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Feature: Bridging the EV Affordability Gap

Clean Fleet Report

The number of plug-in electric cars nearly doubled from 40 to more than 70 vehicles this year, including attractive SUV crossovers in the $40,000 range like the Ford Mustang Mach-E and the Volkswagen ID4. Rebates & Tax Credits Don’t Help Most Americans. Climate Loans Have Some Limitations.

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Volvo To Go All Electric By 2030 – EV Week in Review: Feb 23-Mar 1

EV Adoption

This past week was certainly quite a whirlwind of EV news and developments from Volvo’s plans to end production of ICE vehicles by 2030, yet another proposal to reform the federal EV tax credit, chip shortages, Washington state’s plans to ban ICE vehicles by 2030, Lucid Air delay, Fisker to partner with Foxconn, and much, much more.

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GM Q4 sales: Ultium grows, Bolt ends best year ever as GM has 3.1% EV share

Baua Electric

2023 Hummer EV pickup and SUV versions (Source: GM) Hummer EV had an impressive quarter, particularly considering how ridiculously excessive it is, with 2,028 in Q4 ’23, almost doubling last quarter’s sales of 1,167 units, and up from just 72 in Q4 of last year. Previously, the Bolt’s best year sold 38,122 units in 2022.

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Who will be in the driver’s seat?

Electric Auto Association

The idea of running out of power and getting stranded on the side of the road can be terrifying to women for safety reasons. Automakers must change perspective “It’s important to consider that women tend to have the final say on family car decisions and electric cars have not been family oriented enough,” Sinclair said.

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Electric Vehicle Spotlight: Financing a Tesla Model Y

EV Life

The negative impact of fossil fuel emissions on climate change and the environment has become an important issue facing the world today, and some of the biggest contributors are the gas-powered vehicles we drive every day. The price for the Model Y Performance is $54,490.

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2030: 20 Million More ICE Vehicles Will Be on the Roads in the US Than in 2021

EV Adoption

With gas-powered cars and trucks accounting for a majority of new vehicles being purchased likely until around 2032-2035, it means that a high percentage of gas-powered vehicles purchased in 2021 will still be on the road in 2033. The average age of vehicles in operation has increased 40.5% since 1995 from 8.4 years to 11.8

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

An electric SUV is going to have more aerodynamic drag than an electric sedan like a Tesla Model S or Lucid Air. There are also, incidentally, income tax credits at the federal and state levels for installation of EV charging equipment. It doesn't cover the whole thing, but you do get a chunk of it back as a tax credit.