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PHEVs Are A Great Solution For Many — But PHEV Incentives Need Fixing

EV Adoption

Like many issues and discussion topics today, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) have become a divisive concept within the electric vehicle industry. People seem to either be fans of the dual-powertrain approach of PHEVs or have a huge disdain for them. The Knocks Against PHEVs. Black and white. Good versus bad.

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Road Test: 2021 Kia Niro PHEV EX Premium

Clean Fleet Report

The 2021 Kia Niro PHEV is one of three electrified Niro models to choose from, alongside a hybrid and a pure battery electric version. Clean Fleet Report drove the Niro PHEV EX Premium, and came away with a good feeling about this compact crossover that can deliver a 560-mile driving range. Photos by John Faulkner and Kia.

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J.D. Power study: EV consideration in US increasing, but slowly; availability of public chargers a friction point

Green Car Congress

Power Nearly half (49%) of shoppers rejecting the idea of buying an EV say their primary reason is a lack of charging station availability. A resounding effort to build out and improve the public charging infrastructure will emphatically increase EV purchase consideration. —Stewart Stropp, executive director of EV intelligence at J.D.

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Are EVs Charged Mostly By Coal Power in the US?

EV Adoption

One of the common arguments you hear from people in America who are not fans of the idea of electric vehicles is that they are mostly charged from electricity produced from coal power plants. Residents of the “Mountain State” only purchased 309 EVs (195 BEVs and 114 PHEVs) last year, while Californian’s purchased 120,793.

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OSU wins Year 2 of EcoCAR 3 competition

Green Car Congress

Teams have four years (2014-2018) to harness those ideas into the ultimate energy-efficient, high performance vehicle. Additional sponsors joining DOE and GM include: MathWorks; National Science Foundation; California Air Resources Board; NXP; Clean Cities; AVL Powertrain Engineering; Robert Bosch, LLC; ETAS; PACCAR; dSPACE, Inc.;

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“Charging Station” — Is That the Location or the “Charger”?

EV Adoption

And most of that was during about 5 road trips to and from Southern California. . million EVs (including PHEVs). So there are about 16 ICE vehicles to every gas pump versus 21 Level 2 and DC fast chargers to each BEV and PHEV.

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utilizing these ideas and instructions in an attempting to enhance national security, reduce gas consumption, vehicle "emissions", your carbon footprint, or smog, you do so at your own risk & peril. Recharge a Car, Recharge the Grid, Recharge the Planet Google.org supports PHEV & V2G with [link] project.

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