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Toyota Recalled More Than Two Million RAV4s for 12-Volt Battery Fire Risk

The Truth About Cars

Toyota is recalling a significant number of RAV4s for an odd problem with replacement 12-volt battery sizes. Vehicles from between 2013 and 2018 are involved in the action. The automaker recently announced a recall of around 1.85 million units in the U.S. and an additional 306,000 vehicles in Canada and Mexico.

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12 Days of Giveaways

My Energi

Our ‘12 days of Giveaways’ initiative, begins tomorrow (Wednesday 1 December) until Sunday 12 December and aims to shed light on the environmental impacts of Christmas consumerism. All winners will be unveiled during a video announcement (Sunday 12 December, 8pm), with prizes delivered in time for Christmas. Facebook: CineShow.

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OLA S1 Electric Scooter Ownership Blog

Plug In India

I used an electric car for 8 years from 2013 to 2021. My blog unearthed a lot of the inner workings on that vehicle. I got an electric car - the Mahindra e2o, back in 2013. Do read my blog , where i talk about the same in greater detail. After 2 weeks, I plan to have 12 hour overnight charging at least once a week.

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How One Bad Manny Can P**s Away Your Brand

Creative Greenius

And now I’m telling the story here on my blog and sharing it on LinkedIn. When we bought our first electric car in January of 2013, the Toyota Rav4 EV with the Tesla battery and powertrain, we followed Toyota’s advice on the right home charger to buy. Date: October 9, 2019 at at 12:26:45 PM PDT.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

Green Car Congress

It can improve fuel economy by 12%. GM expects HCCI, when combined with enabling technologies like variable valve actuation and advanced electronic engine controls, to provide a 12-15% improvement in overall fuel economy while being more affordable than hybrid or diesel technologies. GM has 11 models available with AFM in 2010.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

So some of that is a fixable problem if you have a dedicated off-street space that may be more than 12 feet from an electric outlet. Depending on how many miles you do a day, 12 hours of overnight charging—you know, come home at 6:00 p.m., Learn more about simulation apps and find this and other case studies at comsol.com/blog/apps.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

So some of that is a fixable problem if you have a dedicated off-street space that may be more than 12 feet from an electric outlet. Depending on how many miles you do a day, 12 hours of overnight charging—you know, come home at 6:00 p.m., Learn more about simulation apps and find this and other case studies at comsol.com/blog/apps.