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US official takes zero-Tesla road trip to promote EVsā€“things get so tricky they ended up ICE-ing a charger

Teslarati

United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm went on a four-day, 600+ mile journey from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Memphis, Tennessee, with a fleet of all-electric vehicles. There were some combustion-powered cars in the entourage as well, but zero Teslas. The distance itself between Charlotte and Memphis is not that far.

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Zap&Go bringing C-Ion technology to Williams Advanced Engineering-led consortium as part of ?246M Faraday Battery Challenge

Green Car Congress

Williams Advanced Engineering is the technology and engineering services business of the Williams Group, which also includes Williams Martini Racing, one of the most successful teams in Formula 1 history and sole battery supplier to all Formula E racing cars. —Stephen Voller, CEO and founder of Zap&Go.

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Re-charging at Ufford Park

EV Driver

Similarly, EV drivers now choose Ufford Park for their golfing, lunches, coffee and general leisure, as they know they can recharge their car whilst they themselves recharge on the golf course, spa or restaurant. Interview by Charlotte Dautzenberg Naturally this increases our trade at the same time.

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

MPGe is a measurement of how far a car can travel, electrically, on the same amount of energy as is contained in one gallon of gasoline. If plugging in your car seems daunting, it’s no more than what you do every night for your mobile phone. The battery recharge and electric mile range are metered instantly by dash gauges.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

MPGe is a measurement of how far a car can travel, electrically, on the same amount of energy as is contained in 1 gallon of gasoline. The Pacifica Hybrid has a regenerative braking system, which recharges the 16-kilowatt-hour (kWh) lithium-ion (li-ion) battery. Charlotte to Orlando? mpg based on the dashboard computer.

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BMW Announces National Adaptive EV Charging System Expansion

The Truth About Cars

Those vehicles come with the required hardware that provides access to the relevant regional electrical grid carbon data that allow ChargeForward to recommend ideal times to recharge.& If itā€™s an all-electric vehicle, rather than a plug-in hybrid, the car has to have a charge state greater than 12 percent before you plug in.&

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. Click on images of cars 1, 6-8, or 10-12 for high-resolution images (media may use with credit: CalCars.org). Green Car Company , "Green Machine," Manzanita Micro (PiPrius), April 2007 (Kirkland, WA), contact: greg@greencarco.com.

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