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Over the weekend, I took another great camping trip in our Kia Sorento Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV). This time, I spent more time playing with the three drive modes that are toggled via the EV/HEV button next to the gear selector. The results were interesting.
There has been some recent negative press about electric vehicles (EVs), rather than their drivers, creating more tire pollution than gas powered vehicles. I am highly suspicious of these claims.
Earlier this week, news broke regarding the imminent arrival of the first Chevrolet Blazer EVs. They may have already arrived at US dealerships as the first batch left the Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico about two weeks ago. As exciting as that may be, I believe GM may struggle to move large numbers of their newest EV, initially.
As far as plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) go, most have between 20 something and 30 something miles of electric only range. A few have range in the 40’s, but hardly any have ever had much over 50 miles of range. VW is one upping just about everyone with their next generation Tiguan PHEV, as it should have 62 miles of EV only range when it debuts.
California startup Liminal' technology inspects EV batteries to catch flaws that could lead to fires. It just hired a respected industry expert as strategic advisor.