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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

liter, 16-valve 4-cylinder engine with two electric motors for a total system 196 horsepower and 139 pound-feet of torque. The gas power Toyota’s hybrid automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power. It combines a 2.0-liter,

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2022 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin Ultimate – Not Quite Fully Charged

The Truth About Cars

It’s already an EV, you’re not waiting for an internal-combustion engine to turn over and fire. The dual electric motors (front and rear) that provide the car with all-wheel drive get their juice from a 78 kWh lithium-ion battery, and the system’s output is 402 horsepower and 486 lb-ft of torque. It shuts down once you do.

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Charging EV Fleets: What are the best chargers to use?

Blink Charging

If you are a business, organization, commercial, government, or municipality that is making the switch from a polluting internal combustion engine (ICE) fleet to clean running electric vehicle (EV) fleet, welcome to the future! When making the switch, there are obviously many things you need to consider.

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EV sales in Norway explode ahead of policy changes

Push EVs

So a relatively lightweight 1,700 kg BEV faces an additional cost of 15,000 NOK (about €1,410) from 1st January 2023. Adding together the new weight tax, and the new VAT tax, from 1st of January, a Tesla Model Y Performance faces additional cost of around €1,850 (for weight) plus €2,350 (for VAT). The first is a weight tax of 12.5

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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

liter engine, the T8 gets a modified version with 313 horsepower and 295 pound-feet (lb.-ft.) The 34-kilowatt (kW) starter motor sits on the engine and seamlessly transitions power between it and the electric motor in back—which is what Volvo drivers expect. The engine shuts off when you’re at a traffic light to save fuel.

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Electric bikes vs electric scooters vs electric mopeds vs electric motorcycles: What’s the difference?

Green Authority

These electric vehicles can help you save money when you think of maintenance, gas, tolls, parking, insurance, and other costs of vehicle ownership. The range of electric scooters available on the market today can go 35 to 40 miles (56 to 64 km) before running out of juice. Electric bikes vs electric scooters: Price. Speed of mopeds.

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

Charged EVs

It was all-new for the 2018 model year, and was engineered from the start to accommodate 2021’s PHEV version. liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine (rated at 270 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque) and the 8-speed automatic transmission. The e-Save button also toggles to invoke Battery Charge, which recharges the pack using engine power.

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