Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2012

2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid. Ford projects that its upcoming C-MAX Hybrid ( earlier post ) will achieve an EPA-rated 47 mpg city (5.0 The C-MAX Hybrid is based on the new Ford C-MAX five-passenger multi-activity vehicle. Ford has simultaneously increased hybrid efficiency and performance while reducing cost. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2011

The Ford Focus Electric. Ford Motor Company officially unveiled the Focus Electric—the company’s first all-electric passenger car. The five-door electric hatchback leverages Ford’s global C-car platform shared by the gasoline and diesel-powered Focus models. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

Ford detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the US, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected range of at least 300 miles (483 km) for customers globally.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2019

Three months since the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London, results of a year-long trial in the capital suggest that plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) commercial vehicles could present the most practical, readily available option for businesses trying to meet clean-air targets in cities. million (US$5.9-million)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2017

This drop was offset by an increase in the sale of gasoline engined vehicles. Automakers are cautioning that this shift to gasoline engines—with their higher CO 2 values—will pose additional challenges to meeting future CO 2 reduction targets. Gasoline vehicles now account for 48.5%

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid. On the heels officially introducing the Focus Electric last week ( earlier post ), Ford revealed two next-generation hybrids—including its first production plug-in hybrid (PHEV)—at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2012

Ford Focus Electric. The Fit EV battery can be recharged in less than 3 hours from a low charge indicator illumination point with its 6.6 Honda Fit EV Efficiency Comparison. EPA Combined MPGe. Mitsubishi i-MiEV. Nissan Leaf. kW, 32A on-board charger and a 240-volt circuit.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 6, 2023

An Extreme Real World EV Driving (Charging) Test True Long Range: 1,796 Miles and Four States in a 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Ford presented a great opportunity to test the long-range suitability of the 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E when I received an invitation to attend the Ford Bronco Off-Roadeo program in Moab, Utah.

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Teslarati

APRIL 26, 2021

An analysis of insurance data in the United States has shown that injury claims are notably less common among all-electric vehicles like the Tesla Model 3 and its peers. Other all-electric vehicles, most notably the Tesla Model 3 , the Audi e-tron, and the Audi e-tron Sportback, have qualified for the 2021 Top Safety Pick+ award. .

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 1, 2010

Another interesting development : Ford is using Microsoft’s technology in its upcoming EV. Microsoft’s Hohm to Manage Ford’s Electric Cars. manage off-hours home electrical usage? Ford CEO Alan Mulally announced the partnership Wednesday at the opening day of the New York International Auto Show.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Mayor Dan Pike; and local businesses including Starbucks and REI, celebrated the ground breaking of the state’s first DC fast charger and its segment of the West Coast Electric Highway. WSDOT selected Bellingham as the premiere location in a network of public electric vehicle chargers along the West Coast Electric Highway.

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Baua Electric

MAY 29, 2024

The most promising path to exploiting hydrogen is to store the gas in a tank, as you would gasoline, then feed it into a fuel cell where it combines with oxygen to create an electric current, with water as a byproduct. Put this in a car and you have a fuel-cell electric vehicle. or Ford Motor Co. Tesla Inc.’s

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 16, 2022

This two row SUV has all the on-road ride comfort expected from a Grand Cherokee with the ability go up-to 25 miles on electricity. This Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) still has all the off-road ability of a non-electrified Grand Cherokee, but when the battery has a charge does so in complete silence.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The world’s first-to-market electric pickup truck, it turns out, isn’t from Ford, General Motors, or a late-to-market Tesla Cybertruck. Rivian, despite a near-$100 billion market cap, has miles and years to go to become “the next Tesla,” the unfortunate albatross that gets hung from the neck of many electric vehicle newbies.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 5, 2023

The all-new 2023 Prius Prime gets two less miles per gallon in hybrid mode than the 2022 model, but the all-electric driving range has increased substantially. Smart owners will quickly learn that, by plugging-in daily, they will reap the benefits of electric driving. Driver options The 2023 Toyota Prius Prime uses a 13.6

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

Put another way, even when driving the conventional T6 model and accelerating briskly up a winding road, the driver has no idea that only a 2.0L (1,969 cm 3 ), 4-cylinder gasoline engine is doing the work. All electric (mi). liter gasoline engine, the 2.0 In 1999, Ford acquired Volvo as part of its Premier Auto Group.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2009

The majority of the vehicles are electric, with a small number being plug-in gasoline-electric hybrids. Modern electric cars offer power and bucket loads of torque. Part funding for the project has been requested from the regional development agency, Advantage West Midlands. Electricity providers E.ON

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2015

mi) of all-electric driving. The GLE550 e 4MATIC combines a V6 direct-injection gasoline engine with 329 hp (245 kW) and a hybrid module with 114 hp (85 kW) of electric power. E-Mode : all-electric driving. The electrical energy is stored in an 8.8 BlueDIRECT V6 and V8 gasoline engines. l/100 km, 71 mpg US).

