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Kia EV9 design, $2.5B for EV charging, weight and EV safety: Today’s Car News

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billion federal program will help get more charging to communities and local travel corridors, over years. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A luxurious three-row electric SUV from Kia is previewed. And what’s the greatest safety concern related to EVs?

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ASU research finds that Cash for Clunkers rebates were too high to prompt car upgrades

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The study found that people would have been more likely to upgrade their cars if rebates had been less and if they had been offered as straight discounts—not trade-in refunds. Under the federal program, buyers could get a $3,500 or $4,500 rebate, depending on how much more efficient their new car was.

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Biden Administration turns to Tesla for help on renewable fuel policy reform

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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program. The RFS is a federal program that requires transportation fuel sold in the United States to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuels. It is also thinking of expanding the subsidy program to other clean energy industries, like car charging companies.

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German project exploring integration of electromobility with transport services

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A project funded by the German government—“BiE – Bewertung integrierter Elektromobilität” (evaluation of integrated electromobility)—is exploring how mobility services (such as public transport services and car sharing) can be integrated better with electric vehicles and into the everyday life of users.

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Taycan review, Equinox EV deal, R1T top safety, 70-mile PHEVs: The Week in Reverse

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This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 6, 2024. In a first drive of the 2025 Porsche Taycan , we found that with improvements to performance, efficiency, and charging, this grand-touring electric sports car lives up to its original mission—and much more.

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Auto Industry and Utilities Urge President Obama to Create to National Electric Fuel Task Force to Accelerate Plug-in Adoption

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The organizations also called on the administration to form an Interagency Electric Drive Working Group to help streamline federal programs, expenditures and regulations related to electric drive. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, $2.4

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The US Needs 20 Times More EV Charging Stations by 2030… Or Else

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There are now over 3 million total electric cars on the roads today. Even with all these currently available and planned public and private EV charging stations, it will leave a significant shortfall for the millions of cars charging within the next decade. In fact, BEVs accounted for 3.2% How many more EV chargers does the US need?