The 319-mile Equinox EV may cost a little simply $27,495 for some households. EVs are too heavy for some U.S. guardrails. EVs and plug-in hybrids are extra trouble-prone, suggests an annual survey. And are PHEVs misunderstood? This and extra, right here at Inexperienced Automobile Stories. 

The 2024 Chevy Equinox EV will qualify for the $7,500 EV tax credit score and stays on account of begin at $34,995 with a 319-mile vary, GM confirmed Monday. However that entry mannequin received’t arrive first; a “well-contented” 2RS mannequin will lead the lineup, which appeared to get a worth minimize for high trims. And dual-motor AWD and different variations are on the way in which later within the yr. 

Researchers on the College of Nebraska-Lincoln have carried out what they declare are the first-ever crash checks EVs and guardrails, and the outcomes aren’t so nice. With at the moment’s EVs weighing far more than passenger vehicles and light-weight vans that typical freeway guardrails had been designed for a number of many years in the past—much more in some instances than the heavy-duty pickups which can be additionally more and more frequent—outcomes recommend the necessity to minimize weight from EVs and rethink some freeway fundamentals. 

The highest Kia advertising and marketing government within the U.S., on the Chicago auto present the place it launched the 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid minivan, famous that plug-in hybrids are misunderstood—and a more durable promote given all of the misconceptions. However given evolving attitudes about hybrids and plug-in automobiles, Kia’s staying out there because it sees PHEVs changing into a “no brainer.”

And in keeping with the most recent survey on automobile dependability from the survey large J.D. Energy, EVs and plug-in hybrids stay extra trouble-prone than hybrids. It seems tires had been referred to as a part of dependability, although, and so they do put on out sooner on EVs.

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