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New: EVAdoption Quarterly US Electric Vehicle (EV) Sales Scoreboard

EV Adoption

We recognize that this scoreboard has limited value today due to the small number and randomness of the these 9 EVs currently included, but part of our goal is to shine a light on the general lack of transparency in the auto industry when it comes to US EV sales data. New to the scoreboard in Q3 was the Audi e-tron GT.

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Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

EV Central

The Atto 3 is charmingly if idiosyncratically styled, has a decent equipment list, a range between recharges as much as 400km in the real world, acceptable performance from its 150kW e-motor and a comfy if not especially dynamic ride/handling balance. The Renault is relatively light for an EV its size, too. But is it any good?

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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

Green Car Congress

Now, however, given all the market drivers facing the auto industry (regulations, fossil fuel availability, societal changes, etc.), Higher levels of regen allow the driver to slow the vehicle almost to a stop (with “B”), while recharging the battery. Škoda, as one example, will be offering a plug-in hybrid.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

The pure electric vehicles, for reserve, must carry heavy and expensive batteries—which add expense as well as weight—and must have access to high-powered recharging stations [ 1 ]. Furthermore, even the older version PHEV can recharge at a slow rate using local solar, wind, water-derived or other net zero CO 2 fuel.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The electricity for recharging has to come from somewhere, which means power plants. While Id been harsh on the need for outside recharge stations in the past, actually an intermediate charge may extend battery life. Re performance- with proper engineering, a small light car can protect a driver well.