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10 Reasons Your Next Car Should Be an EV

Plug in America

EVs are Better for the Environment Over the course of their lifetimes , EVs generate less than half of the GHG emissions of comparable gasoline-powered vehicles. EVs Cost Less to Fuel Powering your ride with electricity costs about 60% less than buying gasoline. Many EV models are eligible for up to $7,500 in income tax credits.

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Report finds says “negative emissions technologies” need to play a large role in mitigating climate change

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Storing the carbon dioxide from NETs has the same impact on the atmosphere and climate as simultaneously preventing an equal amount of carbon dioxide from being emitted. For example, combustion of a gallon of gasoline releases approximately 10 kilograms (kg) of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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Toyota 3-row EVs, Tesla price cuts, electric G-wagen, airless tires: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

The Tesla Model Y undercuts the Model 3 by $5,000 —for those who are EV tax credit eligible—under the latest round of Tesla price cuts made last weekend. Hyundai is testing a window-tinting film that might save energy in EVs and gasoline models alike, by reducing the dependence on air conditioning. dealerships to sell its EVs.

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Chevrolet Volt MSRP Starts at $41,000, $33,500 Net of Full Federal Credit; 3-year Lease Program with Option to Buy

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GM will introduce the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle with a starting MSRP of $41,000; after applying the Federal income tax credit of $7,500, the price drops to $33,500. For up to the first 40 miles, the Volt drives using only electricity stored in the 16 kWh lithium-ion pack.

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5 Ways Owning an EV Can Save You Money

Blink Charging

Of course, you still have to purchase the vehicle, but the federal government will give you a tax credit of up to $7,500 if you and the vehicle both qualify for it. Most charging of EVs happens at home and/or at work and the price for electricity is much less than that of gasoline. cents per kilowatt hour (kWh). per gallon.

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CMU study finds that HEVs and PHEVs with small battery packs offer more emissions and oil displacement benefits per dollar spent than large pack PHEVs and BEVs; policy implications

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Although gasoline production and combustion produce significant emissions, battery and electricity production emissions. Conversely, in a pessimistic scenario using low gasoline prices, shorter battery life, coal-powered charging, and ANL 2015 cost estimates, plug-in vehicles could produce more damages at substantially higher cost.

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Volvo XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2: EV cousins offer different takes on “premium”

Charged EVs

The XC40 Recharge has considerably more horsepower and torque than its gasoline-powered AWD counterpart: 300 kilowatts (402 hp) and 486 lb-ft versus 248 hp and 258 lb-ft. cubic feet of cargo space as the gasoline XC40s, though its towing capacity falls from 3,500 to 2,000 pounds. The company notes that it has the same 57.5