In this article F GM STLA Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT GM launched 'EV Live,' a free online platform that connects electric vehicle owners or consumers who have questions about zero-emissions cars and trucks with an expert who can answer them. Courtesy: GM DETROIT — Purchasing a vehicle has never been that easy. But shoppers entering traditional dealer showrooms for the foreseeable future may have a new challenge: An alphabet soup of "electrified" vehicle offerings.
As all-electric vehicle adoption crawls along in the U.S. , automakers are increasingly releasing various hybrid vehicles as alternative options to EVs and traditional gas-powered engines.
A variety of models means more customer choice, but also more complexity for automakers and consumers, many of whom are returning to the new vehicle market for the first time in years following unprecedented supply chain shortages and record used vehicle prices . "More choice in the marketplace is good for consumers, but only if they understand the differences," said Paul Waatti , director of industry analysis at AutoPacific. "There needs to be more clarity on what the terms and acronyms actually mean, and what the potential benefits and drawbacks are.
" A car shopper today has their pick of traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles; mild-hybrid electric vehicles (MHEVs); hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs); plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs); fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and battery-elec.
