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Dealers Finally Have EV Inventory But Now Lack Buyers

The Truth About Cars

We’ve been hearing about the rise of electric vehicles for years, but while they are growing rapidly in number, there’s still a disconnect between an auto industry hell-bent on electrification and the desires of the people they rely on to buy new cars.

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U Chicago, MIT study suggests ongoing use of fossil fuels absent new carbon taxes

Green Car Congress

A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. We need both a policy like a carbon tax and to put more R&D money into renewables.

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Tesla and Toyota Intend to Work Jointly on EV Development, TMC to Take Equity Stake in Tesla; Tesla Purchases NUMMI Factory

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and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) intend to cooperate on the development of electric vehicles, parts, and production system and engineering support. As recently as April of 2010, the NUMMI factory was used by Toyota to produce the Corolla and Tacoma vehicles using the Toyota production system.

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2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV: 42 mile EV range/600 total miles! A smash hit!

Current EV

Toyota’s ground-breaking SUV reached a 10M global sales landmark in February of 2020. By John Coulter, CURRENT EV CMO In its new Prime, Toyota offers a RAV4 green version that employs a hybrid drivetrain relying on a gas engine and electric motors that draw power from a plug and regenerative braking. electric vehicles by 2030.

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Everyone’s EV

Electric Auto Association

E VA members spread the word about Chevy Bolts Raejean Fellows, a former president of the Electric Vehicle Association, has been determined to show that electric vehicles (EVs) are affordable for a large swath of the American public. It’s a lot about playing phone tag until you can find a car that meets your criteria.”

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Fuji Heavy Launches Subaru Plug-in STELLA EV in Japan; Targets 170 Units in FY 2009

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FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, launched its Subaru Plug-in STELLA electric vehicle (EV). Toyota holds a 16.5% The manufacturer’s suggested retail price of the Subaru Plug-in STELLA is ¥4,725,000 (US$48,000), including consumption tax and without factoring in subsidies. Tags: Electric (Battery).

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Oxford University Study Finds Downscaling of Vehicle Size and Weight the Best Way to Reduce Transport GHG Emissions in the Short Term

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The study editor Sir David King (former Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government) and lead author Dr. Oliver Inderwildi urge the government to impose higher taxes on drivers of large, inefficient vehicles and reinvest the money in better public transport and measures to get more people cycling and walking. Myth Busting.