Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2017

Sales of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) in China—battery-electric and plug-in hybrid—suddenly soared 343% in 2015 to about 331,000 units—more than 3 times the number sold in the US that year. China-based BYD is now the world’s leading manaufacturer of PEVs, jumping ahead of Nissan and Tesla. China and US PEV sales.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Hyundai has begun the US sales rollout of its Ioniq line of electrified vehicles, which come in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric variants. The Ioniq Hybrid boasts the highest fuel economy in the US (up to 58 mpg) for a non-plug-in vehicle and the Ioniq Electric is the industry’s most efficient EV (136 mpge). Earlier post.)

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The second key EV provision creates a new refundable credit for buyers of used plug-in electric cars from date of enactment through 2026. The overall EU EV (BEV and PHEV) sales share ended up around 10 percent, versus the 3 percent for 2019. The credit is capped at the lesser of $2,500 credit or 30% of the sale price.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Hyundai has begun the US sales rollout of its Ioniq line of electrified vehicles, which come in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric variants. The Ioniq Hybrid boasts the highest fuel economy in the US (up to 58 mpg) for a non-plug-in vehicle and the Ioniq Electric is the industry’s most efficient EV (136 mpge). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Projects include the development of new engines for plug-in hybrid versions of Nissan, Lotus and Jaguar Land Rover cars, a lightweight electric bin wagon, development of lightweight materials for vehicle weight reduction, and new technologies using thermal energy to improve vehicle performance.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 13, 2022

I was at the end of a 3-year lease and a 6-month extension on my 2018 Chevrolet Volt Plug-in Hybrid. It’s a shame plug-in hybrids seem to be falling out of favor. Road Test: 2017 Chevrolet Volt. This post may contain affiliate links. 42 months and now all mine. Decision time came last month for me.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

Harley-Davidson, the legendary and revered American manufacturer of motorcycles, announced that it is establishing LiveWire as a separate electric motorcycle brand on July 8,2021, just in time for the first of nine outdoor International Motorcycle Shows. Not an H or D in sight. I’ve always wondered how Harley would market its silent motorcycles.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 21, 2023

Realistically, the CX-50 will be used by families for all the regular tasks of commuting, errands, school chauffeuring and vacations, as are all others in the very competitive small/compact SUV category. A step up from the CX-5 in size Getting There Clean Fleet Report reviewed the CX-50 with the optional Skyactiv-G 2.5-liter

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Drive Electric

MARCH 15, 2021

Your Type 2 is your fast charge typically plugged in with a 7kW wall box at home or at work, plugging in to a 7kW charger will give you a full charge in around 11 hours so you would look to plug that in overnight to be able to be ready and set off in the morning. So we believe this van could be a game-changer. First impressions.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

Since then, much of the dust has settled on the Capitol as it continues to implement qualifying terms for tax credits , continuously shifting what used EVs do and do not qualify. Here’s the latest list. In the meantime, it might be worth considering a used EV in order to take advantage of the revamped federal tax credit up to $4,000.

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EV Info

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The dotted line shows the trend for these registrations month by month since January 2017 (the y-axis shows the number of registered cars with internal combustion engines).Source: Since the start of this year, 14 of the top 15 cars in Norway are all-electric, with the RAV4 Prime, in second place, as the only plug-in hybrid in the top 15.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

2017 represents a turning point in the adoption of electric cars, with sales in key regions increasing significantly. BAIC was the second-most popular brand (50,000 units, up 92%), while the Nissan LEAF was the second-most popular model (36,000 units, down 4%).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

During past eight years the number of plug-in electric vehicle models has increased from one to more than 20, battery costs have decreased 70%, and the number of electric vehicle charging stations has increased from less than 500 in 2008 to more than 16,000 today—a 40-fold increase. Among the actions announced are: Unlocking up to $4.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The REEV or PHEV also may present opportunities for more novel power sources such as turbines (Wrightspeed), fuel cell stacks (Nissan) or aluminum-air batteries (Phinergy and Arconic), speakers suggested. If PHEVs are going to play a big role, what is the fuel source for that? How efficient will it be? Not the only one.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 6, 2021

Welcome to the reimagined, all-new 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander for what should be a contender in the hot compact crossover segment. With a new exterior and interior that includes a third-row seat, the 2022 Outlander just may be what finally gets the public’s attention to the Mitsubishi brand. Updated in so many ways. The New Exterior.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

I have had memberships in the EAA, Tucson EAA, and West Michigan EV and Plug-in Vehicle Enthusiasts. About Joe: Joe has driven electric since 2017 with two BMWs: i3 REX and X5 40e. EV ownership promotes interest from the general public, which allows demonstrations. Test rides most always evoke a comment of future EV purchase.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

I have had memberships in the EAA, Tucson EAA, and West Michigan EV and Plug-in Vehicle Enthusiasts. About Joe: Joe has driven electric since 2017 with two BMWs: i3 REX and X5 40e. EV ownership promotes interest from the general public, which allows demonstrations. Test rides most always evoke a comment of future EV purchase.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 20, 2022

When the all-electric Kia Niro was introduced in 2019 it followed the 2017 Niro hybrid and then the 2018 Niro plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The liquid-cooled 64-kilowatt-hour (kWh) lithium-ion polymer battery pack is replenished through plug-in charging and regenerative braking. 120V (Level 1) – 2.5

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2018

As one point of comparison, customers bought 54,451 Nissan LEAFs EVs in fiscal year 2017—a 15% increase from 47,423 a year earlier. Speeding up the shift to e-mobility will help us to meet the extremely ambitious CO 2 targets that have been set in Europe, China and the USA. —Thomas Ulbrich. Earlier post.). MEB Architecture.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 30, 2023

2024 Nissan Sakura EV – Tokyo In scaling up EV sales, is smaller still better? 2024 Nissan Sakura EV – Tokyo In scaling up EV sales, is smaller still better? 2022 Audi E-Tron GT Audi and Porsche are playing it safe with a better mobile charging cable for EV and PHEV models. big cities too?

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EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

BMW, Mercedes, and Volkswagen have all not shipped certain electric models to the US and Toyota is shipping the majority of their RAV4 Prime PHEVs to Europe and Asia. Key questions, however, is are these goals of banning/ending production of ICE vehicles by 2030, 2035, or even 2040 actually realistic and what would it take to reach them?

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