It’s perhaps an unthought-of benefit for electric-car owners: There’s no way to pay into a state’s gasoline tax at the pump since the cars won’t take a drop of fossil fuels. Numerous states have crafted workarounds, however, as they try recoup costs to keep road budgets afloat for repairs and maintenance. Read full story here: Electric-car State Fees Often Cost More Than Gas Tax, Study Shows | Roadshow
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Given the struggles faced by most new electric vehicle (EV) releases over the last few years, it may be time to put away the phrase ‘Tesla Killer’ in favor of a more realistic label like ‘Tesla Kind-of Competitor.’ With brands like Faraday Future and Fisker Inc. already come and (almost) gone in the same EV arena that Tesla continues to thrive in, each new entrant looks to be the next at-risk for being an ‘also-ran’ in the quest for success in the consumer market. Read full story here: ‘Tesla Killers’…
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The Canadian government is hoping to spark the EV revolution in the Great White North with a new EV tax credit. Electric cars are getting more popular in America’s neighbor-to-the-north, thanks to a new country-wide EV tax credit. Here at Roadshow, we talk a lot about EV sales in the US and how various state and federal tax incentives have affected them. Well, guess what, champ — Canada has EV tax incentives too, and we’ll be damned if theirs aren’t working like a dream. Read full story here: Canada’s New Nationwide…
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A hydrogen refueling station exploded in Norway on Monday and the company operating the station has suspended operation at its other locations following the explosion. Now, Toyota and Hyundai are both halting sales of fuel cell vehicles in the country. The Uno-X hydrogen station in Sandvika in Bærum exploded on Monday and resulted in two injuries in a nearby non-fuel cell vehicle. Read full story here : Hydrogen Station Explodes, Toyota Halts Sales Of Fuel Cell Cars, Is This The End? | Electrek
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The company that put hybrid vehicles on the map is now playing catch-up in developing fully electric vehicles. After decades of going all-in on hybrid technology, Toyota now has to throw its considerable resources at developing electric vehicles. Toyota is a company that got a very early start on the whole gasoline-electric hybrid boom, made tons of money and then kept on iterating and improving that idea. Read full story here: Toyota’s Electric Vehicle Program Is Getting Sped Way Up, Report Says | Roadshow
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With the Tesla Model 3 and the Hyundai Kona EV boosting Canada’s EV sales in the first quarter, the country has achieved a new milestone: 100,000 electric vehicles on the road. But a report on Canada’s electric vehicle sales for the first quarter is not all positive. Electric Mobility Canada, a national membership-based not-for-profit organization dedicated accelerating electrification, released its Q1 2019 EV sales report in Canada. Read full storey here: Tesla Model 3 And Hyundai Kona EV Push Electric Cars To Over 100,000 Units In Canada | Electrek
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There were 208,000 new registrations for electric vehicles in the U.S. last year, more than double the number filed in 2017, IHS said Monday. That growth in EVs was heavily concentrated in California, as well as nine other states that have adopted the Zero Emission Vehicle program. California was the first to launch the ZEV program‚ a state regulation that requires automakers to sell electric cars and trucks there. Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont are also ZEV states. Read full story here:New…
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Drivers hit by the jump in gas prices at the pumps this week after the introduction of the carbon tax should brace themselves for even higher prices in the coming months. Some analysts predict gas prices could rise by another 10 to 15 cents a litre by this summer, and that has nothing to do with the carbon tax. Read full story here: Gas Prices Could Jump Another 15 Cents By Summer — And It’s Not Because Of The Carbon Tax | CBC News
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In an attempt to encourage the rest of the industry to make hybrid vehicles, Toyota announced that it is providing “nearly 24,000 licenses royalty-free” for its patents regarding electric components and systems to companies producing hybrid vehicles. The move to keep hybrid vehicles relevant comes as the industry is massively shifting to all-electric vehicles and Toyota is falling behind in that transition. Read full story here: Toyota Opens Patents To Help Save Hybrid Cars, But It Won’t Work | Electrek
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Drivers in four provinces can expect to pay at least 10 cents more per litre of gasoline come April, according to a leading petroleum analyst. Dan McTeague of GasBuddy.com says that consumers in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and New Brunswick will be handing over five cents more per litre as of April 1, when the federal government’s carbon tax kicks in. That equates to $3 more to fill up a 60-litre tank. Read full story here: Gas Prices To Rise At Least 10 Cents Per Litre In 4 Provinces In April:…
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