EV Central

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In Australia, as elsewhere in the world, the Tonale Plug-in Hybrid Q4’s most obvious PHEV competitor will be the Volvo XC40 Recharge Hybrid. Stellantis Australia is a long way from finalising the Alfa’s pricing, but expect them to be aiming for the same $70,000-ish zone the Volvo plays in. Consumption is 1.1

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Drive Electric

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Throughout this article, we’ll refer to ICEVs and EVs; here’s a quick breakdown explaining the difference between the two. Volvo and other automakers have been developing sealed and insulated batteries to further prevent some instances of thermal runaway. Here’s what we discovered. WHAT EV MYTHS HAVE WE COVERED? THE BOTTOM LINE.

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EV Life

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

For many drivers, one of the biggest factors preventing them from making the move to electric is the fear that they’ll be unable to find sufficient charging stations to power their EV, leaving them frantically searching for chargers on road trips or driving well out of their way to find a place to recharge their batteries. Not anymore.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. The first thought is this references a 4.0-liter Flash Drive: 2021 Maserati Levante.

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Cadillac Land Rover MPG Fuel Economy 74

Charged EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

Supplying to Volvo Trucks or Daimler Trucks or whoever is more burdensome. If you don’t build something like that, people can’t refer to it. If we’re going to hit the numbers we need to hit for fleet adoption, we need as many places for those vehicles to recharge as possible. It’s easier to sell to the light-duty market.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

Consumer Reports rates the Buick Enclave higher than vehicles from Toyota, Volvo, Infiniti, Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz in the Luxury- Full Size SUV category. You saw the reaction in the room today, it was astonishment, at how high the number was ” said one senior leader referring to the unveiling press conference and the 230 mpg number.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As stated in research conducted by Volvo Car USA and The Harris Poll in 2019 , while 58% of drivers cited running out of power as a barrier to buying an EV, “65% [of EV drivers] say they had range anxiety when they first purchased an EV, but it went away after a few months.” This comparison is referred to as an “egallon.”

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

"From what we have seen so far, [Chinese electric vehicle] technology is not that advanced" in terms of things like battery life, driving range and recharging, said Nick Reilly, head of GM Asia-Pacific operations, on Monday. BYD has said it is aware of these issues and is working resolve them.

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EV Adoption

APRIL 4, 2021

The Qualified Plug-In Electric Drive Motor Vehicles (IRC 30D) tax credit – commonly referred to as the “Federal EV tax credit” has a number of flaws, but one of the biggest is the poorly-designed formula that determines the amount of the tax credit available for each BEV and PHEV sold in the US.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Consulting firm KPMG , for example, estimates that in addition to the 179 new battery EV model launches and refreshes between 2016 and 2020, at least another 251 are expected between 2021 and 2023 by traditional auto manufacturers, or original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as they are referred to in the industry, as well as start-ups.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Saab GM-owned company exploring PHEVs Joint Venture with Volvo and others to research PHEVs Toyota 500 PHEV 2010-model Priuses with lithium batteries to be leased for fleet tests in 2009 (150 in U.S.) Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. Detroit Free Press ).

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