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EIA: California home to almost half of US plug-in electric vehicles

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Total US sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs)—battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric—have increased in recent years, but still represent only about 0.7% of new vehicle sales in 2014 so far, up from 0.6% Several states offer tax incentives to reduce the upfront cost of PEVs to consumers.

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UC Davis ITS study suggests hastening consumer adoption of plug-ins will require innovation on the sales side

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A study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis finds that buyers of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) are substantially less satisfied with the dealer purchase experience than buyers of conventional vehicles—with the notable exception of Tesla buyers. In some cases, dealers outright discouraged PEV purchases.

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Researchers call for major change in US policies supporting plug-ins; failure of “mainstream consumer bias”

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Although sales of plug-in vehicles (plug-in hybrid-electric and battery-electric vehicles, collectively PEVs) in the US climbed more than 80% in 2013 to more than 96,000 units (Tesla has not yet released its final figures) from 52,835 units in 2012 EDTA ), the 2013 results still reflect a meagre new light-duty vehicle market share of ~0.6%

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8 ZEV states announce US ZEV sales top 260,000 units

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million ZEVS on the roads in their states by 2025 ( earlier post ); the partners released a ZEV Action Plan in June 2014 ( earlier post ). million ZEVS on the roads in their states by 2025 ( earlier post ); the partners released a ZEV Action Plan in June 2014 ( earlier post ). million by 2025.

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Two case studies outline how Houston and Loveland are saving money with EVs in their fleets

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Its efforts to incorporate alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) into its fleet began in 2002 with an initial purchase of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), mainly the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape hybrid. In 2010, the city converted 15 Toyota Prius hybrids to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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US Reps. Biggert, Markey, McNerney, & Eshoo introduce Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act

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Markey (D-MA-7), Jerry McNerney (D-CA-11), and Anna Eshoo (D-CA-14) introduced legislation designed to fast track the deployment of electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid technologies. US Representative Judy Biggert (R-IL-13), Reps.

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US DOE progress report says 1M plug-ins by 2015 ambitious but achievable; not likely to be constrained by production capacity

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015 , a short status report on advances in deployment and progress to date in meeting President Obama’s goal of putting one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) on the road by 2015. and model 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015. Fisker Karma EREV.

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