The Truth About Cars

JUNE 3, 2024

But they’re also trying to circumvent emissions regulations and noticed that building increasingly large SUVs and pickups (at the expense of everything else) allowed them to simultaneously do both. Unfortunately, this has left many with product lineups overloaded with models loads of households can no longer afford.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

As we continue to build our last mile delivery fleet, we’re interested in working with electric van providers that help us achieve our goal of operating a 100% zero-emissions logistics fleet by 2040.” Truck sales actually declined, while SUV sales increased by 9.4 ” Ford’s overall business saw just a 0.8

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My Energi

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

According to the results of a new YouGov survey commissioned by the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA), consumer acceptance of electric vehicles (EVs) continues to grow. To date this year, more than 260,000 BEVs alone have driven off dealer forecourts, with the Tesla Model Y now the fifth most popular new car in the UK.

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My Energi

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

With government incentives also beginning to wane, affordability remains a major concern for many motorists. You can pick up an SUV, saloon or estate that’ll keep on going for another decade. So, with supply slim and prices high, is going electric necessarily the right choice for every motorist? What about the elephant in the room?

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EV Central

APRIL 18, 2023

The federal government has confirmed it will introduce a mandatory fuel emission standard to encourage the take-up of electric vehicles. Car industry lobbyists, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), were recently exposed as having a secret emissions plan that would slow EV uptake. Apply on average to vehicles sold.

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Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Given New Zealand’s reliance on personal light vehicles, accelerating the uptake of e-mobility is an essential part of reducing emissions from transport. We support tying our homologation standards to Europe because it has the most robust and stringent emissions standards. Principle . There are 3.5

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Volkswagen intends to sell 150,000 e-cars—of which 100,000 will be the ID and ID SUV—by 2020, according to Thomas Ulbrich, Member of the Volkswagen Brand Board of Management, E-Mobility division. The brand’s scale helps make technical innovations affordable for the masses. Earlier post.). With the I.D., CROZZ, the I.D.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We rounded up all the affordable EVs that are arriving in 2024 and 2025 , and if automakers hold to their word—or at least their hints—it’s going to get better for those who don’t have a luxury budget. It’s giving its EQS hatchback, EQS SUV, EQE sedan, and EQE SUV lineups a heat pump for the U.S.,

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. ACE-EV X1 Transformer – Australian-based start-up plans a small range of affordable EVs focused on light commercial duties. $5 Aston Martin DBX PHEV and EV – electrified versions of AM’s first SUV on the cards.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

It’s chunky, funky and called Casper; Hyundai’s personality-packed city SUV currently only for sale in the Korean market. Even more, would Australia be ready to rock the Casper should a zero emissions version arrive? The Casper EV is a smaller SUV than the MG, measuring just 3595mm long – same as a platform-sharing Kia Picanto.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 3, 2024

This “transfer” is essentially the ability of a new EV buyer to give the tax credit to the dealer selling them their shiny new EV. In exchange, the dealer can give the equivalent “in cash or in the form of a partial payment or down payment.” Used vehicle must be purchased from a dealer.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 10, 2023

Those who follow the automotive industry will have undoubtedly noticed that dealer inventories are slowly approaching levels that would have been considered normal before the pandemic. The reading can be further misleading if a significant amount of that inventory is in transit to dealers and not available for sale."

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 17, 2023

Today’s CAFE standards are supposed to address fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. This explains why the industry seems totally obsessed with selling crossover vehicles, SUVs, and pickup trucks to Americans. Automobiles became smaller for a time and adapted to meet the changing regulatory standards.

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Ford Europe EV Plans – Ford committed that by mid-2026, 100 percent of Ford’s passenger vehicle range in Europe will be zero-emissions capable, all-electric or plug-in hybrid, and will be completely all-electric by 2030. VW’s next electric SUV, the ID.5 VW’s next electric SUV, the ID.5 17, via Ford press release.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 18, 2022

The Administration is undertaking multiple actions to place the United States on what it calls an “ irreversible path ” to achieve a 50-52 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 from a 2005 baseline, and then to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels. Volkswagen’s ID.4

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EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

According to a price survey conducted by BloombergNEF , automakers soon will be producing models that are “as affordable—and as profitable—as comparable combustion engine models, and without the help of tax subsidies.” In addition to trucks, SUVs, and more affordable EVs – American consumers need more choice.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

An electric SUV is going to have more aerodynamic drag than an electric sedan like a Tesla Model S or Lucid Air. But the difference is that only a minority of Americans today can afford to buy a new car. It might be 50 percent if you compare it to the absolute base stripped-down RAV4 that no dealer actually has.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

An electric SUV is going to have more aerodynamic drag than an electric sedan like a Tesla Model S or Lucid Air. But the difference is that only a minority of Americans today can afford to buy a new car. It might be 50 percent if you compare it to the absolute base stripped-down RAV4 that no dealer actually has.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Both recently traded their respective SUVs for electric vehicles (EVs), and happily swore off every buying another internal combustion engine (ICE) powered vehicle. Transportation is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for 27 percent of total GHG emissions in the U.S. and a similar amount in Europe.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

With the combination of requiring all new light-duty vehicles sold in New York State be zero-emission by 2035, investments in electric vehicles charging stations , and state and federal EV rebates, “ you’re going to see that you have no more excuses ” for not buying an EV, according to New York Governor Kathy Hochul. How much range is enough?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Establishing dealer network. However," he continued, "If carmakers decide not to take advantage of this offer, AFS Trinity intends to raise the funds to begin modifying existing hybrids or manufacture its own 150 mpg SUVs and, eventually, 250 mpg sedans. Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program.

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EV Adoption

AUGUST 4, 2022

The caps are $80,000 for trucks, vans, and SUVs and $55,000 for sedans, sports cars, and station wagons. But if the upcoming Cadillac LYRIQ, for example, which has a starting MSRP of $62,990, was classified as a station wagon and not an SUV, then it would not qualify under the MSRP cap rules. Closing Thoughts.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In a speech on Tuesday at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the Trump Administration’s thinking on national fuel economy standards and California. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.). —Andrew Wheeler. Purchasing.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Notes: SUVs are not defined, but presumably this category includes crossovers. 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.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 10, 2024

vehicle emissions standards. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced stricter emissions for heavy work vehicles in March, leaving the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to focus on smaller passenger vehicles and trucks. Let’s dig into what happened and the possible implications of the updated standards.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It also appears that auto dealers may be able to convert the credit into a cash-on-the-hood discount for their customers. The tax credits will now be available only for sedans priced at $55,000 or less, and for pickups, vans or SUVs at $80,000 or less. Several other sections of the bill could encourage adoption of zero-emission trucks.

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Baua Electric

MAY 12, 2024

But instead of just de facto banning the competition from giving Americans access to affordable hot new EVs, the US should instead try making affordable hot new EVs itself. The global auto industry is in a time of flux. Cars are changing quickly, as is car manufacturing.

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