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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

Cars That Think

Electric vehicles are no exception. according to a 2023 study citing recent data from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , gasoline-powered, internal-combustion engine (ICE) cars were involved in about 1,530 fires per every 100,000 sold. Cars catch fire. In the U.S.,

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Study: EVs cannot succeed without developing parallel supercharging networks

Green Car Congress

Electric vehicles cannot succeed without developing a nationwide network of fast-charging networks in parallel with the cars. Meanwhile, Tesla worked both sides of the market by building a sufficiently wide network of high-speed charging stations before they sold too many cars. Tesla has played the platform game.

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Workhorse releases specs for coming W-15 extended range electric pickup

Green Car Congress

Preliminary specifications announced today include: 75 MPGe fuel efficiency in all-electric operation. 80-mile all-electric range. gasoline-powered range extender. kW power export that allows tools to be plugged directly into the battery power source without the truck running. Automatic braking.

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Slowing EV uptake may delay Panasonic’s EV battery expansion, says CEO – ET Auto

Baua Electric

A slowdown in the take-up of electric vehicles in the U.S. may prompt Tesla-supplier Panasonic to delay investing in additional plants to boost its automotive battery capacity in North America, the Japanese group’s chief executive said.

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Recargo-sponsored attempt at record solo 12,000-mile EV journey around US with Model S

Green Car Congress

Norman Hajjar, Managing Director of Recargo’s driver research division, PlugInsights, is attempting an 18-day, 12,000-mile, battery-powered journey sponsored by the electric vehicle (EV) software and information services company. Daily commutes and cross-country trips alike are now made better by driving electric.

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Cadillac ELR EREV goes on sale in January, starting price $75,995

Green Car Congress

Initial sales of the 2014 Cadillac ELR extended range electric luxury coupe ( earlier post ) will begin in January in all major US metropolitan areas. With an all-electric range of about 35 highway miles (56 km), and a total range in excess of 300 miles (482 km), the ELR offers fuel economy of 82 MPGe, Cadillac estimates.

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Ford Mustang Mach-E GT tests its 1/4-mile mettle

Teslarati

Now that Ford has started delivering the Performance variant of the Mustang Mach-E all-electric crossover, the GT configuration is heading to the drag strip to test its mettle in the all-too-common proving ground for performance vehicles. The all-electric Mach-E ran a 12.657-second 1/4-mile at 100.02 Credit: 0t60-3.5 | Mach E Forum.

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