EV Adoption

APRIL 8, 2022

Like many issues and discussion topics today, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) have become a divisive concept within the electric vehicle industry. People seem to either be fans of the dual-powertrain approach of PHEVs or have a huge disdain for them. The Knocks Against PHEVs. Black and white. Good versus bad.

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EV Adoption

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Out of 82 BEVs and PHEVs that are either currently available for sale in the US, or expected to be so by the end of 2022, 67 of them, or 81.7%, have a base manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) higher than $39,999, according to new analysis from EVAdoption. Fifteen or 18.3% have a base MSRP below $40,000 and 31 or 37.8%

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Presently, 19 different models of PEVs from 10 different manufacturers are available for purchase in California, but only three of these models are available nationally. Power 2013 Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) study data on customer satisfaction with new car dealerships and Tesla stores. —Cahill et al.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2014

2012 and 2013 market share vs. per-vehicle incentive for battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric PHEV (where applicable, only company car market incentives shown here). To do so, it focuses on two representative vehicles, the Renault Zoe battery-electric vehicle (BEV) and the Volvo V60 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific will continue to drive PEV sales, as the technology will have only limited availability in the emerging markets of Latin America and Africa. Automakers will push for changes in the California ZEV mandates. By 2022, not even California will meet the 10% ZEV requirement.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Total transportation fuel use in California broken down by subsector and fuel type for each scenario: business-as-usual (BAU); plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs); and combined PEVs and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). The first is that the cost of batteries for larger vehicle sizes (i.e. Source: Yang et al. Click to enlarge. —Yang et al.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2017

Sales of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) in China—battery-electric and plug-in hybrid—suddenly soared 343% in 2015 to about 331,000 units—more than 3 times the number sold in the US that year. China and US PEV sales. The 10% sales tax on vehicles is waived for PEVs. Beijing accounts for almost 10% of PEV sales.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2014

The 2015 e-Golf will go on sale later this year at participating dealerships in select states. Separately, Audi of America, also part of the larger Volkswagen Group, also announced its own carbon offset program for the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid (PHEV) ( earlier post ) with 3Degrees, as well as SunPower and Bosch partnerships.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Increased sales for hybrids and PHEVs. Projected sales of alternative-fuel vehicles in the AEO2013 Reference case are lower than in AEO2012, with the majority of the reduction reflected in sales of flex-fuel vehicles (FFVs), which in 2035 are about 1.3 million FFV sales in the AEO2012 Reference case.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

Modelled vehicle sales per year in Scenario 3. Such economic benefits could be realized earlier through effective policies which reduce first mover costs in the short term and promote rapid take-up once non-ICE vehicle price premiums reduce to levels that make them affordable to. vehicle types (ICEs, EVs, PHEVs and HEVs).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Anderman is founder and chairman of the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC); the 13 th annual conference is scheduled for February 2013 in Pasadena, California. The report notes that despite heavy subsidies by governments and automakers, 2012 EV sales are coming short of meeting many automakers’ sales and production plans.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

The 170-page report also finds that while the combined global EV and plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) market share is expected to grow to about 1.5% of total vehicle sales by 2020, the more significant story is the rapid expansion of strong-hybrid vehicles led by Toyota, Ford, and Honda, followed by Hyundai, Nissan and others. Source: AAB.

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EV Life

APRIL 7, 2023

However, in California, as gas prices have soared and EV technology has continued to improve, we’ve started to see larger fuel savings on the back end, greater accessibility to charging stations, and a jump in electric vehicle popularity. Yet, despite record sales, they still seem out of reach for most Californians. Not anymore.

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Push EVs

JULY 14, 2023

plugin hybrids (PHEVs). Both categories of plugins have grown share at a moderate rate YoY, though PHEVs have done a bit better proportionately. PHEVs grew volume by a strong 65.5%, to 12,770 units. of BEV sales, led by the Tesla Model Y. June’s combined plugin result of 25.1% comprised 17.9% in June 2022.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2014

Eight partnering states released their Multi-State ZEV Action Plan as the first promised milestone for the bi-coastal collaboration to pave the way for increasingly large numbers of zero emission vehicles: plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2016

They noted that due to current sales trends, three lithium-ion chemistries account for nearly all of the storage capacity, and half of the cells are cylindrical. However, no specific model has existed to examine the costs of manufacturing these cylindrical cells. kWh average pack size for PHEVs and double the 42 kWh average for BEVs.

