GM’s Tesla Charge Change, Volvo EX30, Lexus PHEV, Cheaper Model 3, and Wrangler 4xe: Reverse Week
Which new electric vehicle combines all-wheel drive, 40 mpg or more, and costs less than $30,000?
And why did the electric Microbus take so long to reach the US?
Here’s our look back at the Reversal Week—right here at the Green Car Report—for the week ending June 9, 2023.
General Motors announced on Thursday that GM vehicles will have access to Tesla Supercharger by 2024. Moreover, the future GM EV will ditch the CCS port to switch to the Tesla charging port. Following Ford’s commitment to the Tesla standard, known as NACS, just a few weeks earlier, placed three U.S. automakers—Tesla, Ford and GM—on the same domestic EV charging standard.
GM EVs Get Tesla Supercharger Access By 2024
Why is VW ID.Buzz delayed for many years for the US? Despite teasing the idea of a Modern Bus from 2001 and the idea of this design preview originating seven years ago, America will wait more than a year for its VW electric truck. . As executives outlined for Green Car Reports last week, focus groups are part of the reason why; therefore it is necessary to overcome the difficulties of VW’s interface and software.
That said, there have been a number of plug-in vehicle launches this week. The Volvo EX30 EV will start at around $35,000 in the US, the automaker revealed Wednesday, in a form that can achieve a range of about 275 miles. In optional Twin Motor form, the EX30 will be Volvo’s fastest accelerating vehicle ever, while the EX30 series is claimed to have the brand’s lowest carbon footprint of any vehicle. which facility is produced.
Lexus TX 2024
The 2024 Lexus TX 550h+ plug-in hybrid will offer 33 miles of electric range, then 30 mpg, Toyota’s luxury brand predicted at its introduction. The PHEV is part of a broader rollout of the new TX family, including the TX500h hybrid, which offers three rows of seats with the same number of seats as Lexus’s Toyota Grand Highlander.
And just like the Porsche Mission E from many years ago offered an early preview of the four-door Porsche Taycan, Concept Porsche Mission X announced on Thursday and shows the direction of the brand’s future electric sports cars—with a 900-volt system architecture and racing-derived carbon-fiber exterior.
Concept Porsche Mission X
Among notable models we won’t see in the US, the luxury brand Lexus has unveiled a new, smaller hybrid model called the LBX for Europe and Japan. One foot shorter than the UX sold in the US, Lexus LBX Hybrid Hatchback marks an easy-to-park look, but its debut brings back the brand’s controversial “self-charge” marketing language that has been banned in some markets. And GM launched another concept car for China last week. Buick Proxima, designed in Shanghai, is a gullwing’s flagship EV concept that should remind some people of the Tesla Model X. While Buick is much more important for China, the automaker has hinted that future designs like this one for that market could be go to USA
Buick Proxima concept
Tax credit eligibility and rebates are helping to make some plug-in models significantly more affordable. First, the base Tesla Model 3 Now Eligible For Full $7,500 EV Credit, the EPA confirmed on Tuesday—the actual discount, for income-qualified people, is less than $35,000. Until last week, it only qualified for half of that, and Tesla has yet to confirm what it has changed in its battery offering to meet the top qualifying tier. And with the introduction of a lower base price for 2024 Jeep Wrangler 4xeThis best-selling plug-in hybrid in the United States is likely to continue to garner its interest and sales—especially as it qualifies for a $3,750 EV tax credit. .
Alfa Romeo Tonale 2024
Alfa Romeo Tonale plug-in hybrid goes 33 electric miles, according to its EPA rating as confirmed by the automaker last week — despite being a hybrid, it returns just 29 mpg. How does it fit into the plug-in hybrid landscape?
According to federal documents referenced in a recent report, Stellantis and GM recently paid record fuel economy fines—a total of $363, for shortfalls that, in GM’s case, stretch back to 2016.
GM CEO Mary Barra said last week that EV battery cost is still too high to make EV profitable between $30,000 and $40,000. Given GM’s intention to create its Ultium EV lineup around profitability, it’s not entirely clear what this means for upcoming models priced under $40,000 — for example. like the upcoming $30,000 Chevy Equinox EV.
Chevrolet Equinox EV 2024
A recent University of Michigan study found that Switching Lyft and Uber ride-hailing services to electric cars won’t make much of a difference—averaging just 3% per trip due to increased traffic congestion and increased passenger traffic to and from charging stations.
Colorado is encourage smaller, cheaper electric vehicles with the state’s latest electric vehicle incentives, restored and enhanced in May. With a $5,000 credit, plus an additional $2,500 for hitting vehicles with an MSRP of less than $35,000, they’re among the most generous electric vehicle deals among US states.
If you don’t have room to plug in but want an affordable, high mpg car with all-wheel drive, there are only three hybrid models on offer. AWD, top 40 mpg and under $30,000. And incidentally they are all Toyotas.
Toyota Prius XLE 2023
And plug-in hybrid driver plug-in frequency? Fields of data show it’s not as often as the EPA assumes in fleet emissions rules, so it’s likely to tighten them up by assuming owners spend a smaller portion of their time — making it less likely for automakers to benefit from regulation.
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