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Plug-in Mercedes SUV Plug 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

million) to projects to develop ultra-efficient electrical systems for electric and hybrid vehicles. More than 30 UK companies and seven universities will take part in the development projects, which have a total value, including contributions from the companies, of £20 million (US$33 million). million (US$2.3 Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 5, 2021

The 2021 Kia Niro PHEV is one of three electrified Niro models to choose from, alongside a hybrid and a pure battery electric version. liter four-cylinder gasoline engine mated to an 8.9 kW electric motor. Charge up for electric-only local driving. Story by John Faulkner. Photos by John Faulkner and Kia. Smooth Operator.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

This Tesla is one of a number of electric cars coming on the market. Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? The number of electric cars bought, according to the study, “may be significantly less if these assumptions do not materialize.&# ‘ Here is the text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link].

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The 43 winning proposals were submitted by transit agencies from across the country as part of a nationwide competition for the $100 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds. Composite body electric buses: Replace conventional diesel transit buses with 35-ft composite body electric transit buses.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 13, 2024

The 2024 Kia EV6 GT is one of the best electric vehicles you can buy. And yes, you boot-up, power-on and power-down an EV just like a computer, unless of course your computer is powered by a gasoline engine! seconds, the 1/4 mile at 118 mph and, if daring enough, spin the dual electric motors to their maximum of 161 miles per hour.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 9, 2021

The secret is that Polestar is an electric performance brand from Volvo and its Chinese owner, Geely Holding. The car is a “2” because it was preceded by the “1,” which is an electric performance plug-in hybrid GT, with a six-figure price tag and a limited output of 500 units per year over the next three years. kilowatt-hours).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2009

Testing of an intelligent air conditioning control system integrated with a hybrid powertrain as part of the UK’s Sentience project ( earlier post )— showed that, under conditions representative of UK summer weather, the new system consistently delivers fuel savings in excess of 9% over the urban portion of the NEDC drive cycle.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 11, 2008

Japan and Europe by 2010 , under a widespread "green" strategy outlined today.The ecological gas-electric vehicles, which can be recharged from a home electrical outlet , will target leasing customers, Toyota Motor Corp. Such plug-in hybrids can run longer as an electric vehicle than regular hybrids, and are cleaner.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 26, 2006

. -- In the 1950s, an aspiring Pasadena hot-rodder named Andrew Frank shocked the competition by powering his 1936 Ford with a Cadillac V-12 engine. "It He yanked big engines out of American cars and replaced them with electric motors that worked in tandem with much smaller gasoline engines. It had gobs of torque," he recalls.

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Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 15, 2006

The advanced technology vehicle would have an extended driving range on battery power and would also have a diesel or gasoline engine that could power the car when the battery was low, the Detroit News said, citing unnamed GM officials. This year, it has also drawn sharp criticism for its decision to kill its EV1 electric car program.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The Cadillac Converj extended-range electric vehicle Concept uses the Voltec platform. In April 2009, Consumer Reports recommended only 17% of the GM cars they tested while they recommended 70% of the Fords. mpg in 2016, GM’s short term answer is to get greater mileage out of existing gasoline engine technologies.

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Electric Auto Association

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The 2023 Electric Vehicle Association National Board candidates come from across North America. Members of the Electric Vehicle Association are invited to virtually meet the candidates for the 2023 National EVA Board. As a Board Member for the Electric Vehicle Association in the Chicagoland area. Let’s meet the candidates.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2010

Azure Dynamics Corporation announced that AT&T has agreed to purchase two of the first Ford Transit Connect Electric vans. The Ford Transit Connect Electric is powered by Azure Dynamics’ Force Drive electric drivetrain with a lithium-ion battery pack from Johnson Controls-Saft.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The case, morally and even financially, for an all-electric car is becoming stronger and stronger. And yet, what about recharging? Always a pleasure to be part of IEEE. A lot of current and upcoming electric cars are in the 300-mile range. That means I'd have to recharge at least once. John, welcome to the podcast.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The case, morally and even financially, for an all-electric car is becoming stronger and stronger. And yet, what about recharging? Always a pleasure to be part of IEEE. A lot of current and upcoming electric cars are in the 300-mile range. That means I'd have to recharge at least once. John, welcome to the podcast.

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Electric Vehicles Charging Vehicles Electric 95

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

JULY 29, 2009

He is an electrical engineer who works on patent law issues. The couple hoped to encourage the development of an electric car industry in the U.S. by partnering with other Tesla Roadster owners to drive cross country in their all-electric sports car this summer.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 30, 2021

Many of us are not aware of the glorious past electric vehicles once had in the 19th century. Electric vehicles were the primary mode of transportation for short-distance travels were loved by all types of people. The period between 1881 and the early 1920s was considered to be the golden era for electric vehicles.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

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