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Volvo XC40 Recharge Electric Pricing Announced at $54,985

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Making good on its promise that the future will be electric, Volvo has readied the XC40 Recharge P8 compact crossover for a spring debut. The electrified XC40 starts at $54,985, including a $995 destination fee, which makes it around $20,000 dearer than the gasoline […].

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Massive solar array to power airside electric ground service vehicles at JFK Airport’s New Terminal One

Charged EVs

The New Terminal One will have what its creators have said is the largest solar array at any US airport, which will power a fleet of electric vehicles used at the terminal both landside and airside. MWh of battery energy storage to balance electrical demand and improve power quality. MW of fuel cells and 1.5 MW of fuel cells and 1.5

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President Plugs In

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ev world This is from the EV World Blog. The President wants to accelerate the development of domestic, renewable alternatives to gasoline and diesel fuels. The Administration will also step up the Nation's research in better batteries for use in hybrid and electric cars and in pollution-free cars that run on hydrogen.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. PHEVLERs are defined as PHEVs with sufficient battery capacity for all electric driving of twice the average daily distance. [ and UC-Davis Emeritus and Bruce R.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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The Cadillac Converj extended-range electric vehicle Concept uses the Voltec platform. mpg in 2016, GM’s short term answer is to get greater mileage out of existing gasoline engine technologies. As a gasoline technology, HCCI provides the fuel economy benefits of lean burn without requiring additional NO x after treatment.

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Here Come the PHEVs

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Fisker's high end-plug in CNET News Blog Posted by Michael Kanellos Fisker Automotive. With a range of hundreds of miles, the car will go farther than other electric cars coming to market. The new electric cars go only about 225 miles on a single charge at best. One is from the new auto start up Fisker. The Audi features a 1.4-liter

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PIP Declares Victory

Plug In Partners

Here's the press release: PLUG-IN PARTNERS DECLARES VICTORY In January 2006, Austin Energy launched the national Plug-In Partners campaign, a grassroots effort to demonstrate to automakers that there is sufficient demand to support the mass production of flexible-fuel plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Automakers are now on board.