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Profiling purchases of clean vehicles in California by rebates; PHEVs surge

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The non-profit California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) offers interactive access to data and analyses of information culled from the state’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP), funded by the California Air Resources Board. Of those, ZEVs account for 7,404 (52%) and PHEVs for 6,542 (46%). CVRP rebates by month, all owner types.

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Queensland’s Progress Towards A 100% EV Fleet

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There are 11,839 BEVs, 3,042 PHEVs, and 1,084 electric motorcycles currently using Queensland’s roads — about 16,000 plugin vehicles in total. Data from Energex and Ergon to September 2022, charted above and below, demonstrates progress being made in Queensland, Australia, towards electrification of the vehicle fleet.

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Updated Gen7 BMW 5 Series sedan introduces new 48V MHEV system, more powerful PHEV

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288 hp 530e and 530e xDrive PHEV Sedans. A 48V starter-generator and a second battery greatly increases the ways in which Brake Energy Regeneration can be utilized. When the driver releases the accelerator, the generator transforms the kinetic energy into electricity to be stored in the 48V battery. 523 hp M550i xDrive Sedan.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Electric motorcycles breakout. Sales of e-motorcycles have been increasing, but the market remains a tiny fraction of the e-bicycle and e-scooter market (5.2 million e-bicycles and e-scooters compared to about 30,000 e-motorcycles were estimated to have been sold in 2013 outside of China), Navigant says. million tons.

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Massachusetts announces additional $2M for electric vehicle rebate program

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The electric vehicle rebate program, administered by the Department of Energy Resources’ (DOER), offers rebates of up to $2,500 to Massachusetts residents who buy or lease electric vehicles. To date, the program has provided rebates for more than 700 zero and low-emission vehicles. by 2020.

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February 2021 – Electric Vehicle News Round-Up

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3 Earth Energy’s Electric Motorcycles are Now Open for Booking. Earth Energy is a Mumbai-based electric vehicle manufacturer that works under the parent company Grushie Energy Private Limited. They manufacture electric motorcycles, scooters, commercial vehicles, and autonomous vehicle drivetrains.[

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BMW shows future drive technoliges; 2 Series PHEV prototype, direct water injection in 3-cyl. engine, and fuel cell eDrive

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This application of BMW eDrive technologies features the first PHEV system with a front/transverse-mounted. The stored energy can then be used for all-electric driving at a later stage in the journey, for example when driving through an urban area. Accelerator kickdown brings the combustion engine into play. Direct water injection.

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