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2022 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin Ultimate – Not Quite Fully Charged

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On paper, the 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin Ultimate seems like a fine compact EV. Again, the lack of connection from the steering wheel to the tire could be at issue here. Like many EVs, the C40 recharge offers one-pedal driving. And it looks cool. That’s a relative term, to be sure – the C40 does have some sprightliness.

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Buses powered by Octillion batteries reach 20M kilometers driven; Caspian pack

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In advance of next week’s Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, Octillion Power Systems announced that bus operators have driven 20 million kilometers powered by its lithium-ion batteries. Octillion is a global supplier of advanced high-density lithium-ion battery packs for passenger cars, trucks, buses, and energy-storage systems.

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How Long Does an Electric Car Battery Last?

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EV Batteries: The Basics Electric cars are powered by rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which are more energy dense than the lead-acid batteries found in internal combustion engines or rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries found in some hybrids. How Do EV Batteries Degrade?

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2023’s Top Stories About Energy

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And yet more air conditioning exacerbates the very problem—climate change—that is driving the need for more air conditioning. EnerVenue If you don’t discharge and then recharge them all the way, lithium-ion batteries can last for thousands of charge-discharge cycles. What to do? Two words: heat pumps.

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Mercedes-Benz introduces 2014 B-Class Electric Drive; on sale first in US in 2014

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The B-Class Electric Drive can be recharged at any standard household power socket. In this way, it is possible to check the current charge status of the lithium-ion battery or to verify the vehicle's current range on a map. This pre-entry climate control system makes the B-Class Electric Drive unique in its segment.

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BMW ActiveHybrid 3 to carry MSRP of $50,195; intelligent energy management with proactive route analysis

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The electric motor is compactly integrated within the housing of the eight-speed automatic transmission, and is connected to the transmission by a clutch. Lithium-ion battery. The electric motor is powered by a lithium-ion high-voltage battery developed specifically for the BMW ActiveHybrid 3. Click to enlarge.

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Mercedes-Benz S 500 Plug-In Hybrid goes on sale; 84 mpg US

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The high-voltage lithium-ion battery of the S 500 Plug-In can be externally recharged via the charging socket in the right side of the rear bumper. The S 500 Plug-In combines an 85 kW, 340 N·m electric motor, externally rechargeable battery pack, and a new 245 kW, 480 N·m 3.0-liter liter biturbo V6 engine.

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