EV Central

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Volvo has some of the most aggressive goals when it comes to brand-wide electrification, and the new C40 Recharge is a big step in its electric charge towards zero emissions. Its official name is the Volvo C40 Recharge Pure Electric, and it’s available as either a single motor or dual motor (the latter is called the Twin).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Kia Motors America (KMA) introduced the 2015 Soul EV at the Chicago Auto Show. Scheduled to go on sale in the third quarter of 2014, the Soul EV will be Kia’s first battery-electric car sold in the US. Kia also highlighted its Niro hybrid concept along with the 2014 Optima hybrid at the event. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2018

Kia Motors’ upgraded 2018 Kia Sportage ( earlier post ), the brand’s global best-selling vehicle, offers a 2.0-liter liter diesel engine now available with Kia’s new eight-speed automatic transmission, and—in certain markets—48-volt mild-hybrid power ( earlier post ). The Sportage is also available with an all-new 1.6-liter

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the vehicles that qualify for the 2023 EV tax credit. 2022-2023 Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid. 2022 Volvo S60 T8 Recharge (Extended Range). 2022-2023 Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid. 2022 Volvo S60 T8 Recharge (Extended Range). EV tax credit. 2022-2023 Ford E-Transit.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The study—“A portfolio of powertrains for Europe: a fact-based analysis”—compares the economics, sustainability and performance of fuel cell, battery-electric, hybrid-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in achieving the decarbonization goal. Click to enlarge. Medium- or heavy-duty vehicles were not included.

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Electric Auto Association

MAY 1, 2022

Our chapter events featured EVs including the Kia EV6, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Rivian, and even the Aptera.” The EVA organized this year’s DEED with Plug In America , Sierra Club , and EV Hybridnoire. The 2022 Platinum Level sponsor was Wells Fargo , the Silver Level was Normal Now , and the Bronze Level was Edison International.

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EV Life

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

See which EVs are joining Tesla’s charging network and adopting the NACS plug. In June of 2023, SAE International announced the standardization of the Tesla charger as SAE J3400. Driving an electric vehicle is getting a whole lot easier. Not anymore. What Makes the NACS So Great?

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

It is one of three new Genesis EVs to be launched in September , but it’s the first to be based on Hyundai’s E-GMP EV architecture, which means there’s no internal combustion version of the five-door coupe SUV in existence. In fact, by 2030, Genesis plans to have eliminated ICE completely from its showrooms, Australia included.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

Per the IRS: Beginning January 1, 2023, if you buy a qualified previously owned electric vehicle (EV) or fuel cell vehicle (FCV) from a licensed dealer for $25,000 or less, you may be eligible for a previously owned clean vehicle tax credit under Internal Revenue Code Section 25E. Here’s the latest list. Here’s how it works.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 28, 2022

According to the research, dropping battery prices will drive and accelerate this shift, allowing EVs to attain price parity with internal-combustion automobiles and market supremacy by 2035. Despite that and other numerous issues, the electric vehicle sector has gained traction in the previous year.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The Model Y is not the best driving EV of 2022 (it’s still comfortably outdone by the Kia EV6 and the Tesla Model 3 is nicer to drive, too) or the most daring (I’d stick the Genesis GV60 high on that list). A new government and a change in mindset made 2022 a significant year for electric cars. It was also a year of EV milestones.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Most plug-in hybrids – PHEVs – are marketed as almost-EVs. Making day-to-day driving a mostly electric experience for owners is the promise, while their internal-combustion engines – ICEs – provide freedom from charging anxiety, plus the ability to easily make long journeys.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 19, 2023

READ MORE: Electric Toyota HiLux firms for Australia as Revo show car’s local stay extended for further study READ MORE: Is Toyota’s BZ4X lease plan a stroke of genius, and are Tesla, Kia, Hyundai and others missing a trick? There’s some justification for this. And it has confirmed the bZ4X BEV launches in early 2024 in Australia.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. Audi RS models – performance flagships set to pick up plug-in hybrid tech as early as 2021. All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

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EV Central

JULY 26, 2023

READ MORE: The electric year ahead: Every EV coming to Australia in 2023 READ MORE: The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz READ MORE: Ford E-Transit Custom could become one of Australia’s most affordable EVs 2023 Peugeot e-Partner. But it’s still a big ask considering the most expensive 1.2-litre

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Passage by the Senate is far from a certainty and will require all 50 yes votes including from conservative-leaning Democrat Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia to the Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. So in essence, you would lose out on most of the benefit of the tax credit. Intuit/TurboTax.

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Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

The reason for this is that electric motors are much simpler than internal combustion engines. Although the interest in EVs has been growing steadily in the last decade, many prospective car buyers still have misconceptions that prevent them from making the leap to electric. This makes a lot of EVs cheaper than currently available fuel cars.

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