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J.D. Power: First-time owners find switching to EVs highly satisfactory

Green Car Congress

Among owners who cite incentives as a key purchase driver, 79% received a federal tax credit/rebate, but only 59% of that group say it was very easy to receive. Rankings are based on numerical scores, and not necessarily on statistical significance. PP100) and squeaks and rattles (13.4 There’s essentially more to go wrong.

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ICCT study finds state EV incentives playing a significant role in driving sales

Green Car Congress

A statistical regression revealed that the total monetary benefit to consumers from state incentives significantly positively correlates with BEV sales when all 50 states and the District of Columbia are included. Total benefit and electric vehicle sales share for the ten states with the highest sales share of BEVs and PHEVs.

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Buying an EV amid high demand and supply chain issues

Plug in America

Recurrent allows you to see a used vehicle’s battery health and compare it to battery health statistics of the same make and model. Also, be sure to check with your local state and city municipalities for EV incentives such as reduced electricity rates, tax credits, or rebates to help make the transition to an EV or PHEV easier. .

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2021 US EV Sales Scoreboard: RAV4 Prime and Mustang Mach-E Are The Top-Selling Non-Tesla EVs

EV Adoption

Among electric vehicles from automakers that report specific sales numbers for their EV models, the Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV was tops in the US in 2021 with 27,3707 units sold. Another top-selling EV beyond Tesla models that is not included is the Jeep Wrangler 4xe PHEV, which likely saw 2021 sales of between 20,000-25,000.

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Domestic Tesla Model Y dominated the German EV market in January

Push EVs

PHEVs on the other hand saw a more dramatic complete incentive cut. This means that a consumer buying a PHEV before the end of December was saving around €4000, compared to buying in January. As a result, the PHEV category in January saw their lowest market share since June 2020, and unit volumes just 12.7%

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The US Needs 20 Times More EV Charging Stations by 2030… Or Else

Blink Charging

According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , electric vehicle sales, including plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) and battery electric vehicles (BEV), increased from just over 17,000 in 2011 to 632,883 in 2021. In fact, BEVs accounted for 3.2% of the total light-duty vehicle market in 2021!

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) It is much more than that.

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