Electric Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster - EU-Vietnam Business Network (EVBN)

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Adjective

The electric car industry has grown in Mexico mainly as foreign demand for the vehicles continues, with BMW announcing a new investment of €800 million in the state of San Luis Potosi.

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Carolina Gonzalez, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2023

China is Tesla’s second-largest market, home to one of its gigafactories, and is a source of materials that are key to making electric cars.

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Richard Lawler, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2023

That’s because the stones happen to be packed with metals that are essential for manufacturing electric cars—a market that is surging worldwide.

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WIRED, 28 Feb. 2023

Elon Musk’s electric car giant is up nearly 70% in the first two months of this year, following a more than 65% plunge in 2022.

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Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 28 Feb. 2023

Enter Email Sign Up Honda is a relative latecomer to the electric car market.

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Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2023

Buyers of new electric cars in 2022 can claim a credit of up to $7,500, but a new qualifying factor was added to the mix over the summer: Vehicles purchased last year between Aug. 17 and Dec. 31 must have undergone final assembly in North America.

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Ron Lieber, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2023

Texas is the electric car company’s third-biggest market in the U.S. after California and Florida.

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Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2023

There are also significant environmental conflicts around mining for lithium and other metals needed for electric cars.

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Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023

Noun

This time, Augeri almost enjoyed his week of texting back and forth with local dealers who were about to receive delivery of his electric of choice, a Chevrolet Bolt EUV.

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Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 27 Feb. 2023

Customers also are charged rates by various suppliers of electric and gas, which covers the cost of the energy.

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Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2023

Charging stations are sprouting up nationwide to encourage consumers to buy electric, but price hikes from 2022 put many of those vehicles financially out of reach of the middle class, experts said.

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Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2023

By 2023, Bayside released a total of eight albums, plus two live records: one acoustic and one electric.

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Derek Scancarelli, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023

The same is true of chef James Syhabout of Michelin two-star Commis in Oakland, California, where electric is primarily employed to make desserts.

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Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2023

When the Postal Service published its first vehicle replacement plan in 2021, it was set to make only 10 percent of the fleet electric.

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Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2022

Most patio heaters are either gas-fired or electric.