The Truth About Cars

APRIL 24, 2024

With 18 stores in seven states and its corporate dealers in California, VinFast now has a surprisingly robust U.S. is the VF 8 SUV. retail footprint, though it’s still unclear how the early reviews will affect sales of its EVs at the new locations.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Though VW hasn’t detailed which models Magna will be responsible for, it has already noted a $40,000 electric SUV and a pickup as its first two models, so they seem like the most logical starting point. The automaker’s order adds up to $492 million, or 450 million euros to develop and produce the vehicles.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Vivianna Van Deerlin was one of the first owners of the Lucid Air Dream Edition and attended the October 30th, 2021 unveiling event in California. It’s all carefully choreographed,” Lucid wrote in its blog. “We The vehicle was then shipped to New Jersey, where she plans to take delivery soon.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 21, 2023

While Williams’ road trip ended with a stranded journalist and a vehicle that couldn’t complete its intended journey, Edmunds’ at least ended in its home area in Southern California. The publication sent its SUV to the dealer, where it’s been for more than two weeks so far, requiring support from a GM technician and surrounding stores.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 15, 2023

Faraday delivered the vehicle to a buyer in California on August 12 and said it plans to deliver others in the near future. The automaker claimed over 60,000 reservations when it announced the SUV, but it’s unclear how many of those have stuck around over the last six years while the company got its act together.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 26, 2023

& Tesla’s 2022 annual impact report stated that the batteries in the Model S sedan and Model X SUV lost 12 percent of their capacity after powering the vehicles for 200,000 miles. While the federal government requires an eight-year/100,000-mile warranty, California requires 10 years or 150,000 miles.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 5, 2024

Also on display will be the full-size VF9 SUV, which the company said will integrate a new streaming service CES attendees can experience personally, and an all-new electric bike. These dealers will initially begin selling the VinFast VF 8 all-electric SUV, with plans to add the VF 6, VF 7, and VF 9 models when they launch in the US market.

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MyEVOnline

JULY 28, 2020

While writing this blog in the corona crisis, many of the startups below are experiencing financial difficulties. Fisker , a Los Angeles-based automotive company, will sell its first electric car, Ocean crossover SUV by the end of 2022. According to Faraday, it will manufacture FF91 in Hanford, California. billion in funding.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 27, 2007

California had a regulation that would have required automobile manufacturers to produce a small percentage of cars without emissions by such-and-such date, and a larger percentage later. Profit margins on large SUVs were much bigger. Read the full email at Joe Romm's blog Climate Progress.

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Current EV

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

In 2019, the RAV4 wasn’t just the world’s best-selling SUV; it was also the 4th best-selling passenger car overall, selling 535,000 units in North America alone. Toyota’s ground-breaking SUV reached a 10M global sales landmark in February of 2020. That makes the 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime the crown jewel of the brand’s SUV lineup.”.

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EV Life

AUGUST 28, 2020

Most car sites are built for gas vehicles, so you have to do countless hours of blog research. You may be surprised by the number of sedans, SUV/crossovers, and hatchbacks available. States like California give you the legal right to install a charger if you submit a request and pay for installation. Make an EV charging plan.

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 5, 2008

The following guest blog post is by Earl Killian who often blogs at Joe Romm's ClimateProgress.org. In his blog he writes: Originally conceived of in 1990, the California ZEV program has morphed over time from just an electric car mandate to incorporate a broad spectrum of clean, advanced technology vehicles, such as hybrids.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 16, 2006

First customers for the conversions of several dozen SUVs would be cities, utilities, CEOs, entrepreneurs and celebrities. Andy Frank and the non-profit California Cars Initiative is starting a project to demonstrate the potential of the Ford Escape Hybrid to operate as a plug-in hybrid.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Ruppert "The End of Oil", by Paul Roberts "High and Mighty: The dangerous rise of the SUV", by Keith Bradsher, 2002 "High Noon for Natural Gas: The New Energy Crisis", by Julian Darley "The Hype about Hydrogen", by Joseph J. Congresswoman Linda T. com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. Hybrid Center at the University of California-Davis : under Prof. At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Following that, according Chryslers filings, will come electric-powered cars, SUVs and crossovers, some based on Fiat vehicles, according to the "viability plan" Chrysler submitted to the Treasury Department. The Circuit is similar to the Tesla Roadster, a $109,000 sports car produced by a small California company.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Blog Archive ▼ 2009 (52) ▼ April (6) Waxman-Markey and REDD BlogRoll Review: Space Beams, Leaded Batteries, an.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 10, 2023

