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California passes 1M mark for cumulative sales of electric vehicles: BEVs, PHEVs and FCEVs

Green Car Congress

California surpassed 1 million electric vehicles (1,054,095 units)—battery-electric, plug-in hybrid, and fuel-cell electric—sold cumulatively through the 4 th quarter of 2021, according to the California Energy Commission (CEC), making it the first US state to achieve this milestone. of total California auto sales in 2021.

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Mercedes Beats Tesla to Earn Level 3 AV Sales Approval in California

The Truth About Cars

That said, a few companies have begun testing autonomous vehicles in cities nationwide, especially in tech-forward California. & Though Tesla has long touted its “full self-driving” tech and other features, Mercedes beat the electric automaker to the punch in California.

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Tesla sales in California show it is still the preferred choice in an EV hotspot

Teslarati

Tesla’s exceptional sales record in California shows that, even though many other EV options exist, it is still the ideal choice in what could be considered the country’s hotspot for electric cars. California accounted for 40 percent of zero-emission vehicle sales in the United States, Reuters said.

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Rivian Camp mode, California heat-wave EV charging, US batteries for Toyota and Honda EVs: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which automaker is first using CATL’s cell-to-pack battery tech for 600-plus miles of range? state have EVs passed 15% of overall new-vehicle sales? In which U.S. This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending September 3, 2022.

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EU formally approves sales ban of combustion engine cars by 2035

Teslarati

The EU formally approved a law that would ban the sale of combustion engine vehicles by 2035 in an attempt to accelerate consumers’ choice of electric powertrains. Proposed in July 2021, Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Romania all pushed to delay the sales ban in mid-2022. I’d love to hear from you!

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California ARB approves AMP Electric Vehicles E-100 medium-duty electric truck as ZEV for California

Green Car Congress

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has approved AMP’s E-100 truck as a zero emission vehicle and eligible for sale in California for the 2014 model year, which began this January. We are extremely pleased that our AMP E-100 truck and its battery-electric power train has been approved by CARB and can be sold in California.

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VinFast Announces New U.S. Dealers Across Several States

The Truth About Cars

With 18 stores in seven states and its corporate dealers in California, VinFast now has a surprisingly robust U.S. retail footprint, though it’s still unclear how the early reviews will affect sales of its EVs at the new locations. Though the automaker has a range of vehicle offerings in Vietnam, its only model on sale in the U.S.

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