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GM: Let's Hash Out Open Plug-In Car Standards

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Here we are four months later: GM is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy , and its turnaround plan — which gave the Chevy Volt a central role – has gotten a less-than-rave review from the Obama administration. Marketing consulting by ACS. Design by RareEdge Design Group.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV

Clean Fleet Report

kWh lithium-ion polymer batteries that have 480- or 697-volt internal systems, depending on the battery pack. Bluetooth connection for up-to two devices, 12-volt outlets, USB power and data ports, wireless phone charging and a Wi-Fi hotspot complete the technology. Our road tests are based on this one-week drive of a new vehicle.

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Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Extended-range electric vehicles — such as the Chevy Volt, which GM says will recharge in three hours — offer another route, adding a small gas engine to keep drivers from feeling stranded without access to fuel. The thing that bothers me the most about Tesla is not the range or cost of driving an EV. cents a a mile, 1.3