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Flawed PHEV report has legs

Plugs and Cars

Because people naturally, logically believe electric cars are a good idea. The report highlights battery cost in 2010 leading to a $18,000 premium for some initial PHEVs, and suggests no lower cost is unlikely to be achieved with economies of scale. One of the many smaller media outlets and blogs to pick up the story got the message.

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Stellantis/UAW Deal Spills Tea on Future Product

The Truth About Cars

While it remains an excellent idea for our man Matt Posky to continue expertly parsing minutae of the former, our fancy-pants Managing Editor has permitted observation of the latter by this writer. According to this, the current Wrangler and aforementioned Gladiator will continue until 2028 with a PHEV upgrade in 2025.

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Which EVs Still Qualify for Federal Tax Credits?

The Truth About Cars

With the guidance having come in on the United States’ updated EV tax credit scheme, outlined in the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, we now have a pretty good idea of which electric vehicles still qualify. But it’s kind of a clunky interface so we’re just going to list them here for you.

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February 2021 – Electric Vehicle News Round-Up

Get Electric Vehicle

We write about the basics of electric vehicles , electric vehicle articles, electric vehicle project ideas, reviews, and more. The EV Sales Blog reports that some 112,593 passenger plug-in electric cars were registered in January 2021 that represents 14 of the total market. The PHEV dominated the market in January with a 58% share.

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Top 180+ Electric Vehicle Project Ideas | Electrical, Mechanical, Management, AI, Environmental Engineering, etc.

Get Electric Vehicle

We have published some articles about electric vehicle-related project ideas here in this blog. List of Electric Vehicle Project Ideas Auto adjustment of the control strategy based on the data collected from the vehicle (driving pattern, temperature, etc.) The list includes technical and management-related projects.

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How to Plan Summer Travel with an EV

Blink Charging

Beyond knowing your vehicle’s range, you should also know how that range is affected by different weather (both cold and hot), and have an idea of the approximate amount of time it will take to charge your vehicle from any given battery capacity (i.e. empty, half-full, one-quarter full, etc).

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11 Top LinkedIn Groups to Strengthen Your Connections in the Electric Mobility Community

Driivz

LinkedIn is providing members of the eMobility industry a way to share ideas, communicate, and make things happen. The purpose of this group is to share the latest hybrid and plug-in hybrid (HEV and PHEV) vehicle technology and news geared for commercial and fleet vehicles. Hybrid Electric Vehicle for Commercial and Fleet Vehicles.

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