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Article Evaluation
Electric cars in the U.S.

1. The article talks of the plug-in electric car industry in the United States. The length of the article itself is somewhat distracting because it is so long.

2. The article appears to be very neutral. No claims seem to be biased

3. It appears that the different marketing incentives are overrepresented.

4. Yes the citation links work. The sources do provide information supporting the article's claim

5. The facts do appear to be supported with appropriate and reliable sources. Some sources come from energy companies, electric companies, and multiples studies. Most of the information seems unbiased

6. Most of the information seems up to date. It seems that the benefits of driving said vehicles seem to be left out

7.The conversations mention renaming the article itself and fixed many of the reference links

8. This article is not rated and not a part of any wikiprojects

9. The article provides many statistics and includes a lot of dates

Possible Topics
Plug-in hybrid I noticed that this article has a banner for the article being to long and uncomfortable to navigate. These areas are some that I would like to focus on: 1. The "Series Production" subheading seems extremely long, which can give me space to remove some unneeded/repeated information and adding more necessary information. 2. Within the "Target Market" subheading, the first sentence requires a citation that I can appropriately add. 3. I feel as though the "Conversions of Production Vehicles" subheading seems empty. I also feel that is almost unneeded because this article focuses a lot on the history where it talks of the conversions as well. 4. The "Environmental Protection Agency" subheading could use more up to date information. 5. Make citations needed in "Charging Systems" 6. Add more well known terms in "Terminology"

Finalize/ Find Sources
Plug-in hybrid 1. 2. Found the source to the citation need, which could allow me to add more information. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/business/electric-vehicles-taxes-tesla-gm.html 3. 4. Found source to provide more up to date information. https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/explaining-electric-plug-hybrid-electric-vehicles 5. Found the source needed, which could allow me to add more information. https://charge.net.nz/faq/what-is-the-difference-between-ac-and-dc-charging/ 6. Maybe need to add more terms about the kinds of batteries and charging processes used. https://www.afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/electric_batteries.html

Drafting
Plug-in hybrid 2. Original: "With the exception of Tesla Motors, demand for all-electric vehicles, especially in the U.S. market, has been driven by government incentives." (No Citation) New: In recent years, demand for all- electric vehicles, especially in the United States market, has been driven by government incentives through subsidies, lobbyists, and taxes. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/business/electric-vehicles-taxes-tesla-gm.html 5. Original: " It converts AC power to DC needed to charge batteries." New: The process for an on-board charger is best explained as AC power being converted into DC power, resulting in the battery being charged. https://charge.net.nz/faq/what-is-the-difference-between-ac-and-dc-charging 6. Original: Two paragraphs but I am adding in a couple sentences explaining some popular terms in between these two paragraphs. New: For these cars to be battery operated, they go through charging processes that use different currents. These currents are known as Alternating Current (AC) used for on board chargers and Direct Current (DC) used for external charging. https://charge.net.nz/faq/what-is-the-difference-between-ac-and-dc-charging/

Final Edits
Plug-in hybrid 1. In recent years, demand for all- electric vehicles, especially in the United States market, has been driven by government incentives through subsidies, lobbyists, and taxes. In particular, American sales of the Nissan Leaf have depended on generous incentives and special treatment in the state of Georgia, the top selling Leaf market.

2. The battery charger can be on-board or external to the vehicle. The process for an on-board charger is best explained as AC power being converted into DC power, resulting in the battery being charged. On-board chargers are limited in capacity by their weight and size, and by the limited capacity of general-purpose AC outlets.

3. For example, a PHEV-20 can travel twenty miles (32 km) without using its combustion engine, so it may also be designated as a PHEV32km. '''For these cars to be battery operated, they go through charging processes that use different currents. These currents are known as Alternating Current (AC) used for on board chargers and Direct Current (DC) used for external charging.''' Other popular terms sometimes used for plug-in hybrids are "grid-connected hybrids", "Gas-Optional Hybrid Electric Vehicle" (GO-HEV) or simply "gas-optional hybrids".[11][12][13] GM calls its Chevrolet Volt series plug-in hybrid an "Extended-Range Electric Vehicle".