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Building a Home Battery From a Salvaged EV Pack Used to Be a Great Deal. Not Anymore.
The whole DIY EV-battery-to-Powerwall movement was built on one number. That number just flipped, and most of the community hasn't caught up yet.
One Car Cut Thailand's Plug-in Hybrid Payback Period From 20 Years to Under 2
For most of its history, a plug-in hybrid in Thailand was a luxury purchase that never paid for itself in fuel savings. Then the math flipped.
Thailand Is About to Tax the Exact Thing That Doubled Its PHEV Market
Thailand's plug-in hybrid market doubled last year. The government is now moving to tax the exact loophole that made it happen. Both things are true at once.
Spain Replaced Its EV Subsidy With the Exact Reform Analysts Had Already Predicted
Spain just replaced its slow, region-by-region EV subsidy with a faster, centralized one. The new system pays out differently, and covers different cars.
Spain's Best-Selling Plug-in Hybrid Doesn't Qualify for Spain's Own PHEV Subsidy
Spain's most popular plug-in hybrid doesn't qualify for a single euro of government subsidy. Something else entirely is selling these cars.
Poland's "Hybrid Boom" Headlines Are Barely About Plug-in Hybrids at All
Poland's hybrid car market keeps making headlines. Almost none of that growth is about plug-in hybrids specifically. Here's the real breakdown.
A Third of Poland's New PHEVs Were Never Actually New
New PHEV registration figures only tell part of Poland's story. A third of the market's actual growth came from somewhere else entirely.
In Japan, Your Plug-in Hybrid Can Power Your House for Nearly Two Weeks
A car that can keep your refrigerator running for a week and a half sounds like a stretch. In Japan, it's a standard feature buyers actively shop for.
A Japanese Subsidy Change Made the Plug-in Hybrid Cheaper Than the Regular Hybrid
A subsidy increase just made buying the more expensive car the cheaper choice. Here's exactly how that happened, and why it might not last.
Canada Says It's Scrapping Its EV Mandate. Technically, It Hasn't Yet.
Everyone has been talking about Canada's EV mandate repeal like it already happened. It hasn't. Here's where things actually stand.
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