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No VW Plug-in hybrids
Source: VW Won’t Offer Plug-In Hybrids in America | News | Car and Driver | Car and Driver Blog
- C/D: You say the Tiguan will become the world’s biggest-selling SUV, but it doesn’t have a hybrid powertrain yet.
- HD: No, not in Europe.
- You showed the concept car originally as a hybrid, and it’s not a hybrid.
- We will have a hybrid.
- In Europe?
- It’s not yet decided.
- In America?
- No. For America, plug-in hybrids don’t make a lot of sense for the upstream emissions, and they’re just not incentivized by the tax schemes.
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Another Fuel Cell Article
Source: Toyota Mirai Chief Engineer Says Musk's Right About Electric Cars
Tanaka explained that the goal is to raise the car’s “practical range” to about 500 km (310 miles) due to the lack of charging infrastructure. As part of a joint effort with Nissan in Japan, the companies have built a network of 91 total hydrogen refueling stations, which is hardly enough to make the vehicles practical, regardless of range.
Editor’s Note: Because the obvious backstory is not being brought forward by Toyota, we’d like to take a moment to comment on the other and likely main reason the Toyota Mirai is still a “thing” in the US over a fully-electric option from the company.
A 300 mile FCV nets NINE California ZEV credits per sale – worth up to $5,000 a pop (~45k total) in avoided compliance charges, or these credit can be sold for cash to other non compliant OEMS. Not only that, these... -
Bob Lutz - Eating Crow?
Crazy statements from one of the biggest plugin haters. Has GM's 'X' stodgy dinosaur finally taken a look outside?
http://www.autonews.com/article/20171105/INDUSTRY_REDESIGNED/171109944/bob-lutz:-kiss-the-good-times-goodbye?X-IgnoreUserAgent=1
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Electric Roads
Here it is kids, my dream!!
You might be able to charge your next EV while on the road - Roadshow
You lucky Colorado residents!!
These roads need to be solar powered, and should be Big Oil's new Big Investment!![emoji16][emoji16][emoji23][emoji23][emoji41][emoji41]
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UKs Daily Mail peddles half truths to knock green motoring
Ok it's the Daily Mail so we don't expect them to let the truth get in the way of a good story.
See below.
Here are a few reasons why this is not right. I am sure there are many more.
1. The M.I.T. study is based on U.S. power generation, and climate the vehicles on that basis. This may be true in the U.S. but not necessarily elsewhere. But it is a politically decided fact about electricity supply rather than an inevitable fact about electric cars. The same newspaper campaigns for low electricity prices and against wind farms!
2. The Mail article says that 51% of the energy generated in the UK and used to power an electric car is from fossil fuels such as coal and gas. This figure is about right in terms of current uk electricity generation mix nationally, but it is not at all true to say that this is necessarily the mix that goes into every electric car. For example, most of the car charging points that I see at motorway service stations are run by Ecotricity, which is a... -
Insure My Tesla
Source: InsureMyTesla Looks to Disrupt Insurance like Tesla did Auto Industry | Inverse
Tesla quietly implemented an insurance policy for its North American car owners last month.
InsureMyTesla, as it’s being dubbed, has rolled out in partnership with Liberty Mutual Insurance Company in the United States and with Aviva in Canada. It previously launched in Hong Kong and Australia in early 2017. The automaker is hoping to give vehicle owners discounted rates specifically tailored to their Tesla’s much-touted advanced safety features, such as the Autopilot system.
The shift toward self-driving cars should eventually make auto insurance obsolete, as autonomous vehicles are designed to avoid almost all the collisions and crashes of human drivers. Until fully driverless cars... -
Will killing the Federal EV tax credit kill the EV market?
The House bill would nix the whole thing and, in the process, maybe create two American automobile markets, one where EVs are available, and one where they aren't—a fossil fuel-soaked Upside Down.
For automakers, especially those that have hit the accelerator on electric plans, getting rid of the tax credit makes the job of selling electric cars a lot more complicated. (Electric vehicles still only account for about 1 percent of American car sales.) And for those living toward the middle of the country—in Florida, or Texas, or Oklahoma, or Minnesota, or any place that doesn’t touch an ocean, really—buying one could get harder, too.
Now, electric car sales would likely continue in states that offer their own incentives. In Colorado, for example, battery electric vehicle buyers get a $5,000 rebate; in Delaware, they get $1,000. California doles out up to $7,000—and even lets electrics use the coveted carpool lane. And automakers will have to sell EVs in the 10 states (plus... -
Opel to electrify all model lines by 2024, speeding PSA transition
Opel to electrify all model lines by 2024, speeding PSA transition - Autoblog
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US, Canada and Europe October Sales Thread
US
Plug-in electric car sales for Oct: new Bolt EV record, Prime and Volt tied
Vehicle October Sales Year-to-Date 1 A3 e-tron 17 2569 2 i3 686 5321 3 Bolt 2781 17083 4 Volt 1362 16710 5 Clarity EV ? 119 6 Clarity FCV 0 447 7 C-Max Energi 569 7181 8 Focus EV 115 1583 9 Fusion Energi 741 8026 10 LEAF 213 10953 11 Model S ? ? 12 Model X ? ? 13 Mirai 249 1293 14 Prime 1626 16682 15 e-Golf 203 2902 16 XC60 T8 PHEV 100 175
Canada
Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, Oct 2017: Chevy’s dominant duo
Vehicle October Sales Year-to-Date 1 A3 e-tron 11 404 2 i3 TBD TBD 3 Bolt 371 1663 4 Volt 424 3431 5 LEAF 7 935 6 Model S TBD TBD 7 Model X TBD TBD 8 Prime 121 542 (QC only) 9 e-Golf 62 347 10 XC90 T8 PHEV TBD TBD
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UKs Auto Express pays "tribute to the groundbreaking Prius"
A brief article acknowledging what a groundbreaking vehicle this had been in automotive history.
“Time to pay tribute to the groundbreaking Prius” | Auto Express
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Racing electric cars
The Formula E circuit was established in 2014. Learn more about it in the video!
Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.
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