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Toyota 3-row EVs, Tesla price cuts, electric G-wagen, airless tires: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Which EV brand has the lowest ownership costs of any automotive brand? The Tesla Model Y undercuts the Model 3 by $5,000 —for those who are EV tax credit eligible—under the latest round of Tesla price cuts made last weekend. It might also be EV tax-credit-eligible while other Model 3 versions aren’t.

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PHEVs Are A Great Solution For Many — But PHEV Incentives Need Fixing

EV Adoption

Current federal and state incentives reduce the effective cost of a PHEV and some states may reward drivers with HOV lane access — but do not have any method built in to hold drivers accountable to actually plug in their vehicles. Instead, the tax credit should have a minimum range requirement of 30 EPA miles.

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Mixed Outlook for Mainstream Consumer Adoption of PHEVs

Green Car Congress

Ken Kurani from the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) presented results from the latest in a series of electric drive consumer studies seeking to learn from consumers whether or not PHEVs are a good idea. It allows supplier and manufacturer cost reduction through multiple product generation. Tax the fuel.”

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

Cars That Think

As The Wall Street Journal noted in a July 2023 profile , Jenkins has played an “outsized role” in determining where federal cash can have the biggest impact, and politicos like White House clean-energy advisor John Podesta name-drop the professor and his numbers to sell their ideas. There’s just so much that is contingent and unknowable.

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

Clean Fleet Report

In a short five years VinFast has gone from an idea to entering the North American market with the first-ever cars built in Vietnam by a Vietnamese company. EPA measurement) Battery and Charging The VF 8 is charged through a plug-in port offering three charging speeds. seconds: 0-60 mph 191 mile driving range. (

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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

Green Car Congress

This article shows that including offsets in climate change legislation would likely make an emissions program more cost-effective by: (a) providing an incentive for non-regulated sources to generate emission reductions; and (b) expanding emission compliance opportunities for regulated entities. Transaction Costs. Integrity Concerns.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

Green Car Congress

Second, a Congressional Budget Office study issued in April said even with subsidies ethanol is only profitable when a gallon of gasoline costs 70% or more than a bushel of corn, i.e, It is believed Valero purchased the plants at 30% of their original construction cost. (In gasoline would need to be greater than $2.80/gallon