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Spyshots Of A Chevrolet EUV
And a video, too. It looks like GM is starting to add to the stable.
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U.S. Plug In Vehicle Sales Jan 2012 to 2019
Pun intended, this short 1min41sec video is like watching a car race on the history of BEV sales. Had to watch a few times to digest everything. Fas cinating.
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The Lie Begins to Unravel (R.I.P Cloud Peak Energy)
Cloud Peak Energy, a Wyoming-based coal mining corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 10. Some interesting documents are leaking out from the fallen giant. They basically took the example of the tobacco companies, who successfully fought off reality for years, and applied it to climate change. FUD for hire.
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Next-generation Toyota Prius to shift focus
“So, it could be a plug-in hybrid, it could be full electric, it could be a fuel cell, it could be anything. You know what I mean?"
Next-generation Toyota Prius to shift focus | GoAuto -
Illinois Bill Proposes $1000/ Year EV Registration
Yea, that'll get people buying EVs.
Illinois bill would force EV owners to pay $1,000 annual fee - Electrek -
Assessment of Light-Duty Plug-In Electric Vehicles in the United States, 2010–2018
"Over one million PEVs have been sold, driving over 25 billion miles on electricity since 2010, thereby reducing national gasoline consumption by 0.23% in 2018 and 950 million gallons cumulatively through 2018. In 2018, PEVs used 2.8 terawatt-hours of electricity to drive 8.6 billion miles, offsetting 320 million gallons of gasoline."
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Hybrids lead the way for Toyota Canada
16.7% of April sales were hybrids. The RAV4 Hybrid sold 2112 units out of 6,847 or about 33% of sales (well outselling the 1st gen Camry Hybrid at 20% of Camry sales back in 2007).
Electrified vehicles account for a record 16.7% of Toyota Canada’s total sales in April | Toyota Canada -
Of Movies And EVs
The latest Avengers movie has Audi EVs in it and for effect, the EVs have, with Audi's help, engine sounds added for dramatic effect! Audi says they helped, since their EVs are to have sounds due to government edict. One of the article commenters said that he thought the cars weren't electric because of the engine sounds. To me, this doesn't sound like much help to the EV cause. I guess you have to give a little to take a little.
With the forthcoming James Bond movie having an EV Aston Martin, makes me wonder if it too will have a growling V12 sound emitting from the theatre speakers. Next, EVs in the Fast And Furious movies.
Avengers movie adds gas engine sound to Audi's electric e-tron in product placement fail - Electrek -
2020 Prius Prime seats 5
From the New York Auto Show:
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Tesla switches to permanent magnet front motor for Model S & X
Permanent magnet in the front and keeping induction in the back. They’re claiming a 10% range improvement on new cars without touching the battery capacity:
The Longest-Range Electric Vehicle Now Goes Even Farther | Tesla
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Lexus plans its first EV for Europe and China
SHANGHAI AUTO SHOW: Lexus plans its first EV for Europe, China push
SHANGHAI — Declaring that a pure electric vehicle is necessary for China and Europe, Lexus International President Yoshihiro Sawa said last week that the luxury brand is working on its first EV.
But exactly what it will be and when it will appear, the Toyota marque is still trying to figure out.
"Definitely here we need an EV in the future," Sawa said last week in an interview at the Shanghai auto show, where Lexus debuted its LM luxury van. "But I cannot say when or how."
China's strict emissions controls and mandates for electric vehicle credits are driving automakers into EVs. And Lexus will also need them in Europe, where certain cities have strict EV requirements, Sawa said. Launch timing will hinge on the course of regulation, he added.
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