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Charged Up: The 2024 Dodge Charger is Finally Here

The Truth About Cars

Charging should take 6.8 hours 20 percent to 80), with DC fast charging offering 50-ish minutes 5 to 80 and 42 minutes 20 to 80 on 175 kW and about half an hour from 5 percent to 80 on a DC 350 kW. The front motor can disconnect for improved efficiency while the rear has a mechanical limited-slip differential. Dodge is quoting a 3.3-second

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BYD launches $233K Yangwang U9 electric supercar that will smoke a Ferrari and can dance

Baua Electric

Info from China’s MIIT revealed the U7 features over 1,300 hp (960 kW) from four electric motors. With an 800V system, the electric supercar can charge from 30% to 80% in 10 minutes. It also supports dual charging. BYD has even shown off the U8’s “ float mode ,” which helps the vehicle navigate through water during emergencies.

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Lessons from a year with solar power

EV Info

Having an EV you learn about the basics of electric power, charge rates and kilowatt-hours or KWh. . Power companies also use KWh as the base charge unit for billing consumers. This is when most consumers have very little use for Electricity unless you have a car to charge or a battery to fill. 100miles / 24 KWh). See [link].

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

Green Car Congress

But if a shared car is consistently being driven, it needs time to charge. Ford is investigating a partnership with a retail or fast-food business to develop a fast-charging infrastructure, making electric vehicles practical choices for car-sharing. Info Cycle, Palo Alto, California. Data Driven Healthcare, Africa.

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Volkswagen’s MEB for EVs: long electric range, open-platform, open-space, pricing for the volume market; “tablet on wheels”

Green Car Congress

These four main kits are now joined by the all-new Modularer Elektrifizierungsbaukasten (“Modular Electric Drive kit”, or MEB), being developed by the Volkswagen brand. Since January 2016, the MEB has been under the direction of Christian Senger, who was previously in charge of Automotive Systems and Technology at Continental AG.

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An E-mail from Azure Dynamics about the DMOC445

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

I recently sent off an e-mail to Azure Dynamics, the maker of the DMOC445 AC motor controller in the 914 kit. Thanks for the info on the SPEEDO_BUF output on the controller. I asked how I could tap into the motor encoder signals to create an RPM signal for the tachometer on the dashboard. pdf file, I didn't think it was active.

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"Spirit of DC" - Back on Blue Hwy known as Pacific Coast Hwy 1 with Re-invigorated with B&B Battery Pac. Thanks to PluginSupply's Robb Protheroe

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

The PHEV Kit was checked and shown in good functionally operating order; the depleted battery pac was replaced and re-invigorated and balanced with a B&B EB20 battery pack. Do See www.PluginSupply for more details and background info. As well as Robb's Sweetie, Paz.