article thumbnail

Taycan review, Equinox EV deal, R1T top safety, 70-mile PHEVs: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Is CEO Elon Musk costing Tesla sales? As several executives suggested this past week at the New York Auto Show, they’re also a key to enable the next generation of 70-mile plug-in hybrids , as incentivized by California, without compromise. And instead it’s planning more hybrids.

PHEV 52
article thumbnail

California ARB holding hearing on adopting amendments to LEV III to support compliance options using new Federal GHG regulations

Green Car Congress

ARB has continued to work with EPA to ensure that the final federal rule—issued in August—and California’s regulations are harmonized to the extent that they meet both agencies’ air quality and greenhouse gas reduction needs. The national greenhouse gas program for the 2017 through 2025 model years is.

article thumbnail

The US Needs 20 Times More EV Charging Stations by 2030… Or Else

Blink Charging

While it’s great news that electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more popular in the United States, it does pose a unique issue: EV sales are now outpacing EV charging infrastructure. It’s promising to see electric vehicle sales increase, but now they need commercial EV charging stations to stay charged.

article thumbnail

California Air Resources Board releases proposed Advanced Clean Car package: LEV III, GHG and ZEV rules to transform the California fleet; ZEVs and TZEVs to be 15+% of new vehicle sales by 2025

Green Car Congress

Annual sales of Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) and Transitionary ZEVs (TZEVs) under the new ACC proposal are projected to reach 15.4% Zero-emission or plug-in hybrid vehicles accounting for 1 in 7 new cars sold in California in 2025 (15.4%); A total of 1.4 by 2025, compared to 4% under the current ZEV regulation. Source: ARB ZEV ISOR.

article thumbnail

Mn/DOT assessing potential for mileage-based user fee to replace fuel tax; Battelle conducting technology assessment

Green Car Congress

Minnesota’s highway revenues are derived from three sources: the gas tax, vehicle registration fee or tabs and the motor vehicle sales tax. Minnesota’s Road Fee Test project will be another in a series of technology demonstrations that are being conducted as a part of this federal program.

Fuel Tax 262
article thumbnail

How to Select the Right Charging Level for Your Parking Facility

Blink Charging

Unfortunately for many interested property managers, they are more costly to install than L2 chargers and incompatible with plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Not sure if your business qualifies for one of the federal programs? State funding programs and tax incentives may be less restrictive. Ready to get started?