EV Connect

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If drivers cannot charge their vehicles, or the incentives are not in place to spur behavior change, they can’t be expected to adopt EVs at the rate seen in other parts of the world, particularly China and the EU. As of May 2023, there were 138,100 charging outlets nationwide, of which just under a third are in California.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 28, 2023

In Poland and China, for example, an EV would need to be driven 78,700 miles to break-even. The San Diego, California region has decided to spend $160 billion as a way to meet California’s net zero objectives to create “a collection of walkable villages serviced by bustling (fee-free) train stations and on-demand shuttles” by 2050.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 3, 2021

This past week was certainly quite a whirlwind of EV news and developments from Volvo’s plans to end production of ICE vehicles by 2030, yet another proposal to reform the federal EV tax credit, chip shortages, Washington state’s plans to ban ICE vehicles by 2030, Lucid Air delay, Fisker to partner with Foxconn, and much, much more.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Automakers will push for changes in the California ZEV mandates. California’s zero emission vehicle (ZEV) regulations require volume automakers to sell a minimum number of PEVs each year in the state. By 2022, not even California will meet the 10% ZEV requirement. Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year.

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Charged EVs

JULY 1, 2024

Mark Gresser: Over the last few years, cell makers in North America have been looking for accessible, long-term alternatives to China-based cathode active material production. LFP is becoming the fastest-growing cathode material in the world, and it’s made almost exclusively in China today. What’s been happening at Wildcat since then?

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Get Electric Vehicle

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Subsidies, tax breaks, and other incentives for electric vehicles are being offered by an increasing number of governments around the world. EVs’ initial costs are decreasing as their popularity and numbers grow, and battery costs also keep falling. Well…what does it cost to fuel an electric vehicle? .

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Baua Electric

JULY 1, 2024

Mark Gresser: Over the last few years, cell makers in North America have been looking for accessible, long-term alternatives to China-based cathode active material production. LFP is becoming the fastest-growing cathode material in the world, and it’s made almost exclusively in China today. What’s been happening at Wildcat since then?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Dr. Don Paul is the Executive Director, University of Southern California Energy Institute and a former vice president and chief technology officer of Chevron. Is tax equity dead? China continues to defy easy classification. The US is in a race for global dominance in the new energy economy with China.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 12, 2024

Charging nightly and driving less than 29 miles will mean less need for hydrogen fuel, which is currently available at only about 50 stations in California. Short Drive Honda invited automotive journalists to drive the e:FCEV on a short loop near its Torrance, California, headquarters. DC Fast Charging is not available.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 17, 2022

In the United States, sweeping legislation capped a series of moves by the country’s Department of Energy (DOE) over the past year to drive down the cost of low-carbon hydrogen and stimulate demand for the fuel. Costs of gray hydrogen vary but are roughly $2 a kg in the U.S. At the lowest emission rate—0.45

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Get Electric Vehicle

OCTOBER 27, 2023

When it comes to EV batteries China marches way ahead of any other country. In 2021, China controlled the global lithium-ion manufacturing industry as around 79% of the lithium-ion batteries that were sold on the international market that year were made in China. Again let us take Norway as an example.

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EV Connect

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

is slower than in China and Europe. This is illustrated by the rate of electric vehicle adoption in California, which leads the United States in EV adoption. California may have been an early and powerful adopter, but federal and state legislation across the country is promising to help the rest of the nation catch up.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 29, 2023

Neither Biden nor his management has referred to as for a stop on gross sales of modern combustion engine automobiles by means of a definite year — movements which are underway in playgrounds akin to California and the Eu Union. The EPA’s proposal additionally does no longer mandate a selected generation akin to EVs. “If U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Dr. Frank is Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of California, Davis, where he established the Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis), and was director of the US Department of Energy’s National Center of Hybrid Excellence at UC Davis. Table of Contents. Engineering Advantages of PHEV.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

This is before the $7,500 federal tax credit. The gamble is that Nissan could grab the EV market and dominate it until BYD (China) enters the U.S., It’ll be mostly driven by the cost of gas. In California, Nissan of Elk Grove owner John Driebe thinks Nissan has identified a powerful new market segment.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. 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. Establishing dealer network. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

For electric vehicles, the BBBA includes multiple proposed changes to IRC 30D, more commonly knows as the federal EV tax credit. Perhaps the mostly likely is the requirement for EVs to be assembled in the US in a union factory to qualify for an additional $4,500 tax credit. Tax Credit Becomes Refundable. More on this below.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric car proponents at The California Cars Initiative believe the task force was unduly influenced by “plug-in skeptics” at the Boston Consulting Group , which is under government contract to provide input on the prospects for G.M. “The Toyota Prius took over five years to reach break-even and has gone on to be a wild success.&#

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Baua Electric

MAY 12, 2024

and China could contribute to a significant cut in gasoline demand in 2024. Meanwhile, California is seeking to cut the cost of home EV charging through a fixed-charge plan—essentially a package of energy for a flat, reduced fee, with the cost even less for low-income households.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

It is aggressively in talks with Portland General Electric Plug-In Charging Stations , ( POR ) and other states including Michigan, and California that are scrambling to offer incentives. Tax credit incentives are also available to consumers in the U.S. Considering the cost of batteries, these are disposable cars.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

The total cost of purchasing and driving one—the cost of ownership—has fallen nearly to parity with a typical gasoline-fueled car. In the United States, for example, there are more than 49,000 public charging stations , and it is now possible to drive an EV from New York to California using public charging networks.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 29, 2023

Neither Biden nor his administration has called for a ban on sales of new combustion engine vehicles by a certain date — actions that are underway in places such as California and the European Union. The public comment period for the proposal closes July 5. The EPA's proposal also does not mandate a specific technology such as EVs.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It is simply the cost of doing business. "On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). Engineering proptypes enjoy a tax break. We are addicted to the gasoline tax both at the State and Federal level.

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