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BMW, Volkswagen and ChargePoint complete EV express charging corridors on the East and West Coasts

Green Car Congress

Electric vehicle (EV) drivers can now travel the most heavily-trafficked corridors on the East and West Coasts of the United States with the installation of 95 new DC Fast charging stations as part of the Express Charging Corridors Initiative—a collaboration of BMW of North America, Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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News: 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ EV

Clean Fleet Report

feet turning radius Independent front and rear adaptive air suspension 8,000-pound tow rating Charging 100 miles of range in 10 minutes using an 800-volt DC Fast Charger 37 miles per hour with a Level 2, 240-volt charger commonly used at home Bi-directional Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) charging.

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Electric Car Charging Stations: 6 Easy Steps To Test Your Range Anxiety (Before Buying An EV)

EV Life

Locate DC Fast Chargers near you. Often misnamed a “Level 3” charger, DC Fast Chargers (or “Superchargers” for Tesla) use special high-powered equipment to charge a battery from empty to 80% full in less than 30 minutes. However, DC Fast Chargers are becoming increasingly available as public charging options because of their speed.

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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

Green Car Congress

Lextran will receive funds toward the design and construction of a covered storage area and the incremental cost of additional zero emission vehicles. Metro Transit will receive funds for the design and construction of indoor overhead quick chargers as well as a solar power supply and a battery storage system. Metro Transit.

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At the EV Crossroads

Clean Fleet Report

liter gas engine (28 mpg highway) for a run in the snow up to Lake Tahoe. The Q5 handled the 7,000-foot ascent to Tahoe with aplomb and the Q4 navigated the local mountain roads like it was right at home. What was curious in these two nearly identical models is that the Q4, maybe because it was a newer design, felt more upscale.

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Road Test: Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition

Clean Fleet Report

Charging the GT PE is through a CCS combo connector that has up to 150kW DC fast-charging capability and 10.5 With DC fast charging, 20 to 80% charging can be achieved in under an hour. It’s an excellent design treatment and works well in the GT-PE. in South Lake Tahoe. kW AC L2 charging. Room in back.

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EVgo fast charges 40M miles of EV driving in US in 2017

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EVgo’s US network of DC fast chargers provided 40 million miles of electric driving in 2017; in 2016, the figure was 22 million EV miles. The EVgo network saw strong expansion in 2017, increasing by 20%, and now has more than 1,000 DC fast chargers across 66 markets nationwide. Network usage set a record with 1.1

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