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EV Adoption

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

We clearly need to increase the amount of charging infrastructure we have to help drive EV sales in the US. Con­struc­tion and the charg­ing units for each park­ing stall cost about $110,000. To install 4-180 kW chargers can easily cost roughly $500,000-$800,000 depending on the hardware chosen.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Plug-ins are trending in key markets around the country, although much of the action remains focused in California and other West Coast states. It’s a robust list of a variety of models–the majority of which are focused on the hot crossover segment–with total sales of more than 150,000 from six major automaker groups.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 31, 2023

News: 2024 Mazda CX-90 An All-New Three-Row SUV Mazda brought the automotive media to Malibu, California, this week to reveal the all-new 2024 CX-90 three-row, eight-passenger SUV. liter 4-cylinder PHEV (plug-in hybrid). Pricing will be announced closer to the on-sale date. Performance numbers are 323 hp and 369 lb.-ft.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2013

Aspirational targets among seven countries participating in the Electric Vehicle Initiative would see growth from just under 2 million EV and PHEVs to just under 20 million by 2020. Between 2009 and 2011, Chinese buyers purchased 13,000 EVs and PHEVs—more than U.S. percent of total car sales. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

For light passenger vehicles, even at 2010 oil-natural gas price differentials, the high incremental costs of CNG vehicles lead to longer payback times for the average driver, so significant penetration of CNG into the passenger fleet is unlikely in the short term, the report finds. Recently enacted state low-carbon fuel standards (e.g.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2010

The staff of the California Air Resources Board has posted the expert review reports of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) technical analysis. The annual ZEV sales between 2015 and 2025 required to get on a “very fast” (scen 2) or “fast” (scen 1) trajectory are listed on p. Four external experts—Dr. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

ZEV sales must constitute nearly 100% of new vehicles in 2040 for ZEVs to constitute approximately 87% of the on-road fleet by 2050. Beyond 2025, ARB notes, the driving force for lowering emissions in California will thus be climate change. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) It is much more than that.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

After cruising through Southern California I came away appreciating what $127,300 gets you, which is a lot. It is too involved to go into here, so make sure your Mercedes-Benz dealer sales representative walks you through it completely. Road Test: 2019 BMW 745e PHEV. Road Test: 2022 Lincoln Corsair PHEV. The standard.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 11, 2022

Jeep global CEO Christian Meunier closed out 2021 by announcing his brand’s goal of becoming the “zero emission freedom brand,” with the Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid (PHEV) as its first example. The Jeep Wrangler 4xe PHEV is powered by two electric motors and a 2.0-liter A More Efficient (And Quiet) Propulsion System.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2010

EPA and NHTSA worked closely with the California Air Resources Board (ARB) in developing an Interim Joint Technical Assessment Report (TAR) of potential 2017-2025 scenarios. costs, future regulatory fuel economy/GHG requirements, and government incentives for vehicle purchasers and owners such as the existing tax credits for EVs and PHEVs.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Annual sales of Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) and Transitionary ZEVs (TZEVs) under the new ACC proposal are projected to reach 15.4% The ZEV regulation—along with new LEV III criteria pollutant and GHG standards—can be the catalyst to the process of transforming the California light-duty fleet, ARB staff suggests.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Hyundai has begun the US sales rollout of its Ioniq line of electrified vehicles, which come in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric variants. market share for all electrified vehicles (hybrid, PHEV and BEV). For EVs, both the number of models and the sales per model have been increasing steadily year over year.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. We can achieve that -- today -- with a plug-in hybrid (PHEV). A PHEV is essentially a regular hybrid with an extension cord. Lifetime service costs are lower for a vehicle that is mainly electric. You dont have to plug it in.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 15, 2022

The EPA fuel economy numbers of 21 mpg city/26 highway/23 combined are almost exactly what we got covering 301 miles driving through Southern California. The 2022 Acura RDX SH-AWD A-Spec Advance offers good value for what it delivers, which is probably why consumers have made it a sales leader. Road Test: 2020 BMW X3 xDrive30e PHEV.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Hyundai has begun the US sales rollout of its Ioniq line of electrified vehicles, which come in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric variants. market share for all electrified vehicles (hybrid, PHEV and BEV). For EVs, both the number of models and the sales per model have been increasing steadily year over year.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 12, 2024

Charging nightly and driving less than 29 miles will mean less need for hydrogen fuel, which is currently available at only about 50 stations in California. Short Drive Honda invited automotive journalists to drive the e:FCEV on a short loop near its Torrance, California, headquarters. DC Fast Charging is not available.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The end of ownership usually results in used sales, which increases affordability and adoption. I successfully doubled EV sales in the Pacific Northwest through a US Department of Energy project I was the principal investigator for. EV ownership promotes interest from the general public, which allows demonstrations.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 6, 2021

Clean Fleet Report recently put about 100 miles on a 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander SEL Touring, spending most of our brief seat time on Southern California freeways. Oh, but if fuel economy is your thing, Mitsubishi has teased a plug-in hybrid version of the 2022 Outlander is on the not-so-far-off horizon (replacing the current 2021 PHEV model).

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 7, 2022

In 386 miles driving through Southern California, aided by the start/stop (where the engine shuts off when not needed), we averaged 23.7 Your dealer sales associate will explain how this program works. Road Test: 2018 Volvo XC60 T8 PHEV. This is a convenient and classy method of treating their customers as something special.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The end of ownership usually results in used sales, which increases affordability and adoption. I successfully doubled EV sales in the Pacific Northwest through a US Department of Energy project I was the principal investigator for. EV ownership promotes interest from the general public, which allows demonstrations.

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