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Nine EVs that lease for under $400/month: Ioniq 5, Solterra, Niro, Ioniq 6, more

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Hyundai IONIQ 5 (left) and IONIQ 6 (right) at Tesla Supercharger (Source: Hyundai) There’s a loophole in the stricter IRA federal tax credit that only applies $3750 rebates on North American-built cars and separately $3750 on domestic batteries. For whatever reason, all EVs get the full $7500 applied to leases, however.

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Next 10 report finds California will meet or exceed original target of 1.5M ZEVs by 2025

Green Car Congress

However, California is lagging behind when it comes to ensuring its charging infrastructure keeps up with the growth of its electric vehicle fleet, the report finds. In 2017, Tesla Model S had the farthest EPA-rated range for an all-electric vehicle, at 315 miles. In 2016 there was one charging plug for about every 6 electric cars.

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SAE World Congress panel highlights progress on H2 infrastructure and fuel cell vehicle commercialization

Green Car Congress

Although the SAE World Congress has been running panel sessions on fuel cell vehicle commercialization since 2005, this year was the first in which three participating automakers—Toyota, Hyundai and Honda—had fuel cell vehicles that customers can buy now or within a year. Earlier post.) —Jesse Schneider.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

Charged EVs

Going bi adds several nifty new benefits to driving electric. It turns an EV into a mobile battery that can be used to provide backup power to a home or business, and to provide services to the electrical grid, generating revenue for the vehicle owner and potentially offsetting a significant part of the purchase price of the vehicle.

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Road Test: 2024 Toyota Mirai Limited FCEV

Clean Fleet Report

If there was ever a car on the road fitting the bill as future, it is the 2024 Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV). An alternative fuel Lexus with a Toyota badge For now, Californians have the opportunity to own a very nice electric car powered by compressed hydrogen gas. No plugging in to an electrical outlet.

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Road Test: 2022 Toyota Mirai Limited FCEV

Clean Fleet Report

It is rare when we post a review of a car that is only available in one of the 50 United States, but such is the case with the 2022 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), which is only sold in California. Those lucky enough to live in California have the opportunity to own one of the nicest electric cars on the road.

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro EV Wave

Clean Fleet Report

In 340 miles of driving through Southern California counties of Orange, San Diego and Los Angeles, we averaged 4.1 The regenerative charging system converts kinetic energy into electric energy when applying the brakes or coasting, and stores it in the battery. It can also be a home electricity source during a power outage.

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