Close-up of Rivian EDV, Tesla resale bubble burst, used PHEV tax credit: Car News Today
Let’s take a look at Rivian’s electric truck. VW’s MEB platform is expected to accelerate by mid-decade, V2G charging could quickly pay off. Used plug-in hybrids are in demand. And it looks like the used Tesla price bubble has popped up. This and more, at Green Car Reports.
While Rivian appeals to outdoorsy families with its R1T electric pickup truck and R1S electric SUV, it is electric van EDV serves as a backstop for the company’s business—and its funding with Amazon. We’ve looked inside and out these flagship models that will share the same powertrains with consumer electric trucks.
Even before the $4,000 used electric vehicle tax credit now applies to select plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle purchases for the 2023 tax year, interest in PHEVs has increased.
Based on several valuation agencies, drawn from data over the past few months, it appears that while used electric vehicles are finally becoming more affordable, the Tesla bubble is most notable. broken. As Reuters recently rounded up, Used Tesla car prices are falling fast—a 17% drop from the July high, compared with 4% of used car prices in the same period.
Volkswagen’s MEB platform, which serves as the foundation for the automaker’s mass-market electric vehicle push—including the ID.4 crossover and the ID.Buzz electric truck coming soon—coming soon a mid-decade tech update that includes faster chargingnew battery and support for more advanced driver assistance technology.
And as utilities, automakers and fleet operators continue to evaluate vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging, some good news comes from a company that makes industrial hardware. such technology. By storing energy in an EV during off-peak hours and releasing it into the grid during peak hours, such hardware can earn up to $15,000 in 10 yearsaccording to the Fermata Energy.
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