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Bad news for Model 3, electric car songs, coasting or engine braking, tax credit in peril? Today's Car News

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Today, we've got news out of Congress in DC, bad news for the Tesla Model 3, some advice on fuel-saving techniques, and a song sung by electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. What saves more gas.

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Volvo adopts Tesla’s NACS Connector for EVs

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Volvo said today that it would adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS), opting to use the connector for its electric vehicles. The announcement makes Volvo the latest major automaker to adopt Tesla’s charging connector. Aptera wants Congress to adopt Tesla Supercharger plugs as U.S.

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EV tax credit, China vs US, hydrogen survival, Chevy vs Tesla, electric coal-hauling: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

in the electric-car battle, Congress may have saved the EV tax credit, an electric cargo ship that hauls coal, and thoughts on Tesla versus Chevy. All this and more on Green Car Reports. If electric-car buyers struggle with trading luxury and practicality, the brands involved are likely Tesla and.

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Auto business crew to argue towards AM radio mandate at Area listening to

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The Area’s Subcommittee on Communications and Era is conserving the listening to over issues that automakers have got rid of, or are making plans to take away, AM radio receivers from their cars, particularly electrical fashions. “Mandating audio features in a vehicle isn’t necessary. ” Two eyewitnesses — Lt.

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EV Battery Cell & Pack Prices Dropping At Surprising Rate

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According to the Green Car Congress, the cells alone account for 82% of the entire cost of an EV battery pack. By 2024, according to BNEF, average pack prices will fall below $100 per kWh, allowing automakers to produce electric cars at parity with gasoline vehicles. The Assumptions and Predictions.

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How Self-Driving Cars Will Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

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Over the last two decades, fully electric cars have had, let’s say, a slow start. Plus, battery costs are rapidly decreasing and the public is warming up to the idea of electric cars. Electric Vehicles: Right Now. Maybe you own a Tesla Model X or Audi e-tron. By Haden Kirkpatrick.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

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Photos First drive: Chevy Volt test A few laps behind the wheel of an early version of GMs electric car shows the strengths - and possible weaknesses - of the technology. Executives insist the program is on track, generally speaking, and Chrysler will be ready to produce cars on time.