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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

Members of Mid-America Electric Auto Association (MAEAA) , straddling KansasCity and stretching into Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, have been active in challenging two pieces of legislation in the Kansas State Legislature, including a 2019 ordinance to level a demand charge on the state’s solar-powered homes.

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Day 1: My first electric vehicle experience

EV Driver

E-Car Club. That was the case, until I discovered E-Car Club on the 23rd Google search page under “car hire for under 21s”. As I’ve only previously owned a Citroen Saxo that I bought for £400 (battered but beloved) when I was 17, I was ecstatic to try out a car with central locking and power steering.

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Testimony: Why I like my electric vehicle

Electric Auto Association

Like many of the residents that come to our EV Ride & Drive events or email me for advice on what EV to buy, I appreciate the many advantages EVs have over internal combustion engine-powered ones. I love that my EV is so efficient: EVs convert over 77% of the electrical energy from the grid to power at the wheels.

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2023 Rivian R1T Review - Got My Chips Cashed In

The Truth About Cars

Offloading your energy production to a generation plant somewhere else can easily lull you into the idea that an electric-powered vehicle is the right way to minimize your impact on the earth. Access to the full power is intoxicating. & Cargo space, even disregarding the bed, is quite good.

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Road Test: 2023 Lexus UX 250h Premium FWD

Clean Fleet Report

The entrypoint to the Lexus world Hybrid Efficiency The 2023 Lexus UX 250h is powered by the Lexus Hybrid Drive system of a 2.0-liter liter gasoline powered, 4-cylinder engine combined with the twin electric motors. This process is also viewed on a dash gauge, where you can watch the power flow into and out of the battery.

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Road Test: 2023 Genesis G90 Performance

Clean Fleet Report

After 2025 they will come out with no new internal combustion engine models and, by 2030, will only sell cars and SUVs powered by a battery. Turbocharged+Supercharged Under the hood–power and surprising fuel economy The potent power from the turbocharged and electric supercharged 3.5-liter The G90 did not disappoint.

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EV Jerry and Sprit Of DC Visit Flagstaff EAA

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

The club joins some 45 other clubs who have already been "fingered" and are now accompanying EV Jerry and Spirit on his trek across the country. The electric power comes from either the gas engine or by plugging it in to a regular wall socket. It does this by running on electricity part of the time and on gas for the rest.

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