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Tesla Model Y overtakes Model 3 in April Global EV sales, Model 3 #1 in 2021

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The Model Y crossover debuted in March 2020 when Tesla first delivered the all-electric vehicle to customers. In April, the Model Y accumulated 16,232 registrations, according to the EV Sales Blog , a website that tracks global electric vehicle sales. The Model 3 sold only 14,980, making it the third most popular EV globally.

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2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV: 42 mile EV range/600 total miles! A smash hit!

Current EV

Toyota’s ground-breaking SUV reached a 10M global sales landmark in February of 2020. By John Coulter, CURRENT EV CMO In its new Prime, Toyota offers a RAV4 green version that employs a hybrid drivetrain relying on a gas engine and electric motors that draw power from a plug and regenerative braking. Demand is intense.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. Focusing on all-electric, Nissan-Renault partnership with Better Place for EVs. Vice Chairman Bob Lutz in GMs FastLane blog ). Red Herring ).

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Senate Bill Seeks to Tariff Chinese Vehicles Out of Existence

The Truth About Cars

In 2020, he suggested that manufacturers pivot away from EVs to focus on building affordable combustion models he argued would sell better without all the development overhead associated with electrification. .& That’s not really much of a long-term solution if the end goal is to beat China at its own game.

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