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Each bidirectional EV charger installed could pay for itself in three years, and earn up to $15,000 over 10 years, according to projections from a firm that provides such equipment. Chargers installed for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) operation, allowing EVs to discharge power back into the grid, have similar upfront costs to conventional chargers. But they also have the potential to earn money, said Melissa Chan, director of grid solutions and strategic partnerships at Fermata Energy, a tech firm that’s developed a V2G platform, in a recent presentation for the CHAdeMO Association trade group. In comparison, a conventional unidirectional charger could incur…
In the months even before we knew some used plug-in hybrids would be eligible for a $4,000 used EV tax credit, market interest in plug-in hybrids was on the rise, according to a recent pricing analysis. In a blog post last month, the retail conglomerate Carmax explained search volume for the term “plug-in hybrid” has increased significantly since the start of 2021, peaking in June 2022, when consumers searched the term four times as much as in January 2021. That’s just before used EV values appear to have peaked, according to several firms that track used car prices. Average prices…
Aston Martin is set to retire its DBS line and will launch a hardcore special packing 759 hp as the car’s swan song. The special model is called the DBS 770 Ultimate, and just 499 will be built for worldwide sale. After driving numerous 2023 model year vehicles throughout the past year, we whittled the list down to seven finalists. One of those seven has now been picked as the winner of the annual Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2023 award. Volkswagen has previewed the next member of its growing ID family of electric vehicles. It’s a mid-size sedan…
These days, it’s rare to be truly surprised at a custom car show. Thanks to social media, so many builds are chronicled as they come together, that a real-world sighting after completion can be a bit of a non-event. Of course, this doesn’t apply to all cars that are shared over Instagram prior to being finished, and it’s not always a bad thing either. I like to keep a close eye on happenings in Sweden’s modified car community via social media, so while attending the 2021 Oslo Motor Show, I was surprised – in a good way – to see two new amazing builds I’d…
A bright hue matches brash performance. For most cars, yellow can be quite the daring color. Whether it’s matte, gloss, or metallic, it’s just about impossible for yellow paintwork not to be bright, eye-catching, and reminiscent of the sun. For many vehicle owners, yellow commands too much attention for it to be the ideal color for their car, but when it comes to supercars, you are already behind the wheel of something that is going to turn heads as it drives by, so why not paint it yellow? With many racing-inspired and timeless shades available from different manufacturers, the color…
The 2024 Cadillac Celestiq EV flagship is a step toward the future for the General Motors luxury brand, but it also resurrects a bit of the past in the form of the Cadillac Goddess mascot. A relic of the days when hood ornaments were fashionable, the Cadillac Goddess appeared on the hoods of various models from 1930 to 1956, and made a brief comeback on the 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham. It isn’t being used as a hood ornament anymore (that probably wouldn’t be great for aerodynamics, though the issue hasn’t stopped Rolls-Royce from using one) but the same female figure does…
Teslas have generally held their value better than other electric cars, but used Tesla prices are now dropping fast, according to a recent Reuters report. The average price of a used Tesla in November 2022 was $55,754, down 17% from a July peak of $67,297, according to the report. In comparison, overall average used car prices dropped 4% during the same period, the report noted. Turning to another important metric, the average amount of time used Teslas had spent on dealer lots in November 2022 was 50 days, much higher than the overall average of 38 days for used cars,…
Which automaker revealed one of the most aerodynamic SUVs in the world? Which states recently joined California in banning gas-only vehicles by 2035? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at DriftBreath Reports—for the week ending December 30, 2022. Our biggest, albeit most confusing, piece of news this week came on Thursday, as the U.S. Treasury Department released another round of guidance. It confirms that buyers of some EVs will qualify for a full $7,500 EV tax credit starting January 1—although potentially only through March. And a new loophole may allow automakers with EVs made outside…
A new trademark filing may be a sign Infiniti is preparing to launch an SUV positioned between its QX60 and QX80 models. As first noticed by Car Buzz, Infiniti parent Nissan filed trademark protection for “QX65” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Dec. 22, 2022, for use on land vehicles. Similar to the QX55 name that Infiniti uses for a coupe-like version of the QX50 crossover, the QX65 name may indicate a coupe-like version of the QX60 SUV is coming. Automakers will often trademark a name without the intention of using it to safeguard the name should…
When a video game franchise decides to build its next in-game hero car in the real world, you’d assume this process would take many months, many meetings, and many buzzwords that in no way relate to car culture or gaming. But this isn’t Need for Speed’s first rodeo. And when you gather a team of die-hard automotive enthusiasts together – including people from EA Games and Speedhunters – the end result isn’t always dictated by brand perception or OEM objectives. No, its main purpose is incredibly simple: to inspire gamers and car fans all around the world. Throw it all…