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CES 2002 News: EV Trucks Wars Ratchet Up

Clean Fleet Report

That followed a day behind Ford’s announcement that it was roughly doubling (to 150,000/year) the planned production of the upcoming F-150 Lightning EV pickup on the day it opened up the order channel so the roughly 200,000 hand-raisers could convert their interest into configured orders for delivery later this year.

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Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

Creative Greenius

Otherwise you’ll just be buying a dinosaur that you’ll have to pay to convert or dispose of. Chris is currently working on the sequel to his blockbuster hit, “Revenge of the Electric Car&# and had a crew shooting footage at the event. Look for the footage soon as part of his event report on his web site.

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Road Test: 2021 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium

Clean Fleet Report

First introduced in 2002, versions of this suspension system are found on Camaro, Corvette, Cadillac, Acura, Audi, Land Rover, Ferrari, and Lamborghini models. EcoBoost Convertible $33,900. EcoBoost Convertible Premium $38,920. GT Convertible Premium $46,980. EcoBoost Fastback $28,400. EcoBoost Fastback Premium $33,420.

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XL1 dive and drive: Volkswagen aggressively optimizes for efficiency in its sleek diesel plug-in hybrid

Green Car Congress

During a media event in Wolfsburg, Germany, Volkswagen provided a medium dive into details of its two-seater XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle diesel plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) as well as some driving time on local roads and highways. The XL1’s 12-volt electrical system is supplied via a DC/DC converter and a small auxiliary battery.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

2 and can register for the event. About Marc: Marc has been a long-time advocate of electric vehicles and drives a 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV, 2011 Th!nk I would say my organization of EV events at community organizations. Spent time with prospective owners at EV events to educate them and show them my EV.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

2 and can register for the event. About Marc: Marc has been a long-time advocate of electric vehicles and drives a 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV, 2011 Th!nk I would say my organization of EV events at community organizations. Spent time with prospective owners at EV events to educate them and show them my EV.

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How to protect an EV’s on-board charger from transient grid surges – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

These parts are needed to convert the AC voltage into the DC voltage to charge the vehicle’s on-board battery. On-board charger block diagram The On-Board Charger (OBC) is at risk during EV charging due to exposure to overvoltage events that may occur on the power grid. 2002 standard specifies a 6 kV/3 kA surge rating (1b).

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