Why PHEVs Like GM’s Next Volt Need At Least 60 Miles Of Real EV Range

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2024 05:03:25 +0000

With recent news that GM is going to re-introduce plugin hybrids in 2027, it’s likely that the company is still figuring out the design. So, I wanted to offer some unsolicited advice GM and everyone else going back to PHEVs need to think as they put new designs together and … [continued]

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Was Toyota Right About Hybrids?

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 31 May 2024 23:49:23 +0000

A few days ago, I came across an interesting Twitter (or X, or whatever Elon’s identifying it as these days) post/tweet from Car Dealership Guy. In short, he feels that Toyota was smart enough to either expect the recent U.S. government and industry turn toward more plugin hybrids and less … [continued]

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Volvo EX30 Ends April in 2nd Place — Europe EV Sales Report

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 01:39:36 +0000

In the meantime, Volkswagen is starting to recover its mojo. Some 219,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in April, which is up 11% year over year (YoY). And while Tesla isn’t helping (in fact, Tesla’s deliveries were down 2% YoY in April), the plugin tally from Volvo, Volkswagen, and … [continued]

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BYD Unveils Plug-In Hybrid With 1,305 Miles Of Total Range

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 03:10:51 +0000

BYD says cars with its latest plug-in hybrid technology have a range of 1200 miles and up to 80 mpg. Are those claims real?

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44% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China — April 2024 Sales Report

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Mon, 27 May 2024 01:26:58 +0000

Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring 703,000 sales (in a 1.6-million-unit overall market). That’s up 27% year over year (YoY). Looking deeper at the numbers, BEVs were up 10%, while PHEVs did even better, jumping 65% in April. Breaking down plugin sales … [continued]

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Biden’s 100% China EV Tariff Fails History 101

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 13:56:57 +0000

Perhaps Biden has forgotten the last time America’s land yachts, marketed to the most affluent, became impossibly expensive symbols of conspicuous consumption. It was the same year he entered Congress after all, 52 years ago. But America and its car companies have indeed faced almost exactly the same situation as … [continued]

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EV Sales Report: Brazil Races Ahead, Bringing 1,100% BEV Growth in April

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 03:51:10 +0000

Good news keeps coming from the Carioca country. When EV sales skyrocketed in late 2023, there were fears this was a temporary increase because automakers were running to bring as many cars as possible to market before the tariffs kicked in this year. This wasn’t the case, and because the … [continued]

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Plug-In Hybrid Models From GM Set To Debut … In 2027

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 02:45:21 +0000

GM says it will have plug-in hybrids ready three model years from now. The whole car market may have changed by then.

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Electric Vehicle Sales Decreased from 18.8% to 18% U.S. Market Share in 1st Quarter of 2024

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 16 May 2024 20:55:42 +0000

The share of electric and hybrid vehicle sales in the United States decreased in the first quarter of 2024 as battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales declined. Hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and BEVs fell to 18.0% of total new light-duty vehicle (LDV) sales in the United States in the first quarter … [continued]

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47% Of New Cars Sold In Netherlands Now Plugin Cars!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 13:55:57 +0000

Volvo EX30 #1 in April In a negative month in the overall market (down 4% to 28,432 units), April saw plugin registrations increase by 11% YoY, to 13,274 units. As a result, the Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market reaching 47% last month, in line with the year-to-date average. That’s mostly … [continued]

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