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GM, Honda announce new partnership to build affordable electric vehicles

Teslarati

General Motors and Honda have announced a new partnership to develop affordable electric vehicles based on a global platform. “GM “This is a key step to deliver on our commitment to achieve carbon neutrality in our global products and operations by 2040 and eliminate tailpipe emissions from light-duty vehicles in the U.S.

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Cars That Think

Michael Leiters , who was Ferrari’s chief technology officer (he recently left the company), says there’s no denying that electrification in the car industry is largely being driven by the need to comply with strict emissions regulations, including for carbon dioxide. Lamborghini has been the stubborn holdout among speed merchants.

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Price Parity is Not the Key to EV Adoption in the US

EV Adoption

Reducing carbon omissions and pollution from the transportation sector are clearly important to the health of the planet and humans. Similarly, while there is considerable focus on building out DC fast charging and Level 2 charging infrastructure, there is a tremendous opportunity to add more affordable public Level 1 stations.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Maverick XL FWD Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The Maverick has exterior color options of Alto Blue Metallic, Iconic Silver Metallic, Carbonized Grey Metallic, Shadow Black, Hot Pepper Red Metallic, Cyber Orange Tri-coat Metallic, Oxford White, Cactus Grey, Velocity Blue Metallic and Area 51, which was the color on our test vehicle. First Drive: GMC Canyon.

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Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives

EV Adoption

The goal of using taxpayer dollars to increase sales of electric vehicles should serve two primary purposes: 1) To reduce the cost differential between comparable EV and ICE vehicles to make EVs more attractive and more affordable to more people. Option to Convert the Tax Credit to a Time of Purchase Rebate.