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Cumulative PEV sales in California at 8.6% of 5M 2030 goal; BEVs at 4.4%

Green Car Congress

cumulative plug-in vehicle (plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles) sales in California have reached 8.6% In Q2 2018, PEV sales were 35,466 vehicles, up from 22,427 from Q2 2017 and up by 8,255 from Q4 2017. in Q2 2017 to 3.7% Tesla finally began significant shipments of Model 3 from prior orders.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

That’s me on January 16, 2017, with my brand new Chevy Bolt EV Premier edition in my garage at home. Last week, as part of the little known and unadvertised “Bolt Buyback” program GM quietly created in response to the recall of all their 2017- 2019 Bolts, Chevy paid $37,900 to buy this car back from us. Let me tell you about it.

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Tesla China: Top gov’t meeting confirms NEV purchase tax exemption extension

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Tesla China will likely see its momentum in the domestic EV market accelerate, thanks to the country’s NEV purchase tax exemption being renewed next year. The incentive applied to purchases involving battery electric cars like Teslas, plug-in hybrids, and fuel-cell vehicles. .

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2017 Honda Accord Hybrid, Clarity variants, Tesla Autopilot trial: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we have details on the 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid mid-size sedan, as well as battery-electric and plug-in hybrid versions of the Honda Clarity. Meanwhile, Tesla offers Model S and Model X owners a one-month free trial of its "Autopilot" system. Volkswagen may buy back 500,000 diesel cars equipped with.

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Lux: Tesla likely to miss 2020 vehicle target by >50%; Gigafactory to bring only modest reduction in costs, >50% overcapacity

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Tesla and its partner, Panasonic, will contribute about 45% and 35%, respectively, of the initial $4 billion required to build the Gigafactory, proposed to go on-stream in 2017. The Gigafactory will only reduce the Tesla Model 3’s cost by $2,800, not enough to sway the success of the planned lower-cost EV.

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Best Car To Buy 2018; Tesla Semi, Roadster; VW e-Golf driven; electric-car tax credit: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

What strong new competitor to the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid will go on sale December 1? Which vehicle did we name our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2018? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, November 17, 2017.

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Green Car Reports' 2017 Best Car To Buy nominee: Tesla Model X

Green Car Reports

Pretty much any Tesla electric car is bound to start a conversation. But as we experienced first-hand, the Model X has the most attention-getting device of any Tesla ever sold. DON'T MISS: 2016 Tesla.