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Tesla owns 79% of the electric car market in the US, and that needs to change

Tesla owns almost 79% of the electric car market in the US, according to registration data, but that needs to change, as per Tesla’s own mission. During the first half of 2020, registration data showed that Tesla owned nearly 80% of the US’ electric car market. This was especially impressive considering 2020 was the first year Tesla buyers didn’t have access to federal tax credit for…
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Mercedes-Benz cancels launch of EQC electric SUV in the US

Mercedes-Benz has decided not to launch the EQC all-electric SUV in the US after delaying its launch by over a year. Mercedes-Benz EQC The Mercedes-Benz EQC is the first all-electric vehicle designed from the ground up to be electric by the German brand. It is equipped with a battery pack with 80 kWh of usable capacity enabling over 200 miles of range. The pack can be DC fast-charged at up to…
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Coal dominates India, but the fossil fuel may have peaked

India’s coal power has continued to decline since reaching a peak in 2018, according to an analysis by independent climate and energy think tank Ember. India’s coal-fired electricity generation fell 5% in 2020 due to significantly reduced annual electricity demand as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown. It is the second consecutive year that coal power has fallen, with coal generation down 8% in…
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Quick Charge Podcast: February 15, 2021

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Electric vehicle companies you may not know: Weltmeister

We tend to cover a lot of big news pertaining to electric vehicle market leaders (by value and recognition). That said, there are a lots of lesser-known electric vehicle companies that don’t get as much love. The plan is to change that. This is the first of several pieces focusing on electric vehicle companies you may not know yet. One is Weltmeister aka WM Motor, based in China. Below is a…
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