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Ford, Detroit Edison and Extreme Power Working to Build One of Michigans Largest Solar Power Systems at Michigan Assembly Plant; 2 MWh Battery Storage System

Green Car Congress

With this solar energy system, we will be able to gain vital understanding about the integration of renewable power, smart-grid technologies and energy storage at an industrial facility. This project is a part of the transformation of Michigan Assembly from a large SUV factory to a modern, flexible, and sustainable small car plant.

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2024 Polestar 3 Review

Baua Electric

POLESTAR is just about ready to launch its first-ever SUV, the Polestar 3, Down Under. Recharging takes as little as 30 minutes using a 250kW DC rapid charger to get the battery pack from 10-80 per cent or 11 hours from 0-100 per cent using an 11kW AC charger. Briefly, one is good, the other poor.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Kia EV9

Clean Fleet Report

A Bona Fide Third Row in an Electric SUV Combine the Kia Telluride three-row SUV and the Kia EV6 crossover and you get the all-new, all-electric 2024 Kia EV9 three-row SUV. seconds Top speed: 115 mph Curb Weight: 5,324 pounds Max Towing: 2,000 pounds Wind and Land 280 miles AER (with optional 20-inch wheels) 99.8

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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

Clean Fleet Report

In a world obsessed with crossovers and SUVs, this is a car that looks like a tall sedan but actually provides hatchback practicality, including a fold-up panel for grocery bags that includes hooks and a strap. For more affordable EVs, the Volvo brand has big plans to expand its lineup, and already offers the XC40 Recharge crossover.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Only PHEVs and battery EVs get cleaner as they get older - because the electric grid gets cleaner every decade.

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Volvo EX30 EV: LFP version not offered to US is greener pick

Baua Electric

With the same methodology applied, Volvo had calculated the lifetime CO2 of the XC40 Recharge to be 54,000 kg of CO2 equivalent. 2024 Volvo XC40 Recharge To compare that to a gasoline-fueled internal-combustion model, Volvo’s previous report on the XC40 Recharge pegged a gasoline version at 58,000 kg.

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It’ll take a supercharged national effort to get Canadians driving EVs

Plug N Drive

Survey after survey finds Canadians have questions and concerns about EV costs, capabilities, recharging, the environmental impact and the ability of an EV to adequately replace a gas-powered vehicle. Today, we see similar consumer skepticism towards electric vehicle (EV) technology.