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Tesla Sales Now Legal As Little Maryland Goes Big On Electric Cars

Green Car Reports

Well, add one more to the list of states where Tesla Motors can legally sell its electric cars--and do so without having to use franchised dealers. The Maryland General Assembly has reversed a ban on direct sales by Tesla, which displays its cars in Tesla Store and "gallery" facilities it operates.

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First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

Green Car Congress

Hyundai began the US rollout of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) and its conventional hybrid sibling (HEV) with a series of media drives in California—one of the main markets for the PHEV, which offers some 24 miles (38.6 km) of all electric range and a 9.8 Earlier post.). kWh Li poly pack.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. See How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity. Plug-In Supply also sells components and assemblies to enable "do-it-yourselfers" to convert Priuses using its kits and systems, configured for several battery types.

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Gas War: U.S. House Suggests Ending California Emissions Authority, White House Says Nope

The Truth About Cars

Furthermore, the EPA cannot legally issue a formal ban on combustion vehicles. However, the legal hurdles confronted by the Trump administration were vast and Biden undid any headway it had made by subsequent executive order. That proportion will rise to 68 percent by 2030 and 100 [percent] by 2035.