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Web site helps electric car drivers evacuate Florence, Tesla extends range

Green Car Reports

Efforts have begun to help North and South Carolina and Virginia residents who drive electric cars to evacuate Hurricane Florence. Older models still have relatively short ranges, and may require multiple recharges to get far enough away from a hurricane the size.

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Chevrolet Canada begins taking orders for the Volt starting at C$41,545; Volts a showroom draw in US

Green Car Congress

In the US, GM has found that Chevrolet Volt demonstration units are a popular showroom draw for dealers as they let consumers look, touch and drive the electric car with extended-range capabilities. GM says that this is part of its plan to gain exposure for the vehicle and the Chevrolet brand.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

Green Car Congress

Develop, analyze, and demonstrate hundreds of Chevrolet Volt Extended Range Electric Vehicles (EREVs) --125 Volt PHEVs for electric utilities and 500 Volt PHEVs to consumers. Morgantown, WV State of South Carolina. Project locations. Technology. General Motors. Ford Motor Company. $30. West Virginia University (NAFTC).

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Scout extended-range PHEV tech, platform could be scaled to other vehicles

Baua Electric

The post Scout extended-range PHEV tech, platform could be scaled to other vehicles appeared first on Bauaelectric EV News. But it will be another two years before these models are due for their first deliveries.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

The purchase will add to Lextran's existing fast-charge fleet as well as introduce extended-range buses, allowing for expanded zero emission service, which will help to achieve both Lextran and UK campus sustainability goals. South Carolina Department of Transportation. Capital Area Transit System (CATS). 500,000.

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Volvo’s new 2025 EX30 and EX90 electric SUVs arrive in the US: Here’s how much they cost

Baua Electric

With up to 422 hp, the extended-range Twin Motor Performance model is the quickest-accelerating Volvo ever, with a 0 to 60 mph sprint in just 3.4 The 2025 Volvo EX30 has a range of up to 253 miles. All US-bound EX90 models will be built in South Carolina.

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Scout EVs have arrived and are available for pre-order with 500+ mile range, but there’s a catch

Baua Electric

We know the two flagship models will be built at a new Scout production facility in the US, specifically in South Carolina. That’s because today, we learned that Scout hopes to stomp any customer woes about range anxiety (especially when towing) by offering a gasoline range extender option.