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Feature: Bridging the EV Affordability Gap

Clean Fleet Report

The number of plug-in electric cars nearly doubled from 40 to more than 70 vehicles this year, including attractive SUV crossovers in the $40,000 range like the Ford Mustang Mach-E and the Volkswagen ID4. The post Feature: Bridging the EV Affordability Gap first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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Why Hybrids are gaining momentum amid EV frenzy | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The hybrid vehicles — dual powered by a petrol engine and an electric motor — are gathering strong traction amongst SUV buyers versus all electric battery-operated passenger vehicles. Already, about a fifth of the Grand Vitaras sold by Maruti Suzuki are powered by a hybrid powertrain. lakh in the case of an EV SUV.

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Feature: Muscle Cars Are Speeding into the Future

Clean Fleet Report

They are known for power and sleekness, but can guzzle gallons of gas. In recent years, classic muscle cars have received modifications and design evolutions to help them compete in the world market of climate-conscious vehicles. The earliest muscle cars were all rear-wheel drive, but that changed with advancing technologies.

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Who will be in the driver’s seat?

Electric Auto Association

The idea of running out of power and getting stranded on the side of the road can be terrifying to women for safety reasons. Automakers must change perspective “It’s important to consider that women tend to have the final say on family car decisions and electric cars have not been family oriented enough,” Sinclair said.

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Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

Creative Greenius

No one needs to buy another new gas powered car. She lives in a solar powered house and drives an electric car. People use them every day in every way to do what they need a small SUV to do. If you can afford them. The Creative Greenius suggests you let those cars rot on the showroom floor. Save your money. Imagine that.

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The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks

Cars That Think

EV owners should be urged to charge at night to save not only money and the power grid but “ the world ,” a news headline cries out. Scaling is hard Let me be very clear: Transitioning to electric vehicles and renewable energy to combat climate change are valid goals in themselves. C above preindustrial levels.

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2030: 20 Million More ICE Vehicles Will Be on the Roads in the US Than in 2021

EV Adoption

With gas-powered cars and trucks accounting for a majority of new vehicles being purchased likely until around 2032-2035, it means that a high percentage of gas-powered vehicles purchased in 2021 will still be on the road in 2033. The average age of vehicles in operation has increased 40.5% since 1995 from 8.4 years to 11.8

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