Your author currently lives in the woods where you’d expect to see a lot of gasoline-powered pickups and SUVs. Even in California, where emission standards are higher than the rest of the nation and electric cars are vastly more popular, there’s a noteworthy decline in volume among dealerships located away from urban areas. "We

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 1, 2024

Disparities in vehicle weight/height as many automakers shifted toward larger SUVs and electric vehicles with heavy batteries may have played another significant role. We’ve also seen a major shift toward advanced driving aids that have a tendency to lull drivers in a false sense of complacency and don’t always function as advertised.

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Current EV

MARCH 3, 2020

BMW didn’t realize it had a serious problem until California-based Tesla invaded BMW’s home turf and stole away many of its clients. Prior to these concepts entering the factory and turning into the real deal, BMW will release its iX3, a long-range China-only EV SUV with a 74 kilowatt-hour battery capable of an estimated 273 miles.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 1, 2023

Following new rules approved by local regulators on Friday, the State of California has inched closer to banning diesel semi trucks. The California Air Resource Board (CARB) board unanimously voted on a plan that would seek to phase out sales of medium and heavy-duty vehicles that are powered by diesel fuel by 2036. Democratic Gov.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

In my very first article for this site and blog back in January 2017 , I created a framework of factors that were critical for EVAdoption in the US (chart below). In higher EV-adopting areas of the US such as many parts of California, there tends to be an adequate number of EV charging stations – especially if you drive a Tesla.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Furia explained, "The SUVs that we just completed that were outfitted with the XHT drive train could have been any SUV made by anyone.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Until then, we also recommend you look at the FAQ at the Climate Progress Blog and the FAQ by Hybrids-Plus , an after-market converter of hybrid cars, for answers to many questions! What Are Plug-In Hybrids (PHEVs)? Please see our Plug-In Hybrids page Wheres the payback? Alternative Fuels to top Whats the deal with ethanol?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Hourcar by Hymotion, August 2006 (Twin Cities, MN), contact info@hourcar.org Southern California Edison by EnergyCS, August 2006 (Los Angeles County) Manitoba Hydro by EnergyCS, August 2006, then converted by Hymotion, November 2007 (Winnipeg, Manitoba), contact jeinnes@hydro.mb.ca Contact info via Wizbanit , the owners blog.

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EV Match

AUGUST 29, 2022

In our latest blog post, EVmatch advisor Jeff Pickett takes a deep dive into the landmark bill, looking at what the IRA means for climate change mitigation and the EV industry. For example: beyond the North American final assembly requirement we went into earlier, the majority of battery components need to come from North America, plus.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

It is aggressively in talks with Portland General Electric Plug-In Charging Stations , ( POR ) and other states including Michigan, and California that are scrambling to offer incentives. Feature your company/blog/book Interview a contributor Whats New? I wont be buying an electric car of any kind. They will not meet my needs.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

↓ ↑ report 10 Pixls 11:45PM (4/09/2009) well i think, in a perfect world there would be some level of uniformity to the batteries per car of course not all cars would have the same pack, that would be impossible, but perhaps, an SUV pack, a sport pack, minivan pack, and like regular car or something.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Additionally, I had a close frind out in California that just about creamed in his pants when he was able to lease one. Blending the MPG of SUVs and small cars understates the real consumption and rewards automakers for building gas hogs and unsafe micro cars which makes people want to buy "safe" gas hogs.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 30, 2024

.& If those claims sound familiar, it’s effectively what the Trump administration said when it attempted to roll back Obama-era emission requirements and revoke the California fueling waiver that basically allowed the state to position itself as the de facto federal standard — something we’ve covered several times in the past.

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