Sentences with phrase «electric vehicle mass»

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CEO Elon Musk is under pressure to ramp up production of the Model 3 sedan, Tesla's first mass - market electric vehicle.

This is precisely why his Grantham Foundation has aggressively invested in alternative transportation technologies, such as the lithium - ion battery systems expected to drive mass - market adoption of electric vehicles.

And with traditional automakers slow to cannibalize their combustion engine vehicles, he thinks it's going to be hard for them catch up to on electric, despite the production problems plaguing Tesla's new Model 3 sedan, its first vehicle aimed at the mass car - buying market.

Last year, Hyundai launched its first mass - market pure electric car IONIQ, but the vehicle's per - charge driving range is much shorter than offerings from Tesla and GM.

The company is also working to strike a deal with a major car manufacturer (which Musk declines to name) to become a supplier of chassis and drive trains for a mass - market electric vehicle.

The focus will likely be the Model 3, the mass market electric vehicle that Tesla's future is riding on.

The money would fund additional, luxurious, pricey electric vehicles, and that money would provide the funding for the first major endgame: a mass - market vehicle intended to bring long - range electric mobility to the masses.

And General Motors is planning to begin production of its mass market, all - electric vehicle called the Bolt, expected to price at about $ 30,000, in late 2016.

«It means so much for our mission, which is to catalyze sustainable transportation by creating a mass market for electric vehicles.»

«It was less than a year ago that we revealed the Bolt EV concept and promised to deliver a long - range electric vehicle attainable by the masses,» GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra said in a statement.

It will be the biggest lithium battery factory in the world and is critical to the electric car - maker's plans to begin mass marketing a more affordable line of the vehicles within three years.

In fact, Elon Musk has said that «it won't look like any other cars» so hopefully, Tesla can pull it off and make the Model 3 the electric vehicle for the masses.

Tesla is going all - in on its mass - market electric vehicle, the Model 3.

The electric vehicle is the carmaker's first model that's aimed at mass - market consumers.

Musk had said in October that Tesla has been «deep in production hell» making the Model 3, its first attempt to cross over from being a niche maker of high - end electric cars to a mass manufacturer or more midpriced vehicles.

After months of hype, Tesla has finally unveiled the Model 3 - its affordable electric vehicle geared for the masses.

In August, the electric vehicle manufacturer began production of its first - ever mass market car, the Model 3.

While portable consumer goods alone continue to provide impressive growth in demand for lithium batteries, the start of mass production of hybrid, plug - in hybrid and electric vehicles presents the most significant upside potential for lithium demand.

The Gigafactory is a crucial development for Tesla in any case, since there is no possibility of manufacturing a mass - production electric vehicle without it.

Buoyed by the mass market appeal of the Model 3, Tesla hopes to produce half a million electric cars by 2018, vastly ramping up its output over last year, at 85,000 vehicles.

Several national and local governments have established tax credits, subsidies, and other incentives to promote the introduction and adoption in the mass market of new electric vehicles depending on battery size and their all - electric range.

The introduction of mass produced passenger electric vehicles has the potential to significantly increase the future consumption of lithium.

However, shifting of solar output to meet evening demand via mass deployment of energy storage — as is being done on the island of Kaua'i — and demand flexibility from electric vehicle charging could both play large roles.

HK) and is due to release its first mass production car - the ES8 pure - electric, seven - seat sport - utility vehicle, next month.

Tesla will be without two important executives just as the electric - car maker struggles to boost production of its first mass - market vehicle and faces doubts about its ability to raise cash.

The projects that would help the region reach 80 percent cuts are ambitious: an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions in the eight participating counties, more energy efficient power generation through wind farms and solar power, the expansion of inter-city mass transit and a region - wide electric vehicle infrastructure, among many others.

«Breakthroughs in battery technology could push EV's [electric vehicles] over cost - performance tipping points, enabling mass adoption.

ARM will demonstrate advanced, high - power, high - throughput solar electric propulsion; advanced autonomous high - speed proximity operations at a low - gravity planetary body; controlled touchdown and liftoff with a multi-ton mass from a low - gravity planetary body, astronaut spacewalk activities for sample selection, extraction, containment and return; and mission operations of integrated robotic and crewed vehicle stack — all key components of future in - space operations for human missions to Mars.

In the months after Nissan's announcement last year that it would soon introduce the Leaf, the world's first mass - market electric vehicle, the company embarked on a 24 - city «zero - emission tour» to show off the technology.

The carmaker realized that if its vision of battery - powered electric vehicles gaining mass appeal in tandem with fuel cell electrics was to come true, it needed to so something about the lack of hydrogen infrastructure.

The external challenges of policy, charging infrastructure and pricing are real, but making more exciting cars will go a long way toward creating a mass market for electric vehicles, said Tesla's O'Connell.

India could build or buy commercial electric propulsion systems built in France or Russia to significantly improve the cargo payload mass that could be put into a stable Low Lunar Polar Orbit by its possible future Reusable Launch Vehicle or a «HLV» based on the Unified Launch Vehicle.

The BMW i3 and Tesla Model S were pioneers in terms of modern, mass produced electric vehicles.

Associate editor Jonathon Klein said, «While I applaud General Motors for delivering a cheap mass - market electric vehicle before Tesla, the interior feels like a rushed afterthought and far too cheap for the price point.

He might have been thinking about the additional billions of dollars needed as Tesla looks to expand its portfolio of electric vehicles to the Model X crossover and a future mass - market car priced around $ 30,000.

That's a tall order for the world's first mass - market electric vehicle, but there may just be enough demand for the Leaf.

Around a year after the 2018 Mazda3's launch, Mazda will start mass - producing electric vehicles, and the company plans to launch a plug - in hybrid in 2021.

The F3DM, which costs 149,800 yuan (about $ 21,200) and can travel 100 km (63 miles) on a full battery charge, is the first mass - produced plug - in electric vehicle.

Although several plug - in electric vehicles are already available around the world, BYD's model is the first to be mass - produced - meaning it's the first vehicle to be readily available to the general public.

It was a huge leap for the domestic automobile industry.The Chevy Volt is the world's first mass produced, plug - in electric vehicle with extended range capability.

To this very effect, the manufacturer unveiled its Future - Type as well as i - Pace models, both electric vehicles that are expected to bring in new technology as well as mass appeal.

Nissan established itself as a pioneer in the EV movement by launching the LEAF, the world's first mass - market electric vehicle.

The Nissan Leaf was the world's first mass production electric vehicle, and Nissan has sold more than 260,000 examples of that little hatchback, but let's not beat around the bush — it's electric range isn't the best.

Ford's first foray into modern mass - market electric vehicles arrives in late spring, sporting 23 kilowatt - hours of battery and an EPA range of 76 miles.

EV research and development begins, setting the stage for Mitsubishi Motors to be the first automaker to mass market an electric vehicle.

Engine: 80kW electric motor, 1 - speed automatic The five - passenger Nissan LEAF electric car is the result of the automaker's stated objective to produce an affordable zero - emission vehicle for the mass market.

Nissan is in the final development phase of its second mass produced electric vehicle, the e-NV200 electric van.

«It was less than a year ago that we revealed the Bolt EV concept and promised to deliver a long - range electric vehicle attainable by the masses,» GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra said.

The LEAF, the first mass - market, pure - electric vehicle launched globally, is now the best - selling EV in history.

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