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2017 Toyota Prius Prime real-world gas mileage, electric range review

Green Car Reports

It proudly flaunts its eco-friendly credentials, yet its factory-rated 25 miles of electric range simply pales in comparison to the 53 miles advertised by the Chevrolet Volt. I hopped into a Titanium Glow (think beige) 2017 Prius Prime for a three-day visit to Dallas for the State Fair of Texas.

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The EV Project Expands to Texas; Overall Value of Charging Infrastructure Project Now at $230M

Green Car Congress

Purchasers of a Chevrolet Volt who qualify for EV Project participation in the Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston areas will receive a free home charger and credit toward the installation of the charger.

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Car “charging treasure”: the third option besides charging piles and battery replacement

Setec Powerr

The startup’s service is currently available in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, Los Angeles and Dallas. 20-volt Level 1 chargers and 240-volt Level 2 fast chargers. Many countries already run on 240-volt grids and only need a basic cable adapter to fast charge their cars. Future plans for SparkCharge.

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First Private Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Open In Texas

Green Car Reports

NRG Energy has opened its first eVgo direct-current electric vehicle charging station in Dallas, Texas, as part of a privately funded 70-station network in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, the company announced.

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Nissan plans to add at least 500 quick-charging stations to US in next 18 months, tripling the quick-charging infrastructure

Green Car Congress

NRG currently operates similar networks in Houston and the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and has announced networks in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Joaquin Valley areas. NRG’s new greater Washington, D.C. network will be the first such network of fast chargers in the northeastern United States. metropolitan area.

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Kenworth Receives Largest Hybrid Tractor and Truck Order Yet

Green Car Congress

Coca-Cola Enterprises uses tractors as its standard bulk delivery truck for large deliveries, and plans to deploy the Kenworth hybrid tractors to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Montreal, New Orleans, New York, Portland (Ore.),

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Researchers suggest subsidies and policies targeting plug-ins with small battery packs would produce more benefits at lower cost

Green Car Congress

The Chevrolet Volt with a 16 kWh pack and ~35 mile electric range receives a $7,500 credit. Issues is a publication of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine and the University of Texas at Dallas. Current federal policy is weighted toward plug-in with larger battery packs.

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