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T&E study finds plug-in hybrids show higher CO2 emissions than claimed

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T&E said governments should therefore end the purchase subsidies and tax breaks for plug-in hybrids. T&E has commissioned Emissions Analytics to test three of the most popular PHEVs sold in 2019: a BMW X5 (longest EV range PHEV available), a Volvo XC60 and the Mitsubishi Outlander.

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US Tax Credit Supports Gassers Over Tesla Model Y, Ford Mustang Mach-E

InsideEVs

You can get a $7,500 credit on the polluting Ford Escape PHEV, but not the emissions-free Mustang Mach-E SUV.

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Tesla Tax Credit: How Californians Can Save $15,000 with EV Credits and Rebates

EV Life

In this article, we’re going to show you how California residents can save over $15,000 on Tesla Model 3 and Model Y by taking advantage of available EV tax credits, rebates, and incentives. Any unused funds are not available as a refund or to be used on the following year’s taxes. Not anymore.

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Yet another study shows plug-in hybrids aren’t as clean as we thought

Baua Electric

Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) are thought to bring the best of both worlds – a large enough battery to take care of your daily tasks, paired with a gas engine for longer trips or when you can’t find a charger. For this reason, PHEVs have long been thought of as an ideal transitional technology between gas vehicles and electric ones.

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Hybrid hype: types, tech, and the road ahead

Baua Electric

Plug-in-hybrid While the aforementioned hybrids only charge their batteries internally, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) charge their batteries both internally and externally. PHEVs can run as electric vehicles in cities, significantly reducing tailpipe pollution.

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Study Concludes That Smaller Capacity PHEVs Would Be a “Robust” Option for Minimizing Fuel Consumption, Cost and GHG Emissions

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A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University has analyzed the impact of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) battery pack size on fuel consumption, cost and greenhouse gas emissions over a range of charging frequencies (distance traveled between charges). Shiau et al. 2009) Click to enlarge.

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AECOM study finds EV adoption in Victoria can offer significant economic benefits by late 2020s; PHEVs initially lead uptake

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the potential implications of electric vehicles for electricity consumption, management of electricity demand, greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutant emissions. vehicle types (ICEs, EVs, PHEVs and HEVs). Take-up of PHEVs and EVs is sensitive to the year in which parity with ICE vehicles is achieved and any.

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