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Tesla supporters protest after IRA incentives shun popular BEVs, support hybrids

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Tesla and electric vehicle supporters are responding negatively to the Inflation Reduction Act’s qualified cars for its EV incentive. However, a number of gas-powered hybrids actually do. As per Tesla’s online configurator , the Model Y Dual Motor AWD currently starts at $65,990. Credit: US Department of Energy.

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Next-gen PHEVs, Nissan EV pickup, Tesla at 6M, GM and CATL: Today’s Car News

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Tesla hit six million cumulative EV sales, and we roundup all the achievements. Nissan and Mitsubishi team up for EVs, hybrids, and PHEVs, and next-generation pickups. And will next-generation batteries help plug-in hybrids make more sense at 70 miles? GM is reportedly seeking a deal with CATL.

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Tesla Model Y makes it to Consumer Reports’ Best Cars of 2024 list

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Among them is the Tesla Model Y, which the organization noted is simply the best electric vehicle in the market today. And as per Consumer Reports, when it comes to EVs, the Model Y stands tall. “The Tesla Model Y is the best electric vehicle on the market today. Consumer Reports (CR) has released its Best Cars of 2024 list.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 deal, affordable Honda and Toyota EVs, Civic and Elantra hybrids: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

How can you claim up to $7,500 off some new Tesla models at the time of purchase? Which automaker announced plans to embrace the Tesla charge connector and reignite an offbeat kind of internal combustion engine, all in the same week? Efficiency-focused Elantra Hybrid Blue models retain the 54-mpg combined EPA rating.

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

Baua Electric

Is CEO Elon Musk costing Tesla sales? And the Chevrolet Silverado EV RST electric truck got a lower price than anticipated, as well as more miles of EPA range than it was originally supposed to get. And instead it’s planning more hybrids. 2024 Tesla Model Y. – Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.

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2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid coming to market with EPA-estimated 27-mile electric range; starts at $34,600

Green Car Congress

The 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is arriving in select dealerships in 10 states this week with an EPA-estimated 27-mile (43.5-kilometer) At the Sonata PHEV’s launch in January, Hyundai had estimated a 22-mile AER ( earlier post ), which it later bumped up to around 24 miles ( earlier post ).

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2024 Jeep Wagoneer S EV: Tesla Model Y rival set for May 30 reveal

Baua Electric

Stellantis on Wednesday released a new teaser video for the 2024 Jeep Wagoneer S showing that the electric SUV has the Tesla Model Y in its sights. second 0-60 mph time for the Wagoneer S (with rollout subtracted), while Tesla’s website currently lists a 3.5-second In the video, Jeep quotes a 3.4-second

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