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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

The car will go 30 miles on batteries before the gas engine kicks in and be street-legal. The onboard gas engine largely exists to recharge the batteries for the electric engine. The Chevy Volt is based around a series hybrid design and so is the Karma coming later this year from Fisker Automotive.

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3 Scenarios That Would Make An EV Ineligible For the Federal EV Tax Credit

EV Adoption

US importers: These would apply to models from companies such as Kandi America which import EVs from China and then put through a homologation process to make the vehicles legal in the US. The GMC Hummer is one example with its lowest price trim, the Hummer EV2 at $79,995 currently slated for 2024.