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Volkswagen’s ID.3 debuts for the European market

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3 will not go on sale in North America. With its fast charging capability, at a charging output of 100 kW it is possible to recharge the ID.3 It has been externally provided with renewable energy generated by hydroelectric power stations since 2017. The battery can be recharged with a maximum charging output of 7.2

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Green Star to Demonstrate Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

President Barack Obamas New Energy For America program calls for deployment of 1 million plug-in hybrid vehicles by 2015, and on March 19, 2009, he announced programs directing $2.4 Todays hybrids have small battery packs and cannot be recharged from the utility grid system. billion to electric vehicle development.

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Volkswagen’s first two production battery-electric vehicles debut at Frankfurt

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The simplest recharging option is to plug the charging cable supplied with the car into a conventional 230-volt socket. A completely depleted battery is recharged in this way within nine hours. The (completely flat) battery would thus be fully recharged after six hours. The battery is then 80% recharged after just 30 minutes.