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California PHEV Owners Return to Gas Power

The Truth About Cars

Yet 20 percent of California PHEV owners have gone back to gas-powered vehicles. Published in Nature Energy on April 26th by the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, the study found that PHEV buyers in California were abandoning the technology at a rate of […].

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2022 Mazda MX-30 EV Arrives in California This Fall, Rotary PHEV to Follow

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Mazda’s first electric vehicle will arrive in the United States later this year, though technically it’s just going to be California while the manufacturer considers the viability of selling to regions beyond the West Coast.

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Tesla Model 3 maintains #1 spot in France after strong May performance

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According to new figures from the EV Sales Blog , the mass-market sedan continued its strong performance in May, indicating an additional 2,111 Model 3s were registered last month. Credit: EV Sales Blog. For now, the growth in plugin vehicles in France is mainly attributed to Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs).

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Tesla Model 3 steals Germany’s top EV sales spot in March with record month

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EV has been the German company’s “city car,” according to the EV Sales Blog , a site that tracks electric vehicle sales figures globally. Credit: EV Sales Blog. Every EV that Tesla has in the European market has been exported from the Fremont factory in Northern California or Gigafactory Shanghai in China.

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2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV: 42 mile EV range/600 total miles! A smash hit!

Current EV

Its 42-mile EV range, its 600-mile total range and relatively low price tag have made the PHEV an instant smash hit. At the moment, only a handful are available at California dealerships. The obvious next step after creating a popular RAV4 PHEV would be stepping up to an all-electric version. Demand is intense. Time will tell.

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Getting Closer to California - duplicate blog entry?

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Jerry, the solar PHEV "Spirit of DC" and the white Tesla "RARdster" continue their Renew America Roadtrip.com with Jerry in the lead, setting up press in Las Vegas. They will soon be in California, having made the 4000 mile trip in about two weeks. Press clips to come.

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Upcoming Mazda CX-70 to Share Powertrains With CX-90

The Truth About Cars

In what may be described as a ‘sky is blue’ moment, eagle-eyed fans of the Mazda brand have uncovered some filings with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) indicating the snazzy new CX-70 is going to share greasy bits with the tony CX-90. For its part, the PHEV delivers 323 horses and 369 lb-ft.

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