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General Motors Bringing Back Plug-in Hybrids

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Dealers have likewise expressed the need for more hybrids and fewer battery electric models based on consumer research efforts. As of now, the company has not confirmed which models would become PHEVs. As of now, General Motors’ official plans don’t appear to have changed. Image: General Motors] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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2021 US EV Sales Scoreboard: RAV4 Prime and Mustang Mach-E Are The Top-Selling Non-Tesla EVs

EV Adoption

Among electric vehicles from automakers that report specific sales numbers for their EV models, the Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV was tops in the US in 2021 with 27,3707 units sold. Another top-selling EV beyond Tesla models that is not included is the Jeep Wrangler 4xe PHEV, which likely saw 2021 sales of between 20,000-25,000.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

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GM is bringing back the Hummer brand as an EV within the GMC brand. For our discussion, Saturn dealers were the delivery and service point for GM’s aborted first electric car, the EV1. This marketing choice by Ford is either a very bad idea (brand dilution) or a genius plan to move the pony car into the modern era.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. Aston Martin DBX PHEV and EV – electrified versions of AM’s first SUV on the cards. No surprises there are promises of big performance for a PHEV due late in 2022 or early 2023.

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Price Parity is Not the Key to EV Adoption in the US

EV Adoption

BMW, Mercedes, and Volkswagen have all not shipped certain electric models to the US and Toyota is shipping the majority of their RAV4 Prime PHEVs to Europe and Asia. The base version of the Kia Niro, for example, is a hybrid but it also comes in PHEV and BEV version. That would still leave eight automakers without an EV.

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Flash Drive: 2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross

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So get over to your local dealer and see the latest they have to offer. Road Test: 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV. Road Test: 2018 GMC Terrain. Apparently many people are noticing Mitsubishi, as sales results for March 2021 saw an increase of 59 percent compared with March 2020. Story by John Faulkner. Road Test: 2018 Toyota RAV4.

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VW Joke, Kia EV6 Details – EV Week in Review: March 23-30

EV Adoption

4 that will be arriving at dealers soon. The charging stations will have Level 2 chargers, but because the Wrangler 4xe PHEV has a small 17-kWh battery pack, it can fully charge in two hours with a Level 2 charger. Clair, Michigan, that will build complex battery enclosures for the all-new 2022 GMC Hummer EV.

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