced electric vehicles. The U.S. didn't. Now we're paying the price

www.latimes.com

President Biden's tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and batteries will hurt consumers and slow the transition to zero-emission vehicles at a time when the U.S. needs to rapidly reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.

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EVs ‘crisis’ as electric car sales round the world suddenly slump

www.express.co.uk

Electric vehicle sales around the world need to grow at pace if countries are to bring down planet-warming emissions.

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DuVal High STEM students build electric race car in honor of slain classmate

www.nbcwashington.com

STEM students at a Maryland high school are preparing to compete in the Washington, D.C., Electric Vehicle Grand Prix with a car built in honor of a classmate who was shot and killed last year.

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CBRE Forms Partnership To Bring Electric Vehicle Charging Stations to 10,000 US Properties

www.costar.com

Deal With EV+ To Target Hotels, Apartments, Hospitals and Offices

Thursday, May 16

23

Electric Vehicle Sales Decreased from 18.8% to 18% U.S. Market Share in 1st Quarter of 2024

cleantechnica.com

The share of electric and hybrid vehicle sales in the United States decreased in the first quarter of 2024 as battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales declined. Hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and BEVs fell to 18.0% of total…

Workhorse to Showcase Industry-Leading Electric Commercial Vehicles at ACT Expo in Las Vegas

www.benzinga.com

The annual event will be held this year from May 20-23 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Workhorse will be located at Booth 3933, showcasing advanced medium-duty electric vehicles ("EV") and innovative upfit options…

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Electric Vehicle Battery Materials Startup Picks Chicago for R&D Headquarters

www.costar.com

Stanford University Spin-off Bedrock Materials Opens in MHub Incubator

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Essential electric vehicle tech company set to close operations

www.thestreet.com

The company faces some of the same issues that forced Tesla to lay off workers recently.

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Nolte: Thieves Steal Tesla’s Electric Vehicle Charging Cables for Copper in California

www.breitbart.com

If California wants to force residents into electric vehicles (EVs), Democrat-run California had better start cracking down on crime.

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Premium Platform Electric (PPE): A Technological Leap for the Next Gen of Fully Electric Mobility from Audi

cleantechnica.com

PPE makes optimal use of the advantages of an all-electric drive architecture to improve interior space, efficiency and performance Powerful and highly efficient electric motors and newly developed high-voltage battery for an impressive…

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Have your say in Bedford Borough Council's electric vehicle chargepoint consultation

Bedford Borough Council has published their proposals for new electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints across the Borough and is now consulting on these proposals until the 2 June. In February, the government announced approval of the first five…

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Toyota is testing its new electric Hilux in Thailand

www.timeslive.co.za

Toyota is testing the new battery-electric Hilux pickup truck to assess its performance in different conditions as the carmaker prepares to manufacture the vehicle in Thailand by the end of 2025, an executive said on Thursday.