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UC Davis study finds discontinuance rate of 21% for California PHEV adopters, 19% for BEV adopters

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For respondents that discontinued PHEV ownership 19% are unlikely to purchase one, 12.4% PHEV discontinuance is related to being female; living in a multi-unit dwelling; having fewer household vehicles; dissatisfaction with the convenience of charging; purchase price and vehicle running costs; and undertaking more long-distance trips.

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California ARB approves ACC II rule; 100% of LDVs to be PHEVS, ZEV by 2035; LEV IV emissions requirements

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The California Air Resources Board approved the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) rule. The rule establishes a year-by-year roadmap so that by 2035 100% of new cars and light trucks sold in California will be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). grams per mile down to 0.01 grams per mile.

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Building a BEV is Not a License to Use Resources Inefficiently

EV Adoption

We also need to understand that in the US, it will take until at least 2035 for most American buyers of new cars and trucks to embrace buying a full BEV. While GM has unwisely discontinued both the Chevrolet Volt PHEV and Malibu Hybrid, from the 212.7 kWh battery used in the Hummer EV, GM could have produced: – 11.6

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Mixed Outlook for Mainstream Consumer Adoption of PHEVs

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Bubble chart of plausible mainstream PHEV buyers’ battery requirements (light and dark gray circles) and experts’s requirements overlaid on a Ragone plot of NiMH and Li-ion batteries. Questions for the industry, Kurani said, include how do we get from where households currently are to where PHEVs provide the most benefit?

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CARB research seminar on new car buyers’ valuation of ZEVs

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Ken Kurani of the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies will present findings from a study commissioned by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) assessing consumer attitudes, barriers, and motivators toward purchasing zero, near-zero, and low-emission vehicles.

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Massachusetts announces additional $2M for electric vehicle rebate program

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The electric vehicle rebate program, administered by the Department of Energy Resources’ (DOER), offers rebates of up to $2,500 to Massachusetts residents who buy or lease electric vehicles. To date, the program has provided rebates for more than 700 zero and low-emission vehicles.

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Corby answers the $456,000 question: Is the luxury-soaked Bentley Flying Spur the world’s most pointless plug-in hybrid?

EV Central

If you’ve got that much money to drop on a luxury sedan that’s slightly larger than the barn where you keep your polo pony, chances are you live and work at the more resource rapacious end of the spectrum. You fly more than most people, possibly in your own jet or helicopter, and your annual carbon footprint is roughly the size of Sicily.

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