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Ford unveils F-150 Lightning electric pickup; starting at $39,974; arriving in 2022

Green Car Congress

America’s No. 1 auto brand is going zero emissions with America’s favorite vehicle. It’s quicker than a Raptor, with standard 4x4 and independent rear suspension; a power frunk, enough juice to run your house for three days or power an awesome tailgate; and it will forever improve with over-the-air updates.

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BMW Unleashes New 5 Series

The Truth About Cars

Setting an opening bid for the all-electric fünf is the i5 eDrive40 with an electric motor on the rear wheels belting out 335 ponies and 295 lb.-ft Then check out the i5 M60 xDrive which appends another motor to up front, creating all-wheel drive and 590 horsepower with a roughly like amount of torque. Such are the mysteries of Munich.

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800-Volt EV Charging: The ?Other Palliative for Range Anxiety ???

Cars That Think

These chargers are just finding their footing in the United States, including three in the New York area, part of a growing Electrify America (EA) network that offers two free years of charging to EV6 and Ioniq5 buyers. That lets the Hyundai and Kia slurp electrons at up to a 270-kilowatt rate, when plugged into a 350-kW DC charger.

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Can Fiat win over the hearts of Americans with its new, better 500e?

Baua Electric

The two-door hatchback comes powered by a 118-hp electric motor for a 149-mile range – not amazing but good enough for most trips and daily use. The battery comes with DC charging at up to 85 kW, which adds enough juice for 31 extra miles of range in just five minutes, according to Fiat.

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

Since it was not a Level 2 charger, I knew it would not gain much juice overnight. On the last day I knew I would have to get a full charge to make it back to Heathrow and leave it with enough juice for the driver who would collect it. I duly plugged it into an exterior household outlet. The highest I experienced was 218 kW.

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California ARB considering four new low-carbon fuel pathways; Neste renewable diesel and sugarcane molasses ethanol

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After the sugarcane has been crushed, all of the cane juice is sent to sugar production. ARB staff developed a pathway covering the production of biomethane from landfill gas (LFG-to-CNG) anywhere in North America. Pantaleon Sugar Holdings (Bio-Etanol S.A) ARB staff agreed with that methodology.

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2024 RHD AUSEV F150 Lightning Review

Baua Electric

The long-range version we tested has the larger 131kWh battery that is claimed to provide up to 510km of driving between top-ups. In fact, sitting in the second row to take photos of the impeccably remanufactured dash, we found more rear occupant space than we’ve experienced this side of a stretch limo.

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