Green Car Reports

MARCH 16, 2015

Today, we have an owner''s concern over a potential safety issue with the Tesla Model S electric car, details on the 2016 BMW X5 xDrive 40e plug-in hybrid SUV, and plans for UberX drivers to use the Chinese BYD e6 electric car in Chicago. We''ve got 2017 Nissan Leaf rumors, a look at Tesla''s battery-swapping.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2016

A team from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel, environmentally friendly low-cost battery. The battery shows a reversible capacity of ≈100 mAh g −1 and a capacity retention of 88% after 200 charge–discharge cycles. annually, reaching US$120 billion in 2019.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 16, 2016

How would you like an all-electric wagon with five seats, a rear liftgate, and 187 miles of EPA-rated range? Sounds pretty good, right? You'd think such a vehicle might sell well, since it would have more rated range than any other electric cars on the market except the Chevy Bolt EV and anything from Tesla.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2016

As examples of SUV/MPV-style electric vehicle fuel efficiency, the 2016 Tesla Model X AWD - 75D is EPA-rated at 93 MPGe combined city/highway; the Model X AWD - P90D is EPA-rated at 89 MPGe; and the 2016 BYD e6 compact MPV is EPA-rated at 72 MPGe. No other minivan has ever come close to this rating. (As Click to enlarge.

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Get Electric Vehicle

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

There is expected to be a variety of items on exhibit, including hatchbacks, sedans, and SUVs, as well as the well-known Blade battery technology, which has a range of more than 450-500km. As of 2016, it supplied Olectra with batteries and bus chassis from its Sriperumbudur assembly plant.

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