Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2014

The BMW Group and Samsung SDI have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand their supply relationship for battery cells for electro-mobility. Samsung SDI will supply the BMW Group with battery cells for the BMW i3, BMW i8 and additional hybrid models over the coming years. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. The requirement has been extended through 2025; however, the mandated sales levels are not likely to be met, Navigant notes.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Battery is under 10kWh: Currently only five PHEVs would not meet the proposed 10 kWh threshold: Toyota Prius Prime (8.8 kWh) Hyundai IONIQ PHEV (8.9 kWh) Kia Niro PHEV (8.9 But all of these PHEVs have batteries of around 9 kWh and so they could easily be upgraded to 10 kWh to qualify for the tax credit.

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Tax Credit Tax Hummer PHEV 52

Push EVs

MARCH 11, 2023

share of sales in February 2023, a drop from 24.9% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). BEVs have grown share modestly, but PHEVs have lost significantly. Overall auto market volume growth came on the back of sales growth of HEVs, BEVs, and Petrols. All are compelling vehicles, already very popular in their home market of South Korea.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 31, 2021

The EV6 will be produced in South Korea and go on-sale in select global markets starting from the second half of 2021, with online reservations beginning from March 30 in some markets. The Mini EV (no relation to the MINI brand owned by BMW) comes in two- and four-seater versions. – March 30, via CleanTechnica.

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Kia Jeep Lexus Re-Charge 52

EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

It remains to be seen how significant of an impact this change will have, but it should clearly increase sales of lower-cost EVs among households or modest income. Elimination of the 200,000 Sales Cap Per Manufacturer. To date, two manufacturers — Tesla and General Motors — saw the tax credit phaseout completely.

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