{"id":252844,"date":"2024-06-20T15:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T15:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/volvo-phev-review-ev-insurance-cost-cable-theft-big-oil-pushback-todays-car-news\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T16:35:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T16:35:16","slug":"volvo-phev-review-ev-insurance-cost-cable-theft-big-oil-pushback-todays-car-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/volvo-phev-review-ev-insurance-cost-cable-theft-big-oil-pushback-todays-car-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Volvo PHEV review, EV insurance cost, cable theft, Big Oil pushback: Today\u2019s Car News"},"content":{"rendered":"
EVs still cost more to insure. Thieves are looking at fat charging cables as a fat paycheck (but they\u2019re not). The oil industry is speaking up against EPA standards\u2014and filing court cases. And we plug in Volvo\u2019s plug-in hybrid sedan and see why it\u2019s pointing to EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In a review of the Volvo S60 Recharge plug-in hybrid, Green Car Reports found this highest-mpg, highest-mileage PHEV from Volvo to be a little confused about its hybrid identity but more electric when it counts compared to previous PHEVs from the brand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n The oil industry challenged EPA vehicle standards this past week\u2014standards that had already been softened for light trucks versus their earlier proposal. Spurred by rules that emphasize plug-in vehicles and mostly ignore ethanol, the American Petroleum Institute says the standards amount to an electric vehicle…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n