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Feature: Top 6 Reasons Why an EV Is the Right Choice

Clean Fleet Report

Most people are turning towards initiatives that build the environment rather than destroy it. An electric motor produces torque that propels the car faster than conventional gas-powered vehicles. With more users gearing towards purchasing electric vehicles, a surge in demand has drastically hit the electric automobile industry.

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Southeast Asia market will become a competitive place for Chinese and Japanese car companies

Setec Powerr

Europe, the birthplace of the automobile industry, to North America across the Pacific Ocean, has always been the top stage that Chinese car companies hope to step on. In addition, the tax rate for pure electric vehicles in Thailand was reduced from 8% to 2% in June this year. What is the mystery behind it?.

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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

Green Car Congress

Experts urged greater efforts on China’s part to boost development of the new energy vehicle industry. Energy-saving and new energy vehicles have become the development direction of the international automobile industry. The scale of China’s automobile production and sales in the world, is expected to continue to grow.

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GM’s Volt Program = $700m

Revenge of the Electric Car

“GM is spending $336m to upgrade the Hamtramck plant; $202m for a new plant in Flint, north of Detroit, that will build 1.4 “GM is spending $336m to upgrade the Hamtramck plant; $202m for a new plant in Flint, north of Detroit, that will build 1.4 in tax incentives for those sites and others. Related Stories.

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The World’s Most Popular EVs Aren’t Cars, Trucks, or Motorcycles

Cars That Think

House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act last week, a lesser-recognized provision earmarked some $4.1 billion in tax credits to further stimulate an already booming EV market that Elon Musk hasn't even dabbled in. Industry analysts expect that uptick in adoption to continue. When the U.S. The downsides?

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Are Rising EV Inventories Proof Nobody Wants Them?

The Truth About Cars

Despite elevated fuel prices, aggressive marketing, and most companies vowing to transition toward building electrified automobiles exclusively, America has an EV supply of more than 100 days on dealer lots. However, government incentives (EV tax credits) have made them more attractive in the general sense.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform.

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