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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

Clean Fleet Report

After a couple hours driving the VF 8 in San Diego County, here are our initial thoughts. Additional charging is through regenerative braking that converts kinetic energy into electricity when braking or coasting. The battery charge and mileage range are metered in realtime by a readout on the center touchscreen.

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The regenerative braking system, which recharges the 16-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery, converts kinetic energy into electricity when braking or coasting. San Diego to San Francisco? Road Test: 2021 Honda Odyssey. Expect about 14 hours with a regular, 120-volt household outlet. Charlotte to Orlando?

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Regenerative braking converts kinetic energy into electricity when braking or coasting. San Diego to San Francisco? Road Test: 2021 Honda Odyssey. The Pacifica runs on a gas engine–and two electric motors. The Pacifica Hybrid does not have a Level 3/DC fast charger capability. Charlotte to Orlando?

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We Promote PHEV Conversion Programs: First CalCars in 2004, then a number of aftermarket companies, have converted over 200 cars — at first most were for fleets, but more and more are going to individual owners. Drivers of converted cars have received high levels of cooperation from dealer service departments so far.

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Calif. Energy Commission to award more than $44M for hydrogen refueling and alternative fuel vehicle projects

Green Car Congress

Further promoting this market is the recent establishment of a new federal Energy Department public-private partnership effort called H2USA, which includes Toyota, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz and Honda. will receive $300,000 to construct a compressed natural gas fueling station in Oceanside (San Diego County). Earlier post.).

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The Toyota Prius has come a long way since it debuted 22 years ago, as the second hybrid car to be sold in the United States (after the first generation Honda Insight). The Prius hybrid utilizes regenerative braking, which converts kinetic energy into electricity when braking or coasting, and returns it to the battery for later use.

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