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Are Rising EV Inventories Proof Nobody Wants Them?

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Despite elevated fuel prices, aggressive marketing, and most companies vowing to transition toward building electrified automobiles exclusively, America has an EV supply of more than 100 days on dealer lots. Your author currently lives in the woods where you’d expect to see a lot of gasoline-powered pickups and SUVs.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Batteries not ready. Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. Establishing dealer network. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Additionally, I had a close frind out in California that just about creamed in his pants when he was able to lease one. Toyota Prius modders have already been adding larger batteries so the vehicle can run on battery power. needs to have an indigenous automobile industry, and not merely "transplants".

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