Sentences with phrase «more affordable electric vehicle»

The company used the profits from the Model S to fuel the development and manufacturing of Model 3, a more affordable electric vehicle.

The ambitious undertaking could lead to more affordable electric vehicles.

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It will be the biggest lithium battery factory in the world and is critical to the electric car - maker's plans to begin mass marketing a more affordable line of the vehicles within three years.

«One year ago, we introduced the Model S 60 kWh battery as a more affordable option to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles.

«The biggest leverage we have on making electric vehicles more affordable for everyone is reducing the battery cost,» says Straubel.

Toyota Motor Corp, Asia's No. 1 carmaker, has found a way to make electric vehicles (EVs) more affordable and less vulnerable to shortages in supply of the key elements needed to produce the rechargeable batteries that power them.

The electric vehicle maker failed to make as many of its more affordable Model 3 electric cars during the first quarter as it had promised just two months ago.

«These highly - anticipated rebates will make electric vehicles more affordable and accessible and support this state's nation - leading efforts to build a cleaner, greener New York for generations to come,» Cuomo said in the release.

They compared cars that run on batteries versus hydrogen fuel cells in a hypothetical future where the cost of electric vehicles is more affordable.

Balbuena's research is supported by the Department of Energy as part the Battery Materials Research and Battery 500 Seedling programs, both of which are aimed at creating smaller, safer, lighter - weight and less expensive battery packs to make electric vehicles more affordable.

The official strategy sees these grants helping to accelerate technology development and reduce the cost of high - tech batteries, with the ultimate goal of making hybrid - electric and pure electric vehicles more affordable, thereby stimulating their demand at the retail level.

«The Clarity Electric is the only affordable five - passenger EV sedan with all the technology, and safety and premium features a consumer expects today, including Honda Sensing ® as standard equipment,» said Steve Center, vice president of the Connected and Environmental Business Development Office at American Honda Motor Co., Inc. «Honda customers have been asking for a true five - passenger sedan and we are pleased to make this a reality at an affordable lease price, enabling more consumers the opportunity to take home a zero - emissions vehicle.»

In a global effort to make the Leaf more affordable in the electric vehicle's three main markets of Japan, Europe and the United States, Nissan is reducing the price by # 2,500.

The Leader in Affordable, Long - range EVs Chevrolet delivered more than 43,669 electric vehicles in 2017, including 23,297 Bolt EV crossovers and 20,349 Volt sedans.

Electric vehicles with an on - board gasoline engine have remained more popular among affordable EVs, and for the first two months of 2017, the top two EVs in sales overall are the Chevy Volt extended - range electric vehicle (EREV) and the Prius Prime Plug - in hybrid electric vehicleElectric vehicles with an on - board gasoline engine have remained more popular among affordable EVs, and for the first two months of 2017, the top two EVs in sales overall are the Chevy Volt extended - range electric vehicle (EREV) and the Prius Prime Plug - in hybrid electric vehicleelectric vehicle (EREV) and the Prius Prime Plug - in hybrid electric vehicleelectric vehicle (PHEV).

According to the study, battery electric vehicles offer a more affordable way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions than cars powered by hydrogen, citing lower costs and higher energy efficiency as the main reasons for the advantage.

That doesn't factor in $ 7,500 in federal electric vehicle incentives, which drop its price closer to $ 27,500, but that's still a lot more affordable than Tesla's Model S and its starting price upwards of $ 70,000.

Would not a more logical step have been to skip the fuel standard and take the necessary financial steps to move us into mass transportation, omit funding for more new road construction and support rapid development of affordable 100 mile range plug - in hybrids and 350 mile electric vehicles.

The President's Budget proposes to make the United States the world's leader in manufacturing and deploying next - generation vehicle technologies through three new initiatives, expanding funding for vehicle technologies by almost 90 percent to nearly $ 590 million and enhancing existing tax incentives; making electric vehicles more affordable and accessible for American consumers; advancing innovative vehicle and battery technologies through increased R&D, and rewarding communities for leadership in reducing regulatory barriers and developing comprehensive electric vehicle - friendly infrastructure.

Plus, for Americans, many states join the federal government in offering financial incentives to make owning an electric vehicle more affordable.

To make electric vehicles even more affordable and accessible, Governor Cuomo launched the state's Drive Clean Rebate program in March 2017.

It all sounds good, and the incentives will no doubt make EVs more affordable, but the main factor will certainly be availability of actually electric vehicles.

Every time TreeHugger writes about more affordable electric cars like the Norwegian - made TH!NK City, it's almost inevitable that we'll get comments from folks asking when these vehicles will be sold in the US.

What we would like to see from Toyota and other car makers: More affordable very fuel - efficient and low - emission hybrids, plug - in hybrids, all cars flex fuel so that they can run on cellulosic ethanol when it is available (the fuel sensors required for that are apparently only about $ 30 - no reason not to include them in all cars), diesel - hybrids with the latest emission technology (to run on biodiesel where available, of course) and, as soon as battery technology is ready, affordable electric - only vehicles.

With the company planning a more affordable Tesla vehicle soon and the demand for electric cars growing, expect good hiring news in the future.