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Blazer EV pause, Mercedes EV updates, affordable EVs, clean hydrogen rules: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

To qualify for clean hydrogen handouts under the rules, these facilities will need to use new sources of clean energy, and looking farther ahead, to run only at the times of day when clean energy is available. 2022 Audi E-Tron GT Audi and Porsche are playing it safe with a better mobile charging cable for EV and PHEV models.

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California state senate approves bills extending sole-occupant HOV perk for plug-ins and alt fuel vehicles to 2019

Green Car Congress

Existing law exempts certain clean, alternative-fuel vehicles from these occupancy requirements, so that a vehicle with a sole occupant may use an HOV lane—if the vehicle displays a Clean Air Vehicle sticker. The state has implemented three clean air vehicle HOV sticker programs in recent years: White HOV stickers.

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2022 Los Angeles Auto Show Review

Clean Fleet Report

Fiat stopped selling the Cinquecento, or 500e, in the United States (in reality California and Oregon only) in 2019. Clean Fleet Report got a look at the all-new 2023 Electrified GV70 a couple weeks before the Los Angeles Auto Show, and posted this sneak preview story. 2023 Toyota Prius Hybrid and Prius Prime Plug-in Hybrid.

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News: Corvette Adds Electric Power to Boost Performance

Clean Fleet Report

Like every hybrid Prius since 1997, the Corvette doesn’t need to plug in, but refills the battery either through regenerative braking or, if you decide to lift, from coasting, or directly from the engine. kilowatt-hour battery tucked between the seats. The Vette’s usual 495 hp V8 directs its power to the rear wheels.

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Here are all the used EVs that qualify for a $4,000 tax credit

Baua Electric

Per the IRS: Beginning January 1, 2023, if you buy a qualified previously owned electric vehicle (EV) or fuel cell vehicle (FCV) from a licensed dealer for $25,000 or less, you may be eligible for a previously owned clean vehicle tax credit under Internal Revenue Code Section 25E.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

Battery-gasoline hybrids go back more than 20 years to the first Toyota Prius, but real mainstream battery-only electric EVs are only in their second decade. But it’ll be clean and fun, so this brand pivot makes a lot of sense. The Toyota Prius, a battery-gasoline hybrid, is a very famous and recognizable example of this approach.

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Shell ditch Hydrogen Refuelling

EV Info

The sites were opened to much fanfare between 2017 and 2019 and were owned and operated by a subsidiary of ITM Power, the Aim-quoted electrolyser company. Number 1 has been Toyota with an insane love of Hydrogen and a similar dictate for Battery Power, even after the highly successful Toyota Prius. From 2019 and now mostly forgotten.