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Citroen all-electric E-C4

Electric Vehicles India

Citroen all-electric E-C4. A few months ago, French automaker Citroen showcased an electric car called E-C4. This E-C4 is an electric version of Citroen Internal Combustion C4. So, let’s know more about Citroen all-electric E-C4. . This electric car can accelerate from 0-100 kmph in 9.7

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Stanford team identifies root cause of lithium intrusion into solid electrolytes

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Lithium metal batteries with solid electrolytes are lightweight, inflammable, pack a lot of energy, and can be recharged very quickly, but they have been slow to develop due to mysterious short circuiting and failure. Some say the unintended flow of electrons is to blame, while others point to chemistry. La 3 Ta 0.4

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Porsche Taycan outsells all ICE cars in Norway, EVs take 83.7% market share in Jan.

Teslarati

Last year, electric vehicles started outselling ICE and hybrid vehicles in Norway, making up more than half of car sales by June 2021. In January 2022, 9 out of 10 first-time registered new passenger cars were electric vehicles. The only outlier or non-electric vehicle was the Toyota RAV4, a hybrid car. market share.

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Houston-Galveston area to deploy 30 battery-electric delivery trucks

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The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) has partnered with the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) and Smith Electric Vehicles Corporation (Smith Electric) to reduce vehicle emissions from delivery trucks in the Houston-Galveston region.

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Study finds testing the technology the strongest initial motivation for fleet managers adopting EVs

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A new study of factors influencing fleet managers’ adoption of electric vehicles has found that testing new technologies was the strongest driver of initial EV adoption, followed by lowering environmental impacts; government grants; and improving the organization’s public image. Sierzchula (2014) Click to enlarge. — William Sierzchula.

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Driven: Alfa Romeo Tonale Plug-in Hybrid Q4

EV Central

The Tonale uses the same chassis platform as the Compass and Renegade, meaning the assembly process for all three is the same. 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. Top speed is restricted to 135km/h in electric.

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2022 Ford F-150 Lightning First Drive: Ford’s most valued model is now electric

Charged EVs

The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck may be the first real mass-market electric vehicle sold in the US. Ford rolled out a full team of managers and executives who’d created its first electric pickup, but the truck itself was the focus for dozens of reporters, analysts and reviewers. The F-150 Lightning is good.

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