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Are Plug-In Hybrids the Future?

The Truth About Cars

On today's podcast, we ponder if plug-in hybrids are the future, talk Tesla and Ram, and ruminate on our first races attended as fans. We set up our PHEV discussion by comparing Prius notes , then we touch briefly on the latest Tesla Cybertruck controversy before I give you the skinny on the 2025 Ram 1500.

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Veloz: California EV market continues strong growth; Q1 strongest quarter to date; 16.32% market share

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Electric vehicles include battery-electric, plug-in hybrid-electric and fuel cell electric vehicles. Top 10 selling electric vehicles in California: Tesla Model 3. Tesla Model Y. Tesla Model S. Tesla Model S. Toyota Prius Prime. Tesla Model X. Hyundai IONIQ 5. Ford Mustang Mach-E. Nissan Leaf.

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Sonata Plug-In Hybrid lease deal, Lexus battery warranty, Prius 2020 Edition: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Tesla might no longer be a California company. The Sonata Plug-In Hybrid is being cleared out under a great lease deal. And the Prius marks its 20th birthday—in the U.S. Lexus is offering the strongest battery coverage yet—in Europe. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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More than a third of Prius owners get another one, finds CarMax

Baua Electric

When it’s time to replace their cars, many Toyota Prius owners choose another of the hybrids, according used-car retailer CarMax. More than 38% of CarMax customers who own a Prius purchase another one, according to the company. That makes the Prius the model with the highest loyalty in CarMax’s inventory.

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Lux: Panasonic has 39% share of plug-in vehicle batteries, thanks to its deal with Tesla

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Panasonic jumps to top of the plug-in vehicle battery leaderboard, overtaking NEC and LG Chem. Batteries for hybrids and plug-in vehicles are growing fast, more than tripling over the past three years to reach 1.4 Hybrids demanded 481 MWh of batteries in Q1 2014, while electric vehicles called for 774 MWh.

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August sales of plug-in hybrids in US up 83% from July, up 65% y-o-y

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Monthly sales of plug-in hybrids in US. Sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in the US in August reached 6,407 units—up 83% from the prior month and up 65% from results in August 2012. The results marked the strongest monthly results to date for plug-in hybrids (i.e., Data: EDTA , automakers.

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Lux Research: despite cheap oil, niche plug-in vehicle sales will be resilient; conventional hybrids to be hardest hit

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The current plunge in oil prices will likely negatively affect plug-in and hybrid vehicle sales in the short term; automakers such as BMW are already warning of lower sales of plug-in vehicles given the market context. Anticipated price of oil and forecast plug-in sales. Source: Lux Research. Click to enlarge. Background.

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