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Toyota to debut 2 BEVs, 1 PHEV for US this year; says research shows BEVs & PHEVs have similar environmental benefits

Green Car Congress

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) plans to debut three new electrified models—two BEVs and a PHEV—in the US market this year. At every price point and with multiple powertrains, we can put more people in cleaner automobiles across North America to have the greatest near-term impact on total carbon emissions.

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Michelin doesn’t want you to buy as many EV tires

Baua Electric

And yet it acknowledges that EV drivers shouldn’t be buying as many tires as they are. The challenge for big potential users like Michelin is how you organize the collection of all the plastic bottles to buy as a consistent feedstock in the future. It’s a technology challenge on multiple fronts.

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Chrysler to introduce PHEV models in 2016 and 2017 to meet ZEV requirements; new FCA gasoline engine family coming in 2015

Green Car Congress

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ (FCA) Chrysler Brand will launch two plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) over the next several years, said Al Gardner, President and CEO of the Chrysler Brand, during the FCA Investor Day presentations at Auburn Hills, Mi. FCA will launch a PHEV minivan in 2016 to comply with ZEV requirements.

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CarMax Survey Finds 56% Of Car Owners Likely To Buy An EV Or Hybrid Next

CleanTechnica EVs

CarMax is one of the largest sellers of automobiles in America. In fiscal year 2021, it found buyers for 750,000 cars. One of the primary rules for any sales organization is to know the wants and needs of its customers, so CarMax decided to do a survey to find out what people think about eco-friendly […].

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Hybrid hype: types, tech, and the road ahead

Baua Electric

Plug-in-hybrid While the aforementioned hybrids only charge their batteries internally, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) charge their batteries both internally and externally. Plug-in hybrids are essentially a halfway point between full hybrid and fully electric automobiles.

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Study Suggests Automakers Lose $6,000 On Each EV Sold

The Truth About Cars

Assuming production continues and the public ends up buying them in meaningful numbers, EV profitability should improve over time. Toyota, for example, will buy credits to meet emissions regulations, choosing to base its EV plans on customer demand. Of course, we've been hearing that for well over a decade at this point.

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Driving Dystopia: Pickup Sales Are Probably Going to Decline in the UK

The Truth About Cars

For corporate automobiles that also see private use, benefit-in-kind taxes are calculated as a perk on top of the base salary. Real Driving Emissions Step 2” (RDE2) has likewise introduced new emission rules that require gasoline and diesel driven automobiles to have on-road emissions output effectively match laboratory testing.

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