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Study: EVs cannot succeed without developing parallel supercharging networks

Green Car Congress

million automobiles were sold in the United States in 2019, of which only about 245,000 were battery-powered electric vehicles, researchers said. billion developing the Chevy Volt. General Motors, the researchers said, spent $1 billion developing its first electric car, and another $1.2 Nissan has spent $5.6

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Cash for Volts?

Revenge of the Electric Car

. “A coalition of auto makers, battery manufacturers, utility operators and shipping companies wants the U.S. A coalition of auto makers, battery manufacturers, utility operators and shipping companies wants the U.S. cents per mile traveled, compared with 12 cents per mile for a gas-powered car, advocates say.

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The Battery Revolution Is Just Getting Started

Cars That Think

My lap is relieved, but the battery life is the sameā€”it's still about 10 hours, as it was with the Macintosh Portable. Batteries have gotten a whole lot better, but they have not gotten Moore's-Law better. We're living in battery-powered times. Even ordinary 9-volt batteries contain six separate cylindrical, 1.5-volt

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1-year customer field trials of FUSO electric Canter in Portugal show 64% lower costs, 37% reduction in CO2 given local power mix

Green Car Congress

In addition to delivering a 64% savings in operating costs compared to conventional diesel trucks, the Canter E-Cells also reduced CO 2 emissions by 37% compared to diesel, taking into account the current power production mix in Portugal. The range of the lithium-ion batteries stabilized at 100 km (62 miles) per charge.

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What Does GMā€™s ā€œ30 New EVs By 2025ā€ Promise Mean for the US Market?

EV Adoption

GM Stock Chart: Yahoo Finance. On January 28 GM announced that it plans (aspires) to exclusively offer electric vehicles by 2035, ending production of its cars, trucks and SUVs with diesel- and gasoline-powered engines. But GM also had the number 2 (Bolt EV – 23,297) and number 5 (Volt – 20,349) best-selling EVs.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Photos First drive: Chevy Volt test A few laps behind the wheel of an early version of GMs electric car shows the strengths - and possible weaknesses - of the technology. The plan is to produce the battery packs as modules that can be easily combined and arranged for different uses in a variety of vehicles.

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2010 Aptera 2e First Drive and Video on Inside Line

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Featured Specs Battery-powered electric drivetrain Three wheels; 0.15 The company so far has been operating on just $30 million in start-up financing. Cd 1,700 pounds 100-mile cruising range Driving the Prototype of the EV Three-Wheeler By John ODell, Senior Editor Email Date posted: 2009-03-16 21:00:00.0 STORY TOOLS Digg this!

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