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Kia unveils 2023 Sportage PHEV; 32-mile AER

Green Car Congress

Kia unveiled the 2023 Sportage PHEV, the latest electrified model to join its lineup. Building upon the Sportage HEV, the turbocharged Sportage PHEV offers outstanding efficiency, with a 13.8-kWh Power for the 2023 Sportage PHEV is supplied by a 1.6-liter, kWh battery and targeted all-electric range (AER) of 32 miles.

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SAE taskforce J2954 on wireless charging and positioning standards looking to have final draft of guideline this year; significant industry involvement

Green Car Congress

Under the emerging J2954 guidelines, communications for wireless charging will use DSRC. The SAE Taskforce on wireless charging and positioning of electric vehicles (SAE J2954) ( earlier post ) is progressing, and is slated to have a final draft of the guideline this year, according to the Society of Automotive Engineers, International (SAE).

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News: Hyundai Lays Out An Electric Future

Clean Fleet Report

This includes battery electric vehicles (BEV; plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV); hybrid electric vehicles (HEV); and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV). As part of this, the group announced in May 2022 an all-new dedicated EV plant and battery manufacturing facility will be built in the U.S. million vehicle sales.

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81% of EVs Sold in 2023 Still Qualify for the Federal EV Tax Credit

EV Life

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) introduced new guidelines for a federal EV tax credit aimed at helping qualified drivers purchase an electric vehicle. The tax credit is part of a broader plan to make 50% of new vehicles sold in the United States hybrids or plug-ins by 2030.

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How Do the Electric Vehicle Tax Credits Work?

Blink Charging

First, the easy part: How do I claim the $7,500 EV tax credit? Now, onto the not-so-easy part: Which electric vehicles qualify for the Clean Vehicle Credit? Plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) These vehicles have both an electric motor that runs on a battery and an internal combustion engine powered by liquid fuel.

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2024 Mitsubishi EK X review: First Aussie drive of the cuddly kei car that could become Australia’s cheapest EV

EV Central

Mitsubishi’s sudden interest in bringing the EK X down under is driven, at least in large part, by our impending new emissions laws , and a need for it to offer some zero-emission vehicles next to the big SUVs and utes in its local showrooms. Kei cars have to fit strict guidelines, meaning they must be no more than 3.4 m long, 1.48

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China’s EV sector needs concrete revisions in the dual credit policy, not vague comments

China EV

More importantly, China Daily reported that Miao said MIIT is working on guidelines for the NEV sector, including the dual-credit scheme. Selling NEVs – which includes battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles but for all intents only means BEVs and PHEVS right now – is already challenging in China.

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