EV Adoption

AUGUST 18, 2021

In this part 2 article, we’ll dive deeply into the elimination of the per manufacturer 200,000 EVs sold phaseout. To date, only Tesla (in July 2018) and GM (in December 2018) have surpassed the 200,000 threshold and the tax credit has now been completely phased out for both manufacturers.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 19, 2023

While formerly associated with affordable luxury that appealed to basically every generation that came before the Baby Boomers, the brand has been losing market share on the North American market since the 1980s. The important thing is that the SAIC-GM gamble worked incredibly well and Buick ended up being one of China’s more popular brands.

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Teslarati

MARCH 4, 2023

Other popular models, including the Ford Maverick and the Ford Bronco Sport, are also receiving production ramps to help the Blue Oval stay ahead of demand for the popular, affordable models. This isn’t to say that GM doesn’t have a production ramp planned at all. What do you think of the article?

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Teslarati

JANUARY 13, 2023

While Honda has yet to sell an electric vehicle in North America, that is expected to change in the coming years, as the Japanese auto giant has partnered with GM to introduce an electric SUV. And hopefully, this will mean the storied brand will not only exist in the future but continue to provide customers with affordable mobility offerings.

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EV Adoption

OCTOBER 29, 2022

See notes and methodology at the end of this article.). Lack of Affordable EVs Remains a Key Hurdle to Mass Adoption. EVs analyzed for this article included all base trim model BEVs and PHEVs that are currently available in the US, or that are expected to be available by the end of the year. Fifteen or 18.3% 4 ($3,735).

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Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

EV provisions The legislation creates a new and used EV tax credit, extending the tax credit on some new EVs to 2032 while shifting tax incentives to more affordable models that are manufactured in North America. The New Jersey EVA is also educating membership in the form of a newsletter article, according to Stan Jaracz, chapter president.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 14, 2024

It will be the vehicle we look back on down the road and say ‘that is when EVs became truly affordable, user-friendly and desirable for all consumers’. But GM would attempt something similar every so often. Women also seemed to appreciate its novel design and how the cabin was oriented. It was an abject failure for the company.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 11, 2024

It will be the vehicle we look back on down the road and say ‘that is when EVs became truly affordable, user-friendly and desirable for all consumers’. But GM would attempt something similar every so often. Women also seemed to appreciate its novel design and how the cabin was oriented. It was an abject failure for the company.

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Teslarati

APRIL 23, 2021

In its piece, Consumer Reports argued that this was proof that Tesla’s driver monitoring is inadequate since it does not use eye-tracking technology like those employed in GM’s Super Cruise (or Ford’s BlueCruise). While a valid argument, this does not excuse the magazine’s demonstration.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

The beleaguered automotive industry in the United States has taken its fair share of knocks over the last 12 months but none were more shocking than when one of the oldest and most well-respected brands in motoring – General Motors (GM) – slipped into bankruptcy earlier this year. How GM hopes to recover.

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EV Life

JULY 21, 2023

Each model will have unique capabilities and advantages, with the top-tier SS providing 557 horsepower and a 0-60 in under four seconds and the RS offering a GM-estimated 320-mile range on a fully charged battery. And the best part about the EVs listed in this article?

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EV Adoption

AUGUST 19, 2021

As documented in an article in The Drive — “ Tesla’s Cheap 94-Mile Model 3 Has Cost Canadian Taxpayers $115 Million ” — Tesla produced an even lower-priced version of its popular Model 3 to come in under Canada’s iZEV program threshold. Upper income households do not need the tax credit to afford an $80,000-$100,00 EV.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

WEBSTER • FREE PRESS AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR• April 21, 2009 Print this page E-mail this article Share this article Del.icio.us Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. See instructions for fixing the problem. WEBSTER A 100 m.p.g.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Electric vehicles are "definitely affordable and environmentally friendly technology, and we think theres a huge potential market in China for them," Li Shufu, Geelys chairman, said in an interview Monday. GM plans to launch the Volt in China in 2011. Related Articles UK electric car buyers to get £5,000. in late 2010.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 25, 2024

General Motors in August invested in Silicon Valley battery technology startup, Mitra Chem, to help speed development of a more affordable battery chemistry.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Those who think they are the natural successor for full hybrids as we continue the movement towards lower emission driving will be thrilled with Volvo’s plans to unveil a plug-in hybrid car by 2012 (see article ). The primary concerns with plug-in hybrid technology appear to be the fuelling infrastructure and lowering costs.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The major vehicle manufacturers; like Ford, Stellantis, and GM; still sell their EVs through the dealership model. According to a Car and Driver article , new EV registrations rose by a whopping 60% at the beginning of 2022, even though overall new vehicle registrations were down by 18%. Perceived lack of consumer demand.

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Charged EVs

MAY 19, 2021

The Hummer EV will be the first based on the GM’s new Ultium architecture, so these two Bolts will be the last to use what GM calls its BEV2 architecture. The Hummer EV will be the first of those, so the two Bolts will be the last to use what GM calls its BEV2 architecture. 50 kilowatts: far from fast.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

I will continue to dive into these and other key EV adoption questions in the coming months, but with this article I will share some notes and thoughts on some of the near- and longer-term challenges getting in the way of achieving these goals. EV Price Parity With ICE Vehicles Is Fast Approaching. Source: EVAdoption/Loren McDonald.

