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First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

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Hyundai began the US rollout of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) and its conventional hybrid sibling (HEV) with a series of media drives in California—one of the main markets for the PHEV, which offers some 24 miles (38.6 km) of all electric range and a 9.8 Earlier post.). Sonata models.

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The EV Battery Wish List

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IEEE Spectrum asked five industry experts to gaze deeply into their own crystal balls and outline what needs to happen in the EV battery space to wean the world off fossil-fueled transportation and onto the plug. Electric cars barely existed in 2010, when the Tesla Model S was still a glint in Elon Musk’s eye. EVs may have seized a record 5.8

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Flash Drive: 2024 Kia EV9

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For a one time fee, a Boost mode can be downloaded through the dealer. A Bona Fide Third Row in an Electric SUV Combine the Kia Telluride three-row SUV and the Kia EV6 crossover and you get the all-new, all-electric 2024 Kia EV9 three-row SUV. The 2024 Kia EV9 went on-sale in December 2023 and is available in all 50 states.

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The EV Transition Explained: Local Policies Shape Global Competition

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The Biden Administration is very clear in what it desires to achieve with its environmental policy: a complete transformation of the $21 trillion U.S. economy away from fossil fuels. Or as put in a recent consultancy Ernst & Young’s position paper , “Market forces alone won’t solve the problem, and the onus is on governments to take a lead.”

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Zero EVs May Qualify For the Federal Tax Credit Under the Inflation Reduction Act Requirements

EV Adoption

Additionally, the IRA could actually receive enough votes to pass, but not without potentially several significant changes — including to some of the EV tax credit requirements. While not a certainty, it looks like the Act will have enough votes to be approved over the weekend. Joe Manchin, via the Wall Street Journal.

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Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives

EV Adoption

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.

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VW Joke, Kia EV6 Details – EV Week in Review: March 23-30

EV Adoption

The EV6 will be produced in South Korea and go on-sale in select global markets starting from the second half of 2021, with online reservations beginning from March 30 in some markets. 4 that will be arriving at dealers soon. The EV6, will come with two battery pack options, a 58 kWh pack or a 77.4

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