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UC Davis ITS study suggests hastening consumer adoption of plug-ins will require innovation on the sales side

Green Car Congress

A study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis finds that buyers of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) are substantially less satisfied with the dealer purchase experience than buyers of conventional vehicles—with the notable exception of Tesla buyers. In some cases, dealers outright discouraged PEV purchases.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

The Truth About Cars

Most of the relevant studies are several years old, frequently rope in the European market, and typically list high-volume models that are purchased by just as many men (e.g. However, assuming their purchasing trends have remained consistent since roughly 2018, there are a few obvious takeaways. Honda Civic).

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

The Truth About Cars

Most of the relevant studies are several years old, frequently rope in the European market, and typically list high-volume models that are purchased by just as many men (e.g. However, assuming their purchasing trends have remained consistent since roughly 2018, there are a few obvious takeaways. Honda Civic).

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Proposed Federal EV Tax Credit Reform: Will It Move the Sales Needle?

EV Adoption

Buyers can claim a base credit of $1,250 for the purchase of qualifying used EVs, with additional incentives for battery capacity. Battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles purchased in or after 2010 may be eligible for the US federal income tax credit of up to $7,500. At that point the credit expires completely.

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It’s all about connection

Electric Auto Association

Pierce has been an EV advocate since even before purchasing a Nissan LEAF in 2012. The Chevrolet Bolt was offered by GM Maven for Lyft and Uber drivers as a rental option, so I took them up on it. “We We had a Jaguar EV lined-up, but Jaguar wouldn’t let us take it on test drives. Tesla saved the day.”

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Education key in WM Motor’s plan to create a second-hand EV trading platform

China EV

One thing that put a lot of downward pressure on used EV (and here I am referring only to BEVs), she said, is incentives. The arrival of the Chevrolet Bolt was a turning point, she said. Nissan LEAFs and Tesla Model S EVs have been on the road for a long time and their batteries seem to be holding a lot of range. In the U.S.,

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At the EV Crossroads

Clean Fleet Report

This story is the 2,000 th one posted on Clean Fleet Report (as a point of reference we hit story #1,000 on Feb. In a few short years the launch of the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt moved us closer to that vision becoming reality. It’s not a slam dunk, but the Q4 had the edge in this head-to-head test.

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