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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Despite this, a 2003 EPRI study , assuming only $2/gallon gas , zero buying incentives, and a PHEV premium of $3-$5,000 more than standard hybrids, shows that the total lifetime cost of ownership for a PHEV will be lower than that of any other vehicle type -- so the payback will be there. We see evidence of evolving views. Just the opposite.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Establishing dealer network.

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

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an additional $3 billion in funding to the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Direct Loan Program (ATVM) , the advent of which dates all the way back to 2007. $2 only when by car dealers, not private parties. billion for the purchase of zero-emission vehicles and $1.71 and a third).