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California PHEV Owners Return to Gas Power

The Truth About Cars

Yet 20 percent of California PHEV owners have gone back to gas-powered vehicles. Published in Nature Energy on April 26th by the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, the study found that PHEV buyers in California were abandoning the technology at a rate of […].

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2022 Mazda MX-30 EV Arrives in California This Fall, Rotary PHEV to Follow

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Mazda’s first electric vehicle will arrive in the United States later this year, though technically it’s just going to be California while the manufacturer considers the viability of selling to regions beyond the West Coast.

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Gas War: U.S. House Suggests Ending California Emissions Authority, White House Says Nope

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House of Representatives that would prevent California from receiving federal waivers to set standards limiting the sale of gasoline-driven automobiles. However, the proposal is not incorrect in asserting that California's Clean Air Act waiver gives it a large amount of influence over national vehicle policies.

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Tesla Model 3 maintains #1 spot in France after strong May performance

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According to new figures from the EV Sales Blog , the mass-market sedan continued its strong performance in May, indicating an additional 2,111 Model 3s were registered last month. Credit: EV Sales Blog. For now, the growth in plugin vehicles in France is mainly attributed to Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs).

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Tesla Model 3 steals Germany’s top EV sales spot in March with record month

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EV has been the German company’s “city car,” according to the EV Sales Blog , a site that tracks electric vehicle sales figures globally. Credit: EV Sales Blog. Every EV that Tesla has in the European market has been exported from the Fremont factory in Northern California or Gigafactory Shanghai in China.

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Honda is Releasing a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Plug-In Hybrid CR-V for 2025

The Truth About Cars

That said, they’re only sold in California, and there are only two models available. The concept behind the CR-V is similar to that of a traditional PHEV, replacing gas with hydrogen. HondaLink navigation comes standard, offering guidance to one of the 55 hydrogen fueling stations in California. inch digital gauge cluster.

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2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV: 42 mile EV range/600 total miles! A smash hit!

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Its 42-mile EV range, its 600-mile total range and relatively low price tag have made the PHEV an instant smash hit. At the moment, only a handful are available at California dealerships. The obvious next step after creating a popular RAV4 PHEV would be stepping up to an all-electric version. Demand is intense. Time will tell.

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