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Electric Cars Could Fully Recharge In Under 5 Minutes with New Charging Station Cable Design

CleanTechnica EVs

Article courtesy of Purdue University. WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana — Purdue University engineers have invented a new, patent-pending charging station cable that would fully recharge certain electric vehicles in under five minutes – about the same amount of time it takes to fill up a gas tank.

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Tech: How do Hybrid & Plug-in Hybrid Batteries Recharge? Do I Need to Plug a Hybrid In?

Clean Fleet Report

A Primer on Hybrid Battery Care This article may contain affiliate links. Regular Hybrids Regular hybrids recharge their onboard nickel-metal hydride or lithium-ion battery packs by reclaiming energy through a process called regenerative braking. So, what’s the difference between the two different types of hybrid vehicles?

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EV charging is changing, Part 1: How automakers’ disappointment in Electrify America drove them into Tesla’s arms

Charged EVs

Now, within only three months: Ford said on May 25 it had agreed with Tesla that Ford EV drivers would gain access to the Supercharger network , while it would fit the Tesla connector to its future EVs; Two weeks later, GM announced essentially the same deal with Tesla; A deluge of support for adoption of the Tesla connector followed.

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How to choose the right electric car charger?

Setec Powerr

If this sounds technical, don’t worry, our previous articles provide explanations of these basic terms. 4 23 Volvo C40 Recharge 24 Volvo XC40 Recharge Models with a Max Charge Rate of 200-350+kW No. 4 23 Volvo C40 Recharge 24 Volvo XC40 Recharge Models with a Max Charge Rate of 200-350+kW No.

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Ford Teams Up With Microsoft

Revenge of the Electric Car

Another interesting development : Ford is using Microsoft’s technology in its upcoming EV. Microsoft’s Hohm to Manage Ford’s Electric Cars. From the article by Bill Howard: What sounds like an odd-couple fit – Microsoft? Here’s the full text of the article in case the link goes bad: [link].

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The EV Transition Explained

Cars That Think

From the outside, there is little to tell a basic Ford XL ICE. F-150 from the electric Ford PRO F-150 Lightning. The combination permits the Lightning to travel 230 miles (370 km) without recharging and go from 0 to 60 mph in 4.5 Ford CEO Jim Farley. Exterior changes could pass for a typical model-year refresh.

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Hybrid vs PHEV vs EV | Types of EVs Explained

Setec Powerr

And hybrid electric vehicles do not need to be recharged; the batteries are automatically charged as the vehicle is driven through processes such as braking. Common examples of hybrid cars are: the Ford Mustang Mach-E, the Nissan Leaf and the Tesla Model 3. Range anxiety is a concern because it takes time to recharge.

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