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Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

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More than 90% of such vehicles are powered by internal combustion engines burning oil-derived fuels. They modeled two different future scenarios for alternative-fuel vehicle policy worldwide to 2050. 2018) “Interaction of consumer preferences and climate policies in the global transition to low-carbon vehicles.”

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Next 10 report finds California will meet or exceed original target of 1.5M ZEVs by 2025

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Accounting for that mileage and state and federal incentives, the smart fortwo ED and the Nissan Leaf have the lowest total cost of ownership of any of the 17 models studied, which include both ZEVs and internal-combustion-engine (ICE) vehicles. Tesla’s Superchargers can recharge EVs to 80% in 20 to 40 minutes. This works out to 0.05

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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The total cost of purchasing and driving one—the cost of ownership—has fallen nearly to parity with a typical gasoline-fueled car. Scientists and engineers have extended the range of EVs by cramming ever more energy into their batteries, and vehicle charging networks have expanded in many countries. EVs have finally come of age.