EconomyHowever, home charging is generally much cheaper at current electricity prices.
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Sweden: Massive queues for electric cars in the snowstorm
SwedenSeveral hundred meters of queue to charge the electric car at stations in Dalarna.
More expensive petrol and diesel to encourage more people to buy electric cars
ColumnsTege Tornvall: The aim is to “make it unthinkable to buy gasoline or diesel cars”.
Report: Most Swedes use loans or leasing for car purchases
SwedenMost cars are financed by loans or private leasing.
Chinese hotels ban electric vehicles from parking garages
WorldIn the first half of 2023, electric vehicles accounted for more than 500 battery fires.
Volvo scraps electric car target
TechNo longer plans to sell only electric cars after 2030 - but insists that "the future is electric".
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German car dealers turn down electric cars
EconomyThe cars are described as "almost unsaleable" and customers are reluctant to spend large sums on vehicles whose technology is quickly becoming obsolete.
Safety measure: Greek ferries restrict electric vehicles to 40% charge
WorldThe new regulation is introduced after several serious incidents on ships where electric cars caught fire.
Primates threatened by search for materials for electric cars
EnvironmentAfrica is experiencing an unprecedented mining boom threatening wildlife populations and whole ecosystems, researchers warn.
Iceland introduces road tax for electric cars
Iceland– We see that tax revenues are decreasing as more and more of the vehicle fleet is electrified, says transportation researcher Anders Roth.
Finnish government plans to tax electric cars more heavily
Finland– The taxation of electricity needs to be reviewed. Those who drive electric cars will be taxed more in the future, says Finland's finance minister Riikka Purra.
Driving an electric car is fake environmentalism
AnalysisEVs are causing very real environmental problems, claims former UN environmental affairs officer and former UK gov. science advisor Mark Keenan in a guest analysis.
A dismal year for German electric cars
EconomyThe goal of having 15 million electric cars on German roads by 2030 is considered unrealistic, and automakers are scaling back production.
BYD breaks sales record – could take over the lead from Tesla
EconomyTesla's Chinese competitor BYD set a new sales record of more than 526,000 electric cars in the fourth quarter.
Stockholm’s environmental zones may be more expensive than planned
SwedenStockholm's plan to restrict gasoline and diesel cars from 2024 may be based on faulty calculations.
Tesla breaks sales forecasts – increases by 83 percent
EconomyDelivered as many as 466,000 cars in the second quarter of the year and aims to continue reducing prices.
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