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London study suggests PHEV vans a practical, accessible solution for cleaner air in European cities

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A compact battery pack located under the vehicle floor can be conveniently charged using a standard 230-volt supply, and is designed so that the interior space and load capacity of the vehicle is not compromised. Ford is the Nº 1 commercial brand in Europe and Ford Transit range sales rose by 11.8%

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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

The company plans to do it with a mixture of all-electric vehicles, like the new XC40 Recharge, and plug-in hybrid versions of its SUVs and sedans. The XC90 Recharge is an example of the second group. The XC90 Recharge T8 has several drive modes to choose from. Volvo has been talking about going electric a lot lately.

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Volt for Real?

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F or those who think that GM is not serious about its new PHEV , the Volt , here is a piece that makes you think they are: The Volt To Be Lutz's Legacy May 21, 2007 So, I heard General Motors’ Bob Lutz on National Public Radio’s “Wait. The Volt is the plug-in hybrid car GM showed at last January’s Detroit Auto Show.

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Ground breaks on Washington West Coast Electric Highway

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The Electric Highway is part of the West Coast Green Highway , a three-state initiative to promote the use of cleaner fuels along the 1,350 miles of I-5 from British Columbia to Baja, California in Mexico. The technology provides a 30-minute recharge for all-electric cars such as the Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi i-MiEV.

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Why Hotels and Other Short-Term Rental Properties Need EV Chargers

Blink Charging

Aside from positioning your business as a forward-thinking enterprise that is taking steps to help the world transition to a cleaner, greener future, there are some bottom-line benefits, as well. . This provides plenty of opportunity for guests to charge their vehicles. Higher income guests utilize EVs.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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The 2016 Chevrolet Volt with an electric range of 53 miles [ 2 ] is the first commercial car that almost qualifies as a PHEVLER. Slow Level 1 charging [ 11 ] should be used to recharge PHEVLER batteries whenever possible. PHEVLERs running on electricity and biofuel are cleaner than conventional vehicles running on fossil fuels. [

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Hyundai Motorsport to participate in PURE ETCR electric touring car championship with Veloster N ETCR

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Equipped with a 798-volt battery pack from Williams Advanced Engineering located in the floor of the car and a double-wishbone rear suspension, the chassis is radically different from any previous Hyundai Motorsport project. Hyundai will be offering its new hydrogen generator as a recharging system for electric vehicles.

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