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Haven't seen any of these charging stations at my local Walmart. Have you? For Prime owners, probably still less expensive to charge at home.
Electrify America, Walmart Announce Completion of Over 120 Charging Stations at
Walmart Stores Nationwide with Plans for Further Expansion

Electric cars now over 1% of Vancouver vehicles | National Observer


They’re including BEVs, PHEVs and FCEVs in their calculations. It may reach 1% province-wide by B.C. Day (first Monday...

Article: Hydrogen station explodes, Toyota halts sales of fuel cell cars, is this the end? - Electrek

So what do people think of Opel`s new EV?
Price=30k dollars
50KWT battery with range 330KM WLTP (which is most likely around 205km in real life)

They seem to be extremly focused on their Matrix LED headlights...
https://int-media.opel.com/en/sixth-generation-opel-corsa-goes-electric?linkId=68520195

I personally like its design, but the price is what concerns....







And another thing i REALLY dont understand... WHY do car manifacturers keep building EV`s like their ICE? has Engine in the front, strange battery placements and so on... Mercedes does the same with the EQC... Its like theyre not designing the car as...

The drive has a new article with some details from Toyota's press conference.

Toyota, Subaru, Suzuki, and Mazda Throw Their Combined 16 Million Might Behind BEVs

• Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu is working with Suzuki on small electric cars (possible not news, they already agreed to do this for India)
• Mazda is likely to join Toyota and Subaru in BEV development
• There will be a dedicated e-TNGA platform
• China will be first to get BEV next year.
• Japan will be next with a variety of mobility devices and small cars next year.
• Cars will be made for the international market, but there was no timeline given for the US. The US will probably get a performance car as its first BEV.
• Panasonic, Toshiba, GS Yuasa and various Chinese supplier have been tapped (old news)
• Toyota hopes to show a solid state battery next year, but they warn it...

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Based on today's press release, looks like we'll see a BEV Toyota.

Toyota and Subaru Agree to Jointly Develop BEV-dedicated Platform and BEV SUV | Corporate | Global Newsroom | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website

This Is the SF90 Stradale, The Most Powerful Ferrari Ever

EV Sales Report, Q1 2019 – Canada Reaches Over 100,000 EVs - Electric Mobility Canada - Mobilité Electrique Canada


Full report: https://emc-mec.ca/wp-content/uploads/Sales-Report-Q1-2019.pdf

I just wanted to share this article over at green car reports dot com. Not necessarily suggesting I agree or disagree with his sentiments. There are over 300 comments that are challenging to read at times, so I would suggest just taking a glance at the article itself.

As a Midwesterner in the Twin Cities, I think it's clear that the infrastructure for EV is not there, yet. I would struggle as the author suggests to find super chargers and or other places to charge in more rural areas of the state on road trips, etc.
An electric car can’t fully replace a gas-powered car in my world

Japan mandates cars to be 30% more fuel efficient by 2030 - Nikkei Asian Review


Maybe this will finally get Toyota to make BEVs?


Also this:

We have VW's criminal behavior, in part, to thank for the great news.

Electric Vehicle Sales Up 70% In Europe | CleanTechnica

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And so it begins.
GM plans its own nationwide charging network with Bechtel

More from CNN.
First on CNN Business: GM and Bechtel plan to build thousands of electric car charging stations across the US - CNN

Toyota - skeptical about all-electric cars, but amazingly optimistic about hydrogen fuel cell cars.
According to Matt Harrison - Executive Vice President, Sales, Toyota Motor Europe, the Japanese manufacturer believes that within 10 years, prices of hydrogen fuel cell cars will match hybrid car prices.

"By the third generation we fully expect fuel cell costs to be comparable with hybrids. We believe fuel cell vehicles have a huge potential,"

When we look at the current prices in the U.S. the FCVs cost roughly twice as much as regular hybrids:

• Toyota Mirai (FCV): from $58,500 ($43,500 after deducting $15,000 in fuel over three years)
• Toyota Prius (HEV): from $23,770

Toyota Believes Fuel Cell Prices Will Match Hybrids

There's no doubt: Tesla's electric vehicles are the talk of the industry, the models of environmental stewardship, the undisputed kings of torque at the drag strip.

Full-electric vehicles are the products at which today's trendsetters — and automakers — throw their money with abandon.

And that, in a nutshell, is what makes Toyota's commitment to spreading hybrid technology across its global lineup a tougher sell.

For Toyota, hybrids become a tougher sell

Plenty of Canadians are having charged conversation about the next car they buy.

“In an Ipsos survey commissioned by Toyota Canada this month, 36 per cent said they’d seriously considered buying a more fuel-efficient vehicle, “including a hybrid, plug-in hybrid or fuel cell vehicle” (Toyota doesn’t make a battery electric vehicle yet) – and 52 per cent said they’re likely to buy one in the next five years.

But “electric vehicle” can cover plenty of ground. Let’s look at the different types....

Toyota Australia says the hybrid version of the popular RAV4 SUV has easily outsold the petrol equivalent since its arrival in the Australian market earlier this month – a big pointer to how ready the local market is to embrace electric vehicles and hybrids.

The Australian arm of the Japanese carmaker has confirmed to The Driven that nearly two thirds of the sales of the RAV4 have been hybrids since May 8, indicating a shift in Australian preferences to vehicles with lower running costs and emissions.

Out of a total 1,380 RAV4 sales, 461 have been 2WD hybrids (33%) and 424 have been 4WD hybrids (31%)

Toyota stunned as consumers flock to hybrid version of new RAV4 SUV | The Driven...

According to the recent Elon Musk email to all employees, the current quarter could be a record one in terms of the number of Tesla cars delivered.

Elon wrote that there is a chance to exceed the 90,700 delivered in Q4 2018 (the last quarter of full $7,500 federal tax credit and before the Tesla Model 3 expansion outside of North America), but production of 1,000 Tesla Model 3 per day will be required in June, compared to an average of about 900/day during the first part of the quarter.

Tesla Will More Than Double Production & Deliveries In Q2 2019