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California passes 1M mark for cumulative sales of electric vehicles: BEVs, PHEVs and FCEVs

Green Car Congress

379,125 PHEV (36% ). 63,141 PHEV (25.2%). Californians need to purchase 4 million more EVs in the next 9 years to reach the state’s goal of 5 million EVs sold by 2030, according to Veloz research. The total number of light-duty vehicles sold cumulatively in California exceeded 1 million at the end of 2021. California Gov.

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Road Test: 2024 Kia Seltos SX Turbo AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Redesigned In and Out Kia says the significantly refreshed 2024 Seltos is “designed to appeal to consumers who enjoy life on the move.” Heck, that means everyone should want a Seltos, which would make Kia very happy. The Kia folks may be on to something. Clean Fleet Report spent a week in the Kia Seltos SX Turbo AWD with the 1.6-liter

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

One of the challenges Clean Fleet Report takes seriously is to test the EPA fuel economy ratings for the cars, crossovers and trucks we review, knowing efficiency is a top priority when looking to purchase a new vehicle. But with the 2022 Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) we obliterated the “official” number in our real world driving.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Kia Sportage

Clean Fleet Report

When Kia says the 2023 Sportage is all-new, believe them. But it is more than a larger and more capable Sportage, now in its fifth generation and Kia’s longest-running model, but one that offers three propulsion systems, including the X-Pro trail-rated model for those who want to go off-roading. Something for Everyone. Room for adults.

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Dilawri Automotive Group and Plug’n Drive Launch the MEET

Plug N Drive

In December 2023, the federal government introduced a sales mandate for 100% zero emission light duty vehicles (ZEVs) by 2035 with an incremental target of 20% by 2026. Light duty vehicles account for about half of Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector. in Q1 2023, according to StatsCan.

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Which EV manufacturers performed the best in 2024 so far?

Baua Electric

EV Volumes founder, Roland Irle, reviews the most successful OEMs in the electric light-vehicle market with Autovista24 editor Tom Geggus. Covering both passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles (LCVs), the global light-vehicle market saw mixed performances from EV manufacturers in the first half of 2024. Source: EV Volumes.

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2024 Toyota C-HR Debuts Elsewhere: Does Our Market Care?

The Truth About Cars

We also have the Toyota Corolla Cross available for purchase, resulting in some troublesome overlap. Granted, the Mazda CX-30 is light years better to drive and there’s a slew of excellent Hyundai and Kia-branded crossovers that you should probably cross-shop. The PHEV is a little faster at 7.4 liter are said to take 8.1

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