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Toyota RAV4 Prime, Volvo XC40 Recharge, automated charging: Today's Car News

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The Toyota RAV4 Prime is a finalist for Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021. The Volvo XC40 Recharge is also a nominee for Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021. VW's developing an automated charging setup. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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RIP C-Max Energi, EU cuts carbon more, electric-car charging drone, fuel-cell Tesla: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we've got some far-out stories, from the hydrogen-powered Tesla to the flying drone that recharges your electric car while it's in motion. All this and more on Green Car Reports. There's also a death notice for a plug-in hybrid, stiff new rules from the EU, and possible good news from the U.S.

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Flexible payment system for electric car charging

Green Cars News

From July, users of its charging stations will no longer need a subscription to the network and instead owners of the charging stations – whether they are utilities, retailers, municipalities or corporations – can determine [.].

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Charge-as-you-drive system for electric cars

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Researchers from Stanford University have designed a charging system that some day could allow electric cars to charge their batteries as they travel along the road. Such as system could theoretically give a car infinite range and dispense with the need to leave an EV standing for hours to recharge.

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BMW electric cars to get new DC rapid charging solutions

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BMW is believed to be readying a new DC rapid charging solution for its electric cars, with an announcement expected within the next three weeks. Exactly what the announcement will be, we aren’t sure as the BMW i3 is already able to use public DC rapid charging stations for a recharge time of just[.].

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Electric car owners plug into UK’s biggest charging network 72,000 times

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The UK’s first open network of recharging points has been used for a total of 72,575 charging sessions since the system first went live three years ago. That means that the Charge Your Car (CYC) network is the UK’s biggest network of charging stations and has now supplied more than 350,000 kWh of [.].

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Electric cars to get wireless recharging

Green Cars News

US clean technology company, Evatran has developed wireless technology system to make it easier to recharge electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The Virginia-based firm has developed a product called ‘Plugless Power’ which allows electric vehicles to be re-charged using a hands-free proximity system.