Remove Battery Powered Remove Blog Remove Buy Remove Gasoline-Electric
article thumbnail

BMW M5 Touring Becomes America's First M-Wagon

The Truth About Cars

liter V8 features twin turbochargers and uses the M Hybrid drive system, meaning it’s mated to an ell-electric motor. But you’re also buying a larger and slightly heavier version of an automobile that was already getting portly. Combined, the duo are said to produce 717 horsepower and yield a 3.5-second second time to 60 mph.

BMW 52
article thumbnail

Dodge CEO Says Electrification Won’t Spoil American Muscle

The Truth About Cars

While Tesla has managed to solidify the United States as the dominant purveyor of all-electric vehicles, American performance has long been synonymous with exceptionally large motors boasting the kind of oomph foreign manufacturers might consider excessive at a price point that seems downright reasonable. The period was marked by U.S.

Dodge 98
article thumbnail

How Do the Electric Vehicle Tax Credits Work?

Blink Charging

Federal tax credits for electric vehicles in the United States are complicated, especially with new changes for 2023. The good news is that there are now tax credits for individuals and businesses that buy or lease a new or used electric vehicle! First, the easy part: How do I claim the $7,500 EV tax credit?

article thumbnail

Driving Dystopia: Pickup Sales Are Probably Going to Decline in the UK

The Truth About Cars

Real Driving Emissions Step 2” (RDE2) has likewise introduced new emission rules that require gasoline and diesel driven automobiles to have on-road emissions output effectively match laboratory testing. Previous rates didn’t even include battery powered automobiles. Plug-in hybrids are the most difficult category to assess.

Sale 102
article thumbnail

Report: Volvo Drops Front-Drive Versions of XC40 and XC60

The Truth About Cars

Since Volvo plans on going all-electric in the years to come, further consolidation of its gasoline-powered vehicles makes a lot of sense. It doesn’t make sense to continue building Polestar variants nobody is buying, especially since the division is likewise going all-electric.

Volvo 105
article thumbnail

Technology Review: First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Powered by Share » Digg this Add to del.icio.us Add to Mixx Add to Newsvine Add to Connotea Add to CiteUlike Add to Furl Googlize this Add to Rojo Add to MyWeb Favorite Print E-mail The price of green: The Fisker Karma, on display at the New York Auto Show, is a plug-in hybrid that can run on batteries alone for 50 miles.

article thumbnail

Are Rising EV Inventories Proof Nobody Wants Them?

The Truth About Cars

While this is presumably good news for people who have absolutely had it with dealerships marking up their products, some are growing concerned by how much electric vehicle inventories are outpacing their gasoline-reliant counterparts. That’s about double the average for gasoline vehicles. There are some issues.