Electric cars have gained a huge foothold in Europe and are making inroads in North America.
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From Automotive News Canada: "Canadian electric vehicle maker ElectraMeccanica plans to open more retail kiosks in the United States, the company's CEO told investors in a memo.
"The British Columbia-based automaker in November 2019 opened a kiosk in the highly trafficked Westfield Century City Shopping Mall on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles. The mall is located among the surrounding Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Santa Monica and Century City communities.
"The kiosk, which provides customers with the opportunity to view, test drive and place pre-orders, is an effort to market ElectraMeccanica's low-cost single-seat EV to environmentally-conscious Americans.
"The Solo features a 160-kilometre range, has the ability to cruise at highway speeds and can charge on a regular household (110V) socket in fewer than six hours. It is scheduled to be released in 2020 and expected to retail for less than US$20,000 (approximately $29,000 AUD).
"Rivera said that 'state agencies in both California and Oregon provide our customers with rebates as high as US$2,500 per vehicle, whereas a federal tax credit provides up to 10 per cent of the vehicle cost up to US$2,500.'"
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