Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

With the combination of requiring all new light-duty vehicles sold in New York State be zero-emission by 2035, investments in electric vehicles charging stations , and state and federal EV rebates, “ you’re going to see that you have no more excuses ” for not buying an EV, according to New York Governor Kathy Hochul. How much range is enough?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

WEBSTER • FREE PRESS AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR• April 21, 2009 Print this page E-mail this article Share this article Del.icio.us Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. See instructions for fixing the problem. WEBSTER A 100 m.p.g.

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EV Adoption

AUGUST 19, 2021

As documented in an article in The Drive — “ Tesla’s Cheap 94-Mile Model 3 Has Cost Canadian Taxpayers $115 Million ” — Tesla produced an even lower-priced version of its popular Model 3 to come in under Canada’s iZEV program threshold. Upper income households do not need the tax credit to afford an $80,000-$100,00 EV.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The major vehicle manufacturers; like Ford, Stellantis, and GM; still sell their EVs through the dealership model. According to a Car and Driver article , new EV registrations rose by a whopping 60% at the beginning of 2022, even though overall new vehicle registrations were down by 18%. Perceived lack of consumer demand.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Those who think they are the natural successor for full hybrids as we continue the movement towards lower emission driving will be thrilled with Volvo’s plans to unveil a plug-in hybrid car by 2012 (see article ). The primary concerns with plug-in hybrid technology appear to be the fuelling infrastructure and lowering costs.

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Plug In India

OCTOBER 18, 2021

If you encounter such people or articles, all you need to do is point them to the numbers and trends in the auto market. If you buy an EV that lasts a million km, this EV will last 3 times longer than an ICE car. By 2030, most people will choose to buy EV's as it won’t make financial sense to buy a pollution car.

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Charged EVs

MAY 19, 2021

The Hummer EV will be the first based on the GM’s new Ultium architecture, so these two Bolts will be the last to use what GM calls its BEV2 architecture. The Hummer EV will be the first of those, so the two Bolts will be the last to use what GM calls its BEV2 architecture. 50 kilowatts: far from fast.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

I will continue to dive into these and other key EV adoption questions in the coming months, but with this article I will share some notes and thoughts on some of the near- and longer-term challenges getting in the way of achieving these goals. EV Price Parity With ICE Vehicles Is Fast Approaching. Source: EVAdoption/Loren McDonald.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 5, 2024

They haven’t, and GM is clearly struggling to overcome a host of startup production problems with its Ultium vehicles—sales of which have remained far, far below the company’s own goals. For that reason, the EX30 stands alone—and that makes it an important, and affordable, EV for this year. The EX30 will be a big part of that.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

’s vice chairman of product development, Robert Lutz, reportedly told Volt enthusiasts at the Web site GM-Volt.com. “We April 17, 2009 11:38 am Link Goodbye GM. Why pay $40K for a GM volt… which will look nothing more than a Malibu anyway and only get 40 miles before the gasoline engine kicks in. — Goodbye 2.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

The introduction of affordable noise management systems offers multiple benefits to manufacturers and consumers alike, achieving eco-friendly optimization of vehicle weight reductions and improved CO2 emissions. Motor Trend Magazine has extensive coverage of all cars online including road tests, free videos, buying guides, etc.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

They haven’t, and GM is clearly struggling to overcome a host of startup production problems with its Ultium vehicles—sales of which have remained far, far below the company’s own goals. For that reason, the EX30 stands alone—and that makes it an important, and affordable, EV for this year. The EX30 will be a big part of that.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Both recently traded their respective SUVs for electric vehicles (EVs), and happily swore off every buying another internal combustion engine (ICE) powered vehicle. million current owners of its full-sized pickups and SUVs—so GM faces similar challenges persuading its legacy customer-base to switch to EVs.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

Here is the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. But the tests are too costly for the typical small startup to afford and the warranties are unattainable because the electric batteries currently used to power plug-ins don’t last ten years. By Robert Gammon for the East Bay Express.

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EV Match

JUNE 16, 2022

But what about those who want to electrify their ride and can’t quite afford to? In this post we will discuss what one automaker is calling an impending “EV price war” in pursuit of more affordable offerings, and what else we believe is needed to make EV driving truly accessible to all. EV Price War. What Else is Needed?

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Teslarati

JULY 23, 2024

I will be updating this article in real-time, so please keep refreshing the page to view the latest updates on this story. 17:14 CDT : Musk says GM canceled its self-driving, pedal-less, wheel-less vehicle was canceled because “it’s not up to par.” “GM can’t make it work.” Tesla posted $1.6

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Cheap to run but expensive to buy, they offer theprospect of low or zero carbon emissions, but manufacturers won’t sell themunless motorists want to buy them – and motorists won’t buy unless the priceis right and there are enough places to charge the batteries. Car buyers were less enthusiastic.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

There are separate provisions for 2 & 3-wheeled EVs, electric bikes, and used 4-wheeled EVs — of which this article will not cover. For more background and detail on changing to refundable tax credit, read my article from September — Proposed Changes to Federal EV Tax Credit – Part 5: Making the Credit Refundable.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This is good news for Tesla, Nissan and GM, which have been selling EVs for years, but have recently been at a disadvantage against companies like Toyota and Stellantis, which sat on the sidelines until the EV bandwagon picked up speed. The existing cap of 200,000 EVs sold per automaker has been eliminated.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

But it is a price that must be paid, and GM should be commended for remaining committed to the Volt. It isa fundamental change in direction for GM. GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year. GM is developing more fuel-efficient vehicles. Thats short-sighted.

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Teslarati

JUNE 18, 2024

We’re improving the affordability of EVs. But for commercial vehicles, the companies that make the buying decisions, they just look and say like, “What are the numbers? First, after $56 billion, you can afford to probably take your kids to Disneyland now. Our batteries are lasting, longer… I got too many things in my hand.

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Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

And then, each carmaker has a different portfolio, so Ford, which still has tons of room on its EV tax credits, is in a different position than GM, which is why GM did not sign on to [the 2019 California deal] but then later did. For me, I would like to buy an electric car.

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