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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

Electric Auto Association

Like nearly everyone else with an electric vehicle (EV) on Saint Thomas, Doug White, co-founder of Virgin Islands Electric Vehicle Association , drives a Nissan LEAF. Of course, they have to offer other Nissan models as well, but their focus has definitely been on driving electric.” “The They trained a mechanic to be EV-certified.

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Univ of Utah studies find up to 27 seconds of mental distraction for drivers after using new hands-free technologies

Green Car Congress

Listening to a book on tape rated mild distraction at 1.7. High distraction systems were the Ford Taurus with Sync MyFord Touch (3.1); Chevy Malibu with MyLink (3.4); Volkswagen Passat with Car-Net (3.5); Nissan Altima with Nissan Connect (3.7); Chrysler 200c with Uconnect (3.8); and Hyundai Sonata with Blue Link (3.8).

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. Nissan Leafs, which were the first battery-electric vehicle to hit the U.S. But Nissan has announced that for North America, they too are converting over to CCS. And so that's what we call "DC fast charging."

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. Nissan Leafs, which were the first battery-electric vehicle to hit the U.S. But Nissan has announced that for North America, they too are converting over to CCS. And so that's what we call "DC fast charging."

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Alternatively, may we suggest the sound of the neighborhood ice cream truck? on CO 2 vehicle standards could reduce the price of oil mdf on Environmental Transport Association blasts proposed car scrapping scheme in UK Jeff Grant on Nissan adds flex-fuel version of the Versa. We always seem to hear that one coming from a mile away.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

Its published results showed the average Chevrolet Volt PHEV drove 9100 miles a year on electricity compared with the average Nissan Leaf all-electric car driving 9500 miles a year on electricity alone. The impetus for this change came from a study by the US Idaho National Lab [ 2 ]. One PHEV company, Efficient Drivetrains Inc.,

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Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Local Weather Transportation/Traffic Education Environment Politics Real Estate Joel Connelly Webtowns/Neighborhoods Obituaries Special Reports Corrections US/World U.S. It will seat five, be similar in size to Nissans Versa and Sentra and be affordable to a typical family, he said. "We Hats off to Nissan. Washington, D.C.

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