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US EV Sales Share Reaches 7% in Q2 2022 — New Data Now Available?

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Electric vehicle sales in the US continue to see a significant uptick, with EV (BEV and PHEV) share of new light passenger vehicles (LPVs) reaching 7.05% in Q2 of 2022. times from the 2.44% EV sales share since the end of 2022. If the quarterly increase continues at 13% for Q3 and Q4, the Q4 sales share would reach 9.0%.

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J.D. Power: US growing increasingly divided on EV adoption

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On a nationwide basis, EV adoption rates have continued to rise steadily, with EV sales now representing 8.6% Even among current EV sales, total affordability scores are being heavily influenced by the Tesla models, which have recently undergone a series of price cuts that has increased their overall affordability. Each month, the J.D.

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Ford F-150 Lightning customers to receive 250 kWh of complimentary ultra-fast charging at Electrify America charging stations

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This included charging benefit is available solely to F-150 Lightning retail customers. In some states, such as Texas and Wyoming, pricing is by the minute: 1-90 kW: $0.16/min, Standard pricing for Electrify America DC fast charging varies by location; in California, the Guest & Pass Members price is $0.43/kWh. min, 1-350 kW: $0.32/min.

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START Bus unveils Wyoming’s first electric buses; first Proterra ZX5 buses in US

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START Bus, a public transit system serving Jackson and Teton County, Wyoming, and nearby areas and Proterra unveiled the community’s first of eight Proterra ZX5 battery-electric transit buses. The buses are the first battery-electric buses in Wyoming and first Proterra ZX5 buses ( earlier post ) to be deployed in the United States.

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ICCT study finds state EV incentives playing a significant role in driving sales

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A study by a team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) shows that state electric vehicle incentives are playing a significant early role in reducing the effective cost of ownership and driving electric vehicle sales. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge. —Jin et al. Earlier post.).

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Tesla’s war against direct sales wages on with big win in Virginia

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Tesla’s war with laws that prohibit the direct sale of cars to consumers continues to wage on, but the automaker is making progress across the United States. Tuesday, Virginia DMV Commissioner Richard Holcomb stated Tesla is now eligible to open the three sales locations in the state. What do you think? What do you think?

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US new light-duty diesel sales dropped slightly in 2016 to 280,000 units from 300,000 in 2015

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The 2016 increase in diesel sales was about 6.7% smaller than the some 300,000 added to the US vehicle parc in 2015, but still demonstrated resilience in a market that had 25% fewer model choices available. This more than offset the decrease in diesel car registrations due to the 25% drop in number of choices available on the market.