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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. For the uninformed, the question was: Does the battery need to be plugged in to a hybrid car charger ? But it needs to be plugged in to an electrical outlet to maintain the electric-only range. Just occasionally fill up the gas tank and drive away.

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EVgo launches ‘Autocharge+’: Just plug in and walk away

Teslarati

The electric vehicle charging network EVgo has launched a new program called Autocharge+ that will allow customers to plug in and walk away. With this system, customers with the EVgo app can plug in their vehicle and walk away without interacting with the machine at all. What do you think of the article? Do you want a car wash?

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Should I Charge My EV Every Night? Can I Leave My EV Plugged In Overnight?

CleanTechnica EVs

” and “Can I leave my EV plugged in overnight?” ” I’m going to tackle them both in a special BOGO/two-for-the-price-of-one article. The following are two common questions from new electric car owners and potential electric car owners: “Should I charge my EV every night?”

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GM & EVgo’s Plug And Charge Just Works

CleanTechnica EVs

Back in September, I wrote an article about EVgo’s Autocharge+ rollout. While some GM vehicles had the ability to just plug in and charge (with payment details happening automatically behind the scenes), they were now going to roll it out to all EVs.

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When will plug-in electric car sales exceed hybrid sales? Poll results

Green Car Reports

The questions of whether and when sales of plug-in electric cars will resume their climb after a static 2015 are much on the minds of green-car advocates these days.

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Follow-up: In the end, I bought a Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid

Green Car Reports

In an article last fall, I reached out the GCR readers for a suggestion for what plug-in vehicle I should buy to complement my 84-mile range 2015 Nissan LEAF. The new vehicle, my wife’s car, had to handle a 16 mile daily commute, occasional 300 mile trips to Vermont (a place of few DC fast chargers), and be less than $40,000.

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Tech: Don’t Believe These 5 Plug-In Hybrid Myths!

Clean Fleet Report

The rise of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) have fans professing its technological wonders, while looking down at plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs). In this article, we’ll dispel five common myths on PHEVs that BEV-only fans may want you to believe. Plugging in is key. Diffusing Disinformation on PHEVs. The major difference?

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