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How Hybrid Models Are Helping Keep Automakers’ Electrification Plans Afloat
With EV incentives no longer available, hybrid vehicle sales are gaining speed.
The Hyundai Palisade Hybrid was one of the fastest selling vehicles in the US this year.
Photo courtesy of HyundaiLike most US car dealers, Scott Kunes has some electric vehicle whiplash.
In the third quarter, he sold EVs like ice cream at the beach. However, after federal purchase incentives expired at the end of September, those models have been tough to move at his company’s 50 or so Midwest stores selling about 20 different brands, from Mitsubishi to Mercedes-Benz.