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Last year, the Biden Administration proposed a stringent vehicle pollution rule that would have driven up to two-thirds of vehicles to be electric by 2032. This year, the administration softened it.
The dark side of electric vehicles: Here are the countries where driving an EV can be dirtiest. Nicolas Rapp, Matthew Heimer. October 9, 2023 at 12:25 PM ... "The dark side of an electric ride."
A U.S. Department of Energy report found that, when factoring in the long-term ownership expenses, a small electric SUV costs $0.4508 per mile compared to $0.4727 per mile for a comparable gas car.
In November 2013, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved a rebate program to provide financial incentives up to $2,500 for the purchase or lease of new eligible vehicles powered by compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), or plug-in electric drive with battery capacity larger than 4 kWh, from a licensed dealer or leasing company. [2]
The program is aimed to promote the sale of 400,000 electric vehicles. The cost of the purchase incentive is shared equally between the government and automakers. Electric car buyers get a €4000 (US$4,520) discount while buyers of plug-in hybrid vehicles get a discount of €3000 (US$3,390).
The adoption of plug-in electric vehicles in the United States is supported by the American federal government, and several states and local governments. As of December 2023, cumulative sales in the U.S. totaled 4,7 million plug-in electric cars since 2010, led by all-electric cars. [4]
Pros and Cons of Battery-Electric Vehicles PRO: Performance and power delivery. BEVs have the potential to be insanely quick. Just look at the Rivian R1T, a more than 7000-pound electric pickup ...
The following table compares official EPA ratings for fuel economy (in miles per gallon gasoline equivalent, mpg-e or MPGe, for plug-in electric vehicles) for series production all-electric passenger vehicles rated by the EPA for model years 2015, [1] 2016, [2] 2017, [3] and 2023 [4] versus the model year 2016 vehicles that were rated the most efficient by the EPA with plug-in hybrid ...