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Pike Research projects California, New York and Florida to lead US in PEV sales

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The company has now constructed a model for plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) sales at the US state level, metropolitan statistical area (MSA) level and for selected utility company territories. Within the top 10 largest MSAs in the US, New York City and Los Angeles are projected to lead with 116,718 and 96,175 PEVs by 2017.

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IEA: Electric vehicles posted strong gains in 2016; 2M now in global parc

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With more than 750,000 units sold over the year, the number of electric vehicles in the global parc—primarily Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs)—surpassed 2 million units in 2016, following a year of strong growth in 2015, according to the International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook 2017.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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Although an electric range of 10 miles may not sound too impressive, the more frequently a battery is fully discharged during normal operation, and subsequently recharged from the grid, the faster the consumer sees a return on their battery investment. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Volkswagen’s Electrify America supplement discusses ZEV charging investments in disadvantaged California communities

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A discussion of Electrify America’s commitment to gather statistics on resulting workforce training of and employment recruitment from disadvantaged/underserved communities served by implementation of the investment plan. The charging power gap used assumptions including the battery size, charging power and range efficiency (assumed 3.5

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Parking EVs In Driveways and on the Street: Implications for EV Charging

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Statistics gathered by the website GarageLiving.com provide additional data points: Of 1,500 North American respondents to a Garage Living poll, 20% said they were unable to park in their garage. And another UCLA study of 32 Los Angeles-area families found that 75% of them didn’t use their garages for parking.

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EV Chargers for All!

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Harry decided to forego buying an EV, but he remains open to purchasing one if both the affordability and charging issues are better addressed. “I The transition to EVs in the United States will hit a deep pothole unless the more than one-third of the 124 million households that rent can be convinced to purchase an EV. households.

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Tesla Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: April 23, 2024

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On the demand front, we’ve undertaken a variety of initiatives, including lowering the price of both the purchase and subscription options for FSD, launching extremely attractive leasing specials for the Model 3 in the U.S. And so, the price per kilowatt hour of lithium-ion batteries went to crazy numbers, crazy levels.

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