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Buyer’s Guide: Hybrid vs. Electric: Which is better?

Clean Fleet Report

In an electric vehicle, no gasoline is used. In a hybrid, you have a combination of both electric power and gasoline. Some hybrid cars can be charged; those will run on electricity for a short while, then it will switch to gasoline. Electric vehicles also allow you to save money since you will not have to purchase gasoline.

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AI Plays Key Role in EV Charger Deployment and More

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Part of the native Android Automotive operating system available in some EVs, the AI algorithm suggests charging stops along a driver’s route based on their current location, the amount of juice still left in their battery and the type of plug their vehicle uses.

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Toyota Hot and Cold on Plug-in Hybrids

Plugs and Cars

Asahi reports: "Electric vehicles that run only on electricity are said to be more environmentally friendly than hybrid vehicles because they have no emissions and do not use gasoline. However, the cars can run only short distances before they run out of juice. After all, grid electricity is cleaner and cheaper than gasoline.

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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

While Volvo offers a T5 turbocharged model and T6 turbocharged and supercharged model of the gasoline-only XC90, it’s the T8 that’s the focus here. Fuel economy for the Recharge is 55 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) when you use electricity and gasoline and drops to 27 mpg when you don’t charge up the battery.

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Greentech Media | ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Without gasoline, today’s transportation fails. Consumer confidence in electric transportation is growing – aided in no small part by $4 to $5 gallons of gasoline. As a civilization, we have committed ourselves to electricity and we must make cleaner electricity. But without electricity, modern civilization fails.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Annual use of an EV should be less than the average cost of $8,000 per year for using a gasoline in many countries including the USA. So while my car is powering the great city during the day how will I have juice to drive home at the end of the day? Project Better Place plans to deploy a massive network of battery charging spots.

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