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DOE: plug-in vehicles in US displaced 323M gallons of gasoline in 2018; ~0.25%

Green Car Congress

In 2018, plug-in light-duty vehicles on the road displaced 323 million gallons of gasoline—about one quarter of a percent of all gasoline used in the United States, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). Gasoline displacement from plug-in vehicles is about 42% more than it was in. 2017 and about twice as much as it was in 2016. The gasoline displacement from EV versus PHEV was split almost evenly in 2012 and 2013 but EV accounted for two-thirds of the gasoline displacement by 2018

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$1,000 Illinois fee? State fees, credits can make or break EV sales

Green Car Reports

Among states, incentives for electric cars vary wildly—from Colorado, which offers a $5,000 tax credit for EV buyers, to Illinois, where the legislature just proposed a $1,000 annual registration fee for electric cars. As states implement—or discontinue—various EV incentives, the effect on sales has been dramatic. For example.

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SGL Carbon produces prototypes of fully integrated composite battery enclosures for NIO; battery swapping

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In collaboration with SGL Carbon, Chinese automotive manufacturer NIO has developed prototypes for battery enclosures made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) for its NIO high performance electric vehicles. The battery enclosure is extremely lightweight, stable and safe. The entire battery enclosure, including the batteries, can be changed at swapping stations of NIO within just three minutes.

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Which classic electric car (or truck) would you like to restore? Twitter poll results

Green Car Reports

Oddball classic electric cars turn up on internet classifieds from time to time. Last week, we may have pointed to the ultimate example—the first of 43 1960 Henney Kilowatts, made by an upstate-New York limousine and ambulance company that had fallen on hard times. It made us wonder what types of classic electric cars our readers might be.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Opel presents PHEV version of Grandland X SUV

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Opel presented the new all-wheel drive PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) version of the Grandland X. Topping Opel’s SUV offer (that also comprises the Crossland X and the Mokka X), the Grandland X Hybrid4 combines the power of a 1.6 turbocharged gasoline engine and two electric motors for a system output of up to 300hp. Preliminary WLTP/NEDC fuel consumption (weighted, combined) is 2.2 l/100 km (107 mpg US) with 49 g/km CO 2.

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Tesla Model Y production will strain battery supplies: Panasonic

Green Car Reports

Tesla's main battery supplier, Panasonic, says the two companies won't have enough battery-building capacity to support production of the Model Y. In a conference announcing the company's annual earnings last Thursday, Panasonic CEO Kazuhiro Tsuga told reporters that "batteries will run out if Tesla starts to sell the Model Y and expands its.

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Aston Martin Rapide E makes first public appearance at Monaco e-Grand Prix

Green Car Reports

The Aston Martin Rapide E just made its public debut sitting on a stand at the Shanghai auto show last month, but the company didn't wait long to show it off blasting around a track. The car appeared Saturday racing around the street circuit set up for the Formula E Monaco Grand Prix, which was run on Saturday on a shortened version of the Monaco.

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Citroën unveils 19_19 EV concept

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Following the reveal of the Ami One Concept as a vision for urban electric mobility, Citroën is presenting the 19_19 Concept, expressing Citroën’s vision of ultra-comfort and extended mobility to escape from the cities. The 19_19 Concept is a full-electric concept car with a range of 800 km (497 miles), a true magic carpet ride with a suspended cabin equipped with suspension with Progressive Hydraulic Cushions combined with smart active control, and features autonomous driving technologies and a

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Tesla Model Y batteries, Aston Martin Rapide E, $1,000 EV fees: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Panasonic says it won't have enough batteries to supply the Tesla Model Y. The Aston Martin Rapide E shows up for hot laps in Monaco. States consider new fees on EVs. And readers weigh in on which classic EVs they'd like to buy. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Amid an industry-wide shortage of batteries and materials to build electric.

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Volkswagen Group to invest just under €1B to set up battery cell production facility with partner in Lower Saxony

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As part of its electrification offensive the Volkswagen Group will move forward with setting up a battery cell production facility in Europe under a partnership. To that end, the Supervisory Board approved investments of just under one billion euros. Volkswagen plans to locate the battery cell production facility in Lower Saxony (Salzgitter). The Group has also decided to begin concrete negotiations on the planned new multibrand plant in Europe with the remaining potential locations.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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On Second Thought @EricGarcetti Decides LA Can Wait To Take Urgent Climate Crisis Action #WhitePrivilege #JoeTakesOnTheNews

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Smartphones Replace Fobs for Keyless Vehicle Entry

Cars That Think

Lincoln and Amazon are the latest companies to harness smartphone apps for easy vehicle entry.

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Does the Toyota RAV4 prove hybrids can finally take on diesel?

Green Cars News

The automotive industry is slowly turning in favour of alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFV), especially with the government announcing a ban on the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles from 2040

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Vauxhall Grandland X 2019: first-ever plug-in hybrid announced

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Vauxhall has announced its first-ever plug-in hybrid, the Grandland X Hybrid4.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

Oil

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Review: Mazda MX-5

Green Cars News

This MX-5 is an important change in tack for Mazda

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Review: Toyota Corolla

Green Cars News

Refined, economical and surprisingly pleasing.

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Choosing your next car? Rely on reliability surveys as well as Clarkson and co

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