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Plug In India

OCTOBER 18, 2021

If you encounter such people or articles, all you need to do is point them to the numbers and trends in the auto market. These websites publish a lot of sensational anti-EV articles with attention-grabbing, clickbait-friendly headlines. By 2030, EV’s will become even more affordable as battery production scales up.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 17, 2023

The automaker has already begun idling auto plants and is warning of future closures to pay for its transition to EVs and to try to keep EV prices affordable. GM announced in an investors call that it was pushing back its target of making 400,000 EVs in North America by the end of 2023 into mid-2024.

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EV Adoption

AUGUST 23, 2021

According to SupChina.com , the 10 largest EV producers in China based on domestic sales are: Tesla BYD SAIC Motor SAIC Volkswagen SAIC-GM-Wuling NIO Xpeng Li Auto WM Motor Geely. We will update this article once we do.). Volvo also does not break out US sales of its S90 T8 PHEV, but we are estimating 2021 sales at roughly 125 units.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

However, until mainstream public confidence reaches the point where the perceived combination of risks of a battery electric vehicle purchase (range, affordability, reliability and behavioral changes) match that of an ICE vehicle, then EV purchases are going to be the exception rather than the norm. How much range is enough?

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 5, 2024

They haven’t, and GM is clearly struggling to overcome a host of startup production problems with its Ultium vehicles—sales of which have remained far, far below the company’s own goals. For that reason, the EX30 stands alone—and that makes it an important, and affordable, EV for this year.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

’s vice chairman of product development, Robert Lutz, reportedly told Volt enthusiasts at the Web site GM-Volt.com. “We April 17, 2009 11:38 am Link Goodbye GM. Why pay $40K for a GM volt… which will look nothing more than a Malibu anyway and only get 40 miles before the gasoline engine kicks in. — Goodbye 2.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

The introduction of affordable noise management systems offers multiple benefits to manufacturers and consumers alike, achieving eco-friendly optimization of vehicle weight reductions and improved CO2 emissions. Working systems are ready for production implementation and manufacture. New York 2009: The Scion iQ goes Big Wheels!

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

They haven’t, and GM is clearly struggling to overcome a host of startup production problems with its Ultium vehicles—sales of which have remained far, far below the company’s own goals. For that reason, the EX30 stands alone—and that makes it an important, and affordable, EV for this year.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

Here is the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. But the tests are too costly for the typical small startup to afford and the warranties are unattainable because the electric batteries currently used to power plug-ins don’t last ten years. By Robert Gammon for the East Bay Express.

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EV Match

JUNE 16, 2022

But what about those who want to electrify their ride and can’t quite afford to? In this post we will discuss what one automaker is calling an impending “EV price war” in pursuit of more affordable offerings, and what else we believe is needed to make EV driving truly accessible to all. EV Price War. What Else is Needed?

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EV Adoption

AUGUST 4, 2022

From the Wall Street Journal article, Douglas Johnson-Poensgen, chief executive of Circulor, shared that only about 15% of electric-vehicle minerals are extracted or processed in the U.S. While it doesn’t say so, I take the statement below to mean that at least initially, zero GM EVs will be able to meet the battery requirements.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 11, 2022

million current owners of its full-sized pickups and SUVs—so GM faces similar challenges persuading its legacy customer-base to switch to EVs. They want a long-lasting, reliable vehicle that meets their specific needs at an affordable price and can be refueled with minimum concern—as they have now.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

» Transportation | March 28, 2009 | by EV World The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles By Noel Adams Every so often I read articles, like the ones recently about a breakthrough from researchers at MIT, which will allow batteries to charge quickly, in this case, in 2 seconds. I have never been a big fan of battery swapping.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Suffice to say, all of GM’s development programs including the Volt are threatened. For all of GM’s industrial successes and environmental failures, many elements of the American economy including the advertising-dependent entertainment industry — rise and fall with its fortunes. Cash Is Its Best Hope. November 8, 2008.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The group has quite an extensive member list , oddly including some manufacturers that have committed heavily to electric trucks, like Volvo , Daimler and GM (and even Cummins, who are a member of both HDLG and EMA). Ford used to be a member, but broke with the group in 2022 after EMA lobbied against California’s low-NOx regulations.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric cars remain dependent on the development of better,affordable batteries. Peter Roach, Birmingham, UK Nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries powered the late GM EV1 and still power hundreds of Toyota RAV4 EVs, some over 100,000 miles. Is it becuase US market prefers a "home" product? Post to Fark Post to Yahoo!

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

There are separate provisions for 2 & 3-wheeled EVs, electric bikes, and used 4-wheeled EVs — of which this article will not cover. For more background and detail on changing to refundable tax credit, read my article from September — Proposed Changes to Federal EV Tax Credit – Part 5: Making the Credit Refundable.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 16, 2022

“That said, with increased adoption of batteries, alongside improvements in technologies, the [long-term] trend is likely to still be towards lower battery costs and increased affordability, as economies of scale take hold.”. This article appeared in Issue 60: April-June 2022 – Subscribe now. What’s the scarcest of them all?

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