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Ford Revises Dealer EV Requirements

The Truth About Cars

In what could be a tacit admission the transition to electric vehicles is going approximately as smoothly as a Michigan secondary road, it is being reported that suits at the Blue Oval are rolling back some of the requirements demanded of dealers in order to shill EVs to customers. Of course, our readers in the B&B know the difference.

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August EV Deals: VW ID.4, Chevy Bolt EV/EUV, Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric, 2022 Nissan LEAF

Electrek

4, Chevy Bolt EV/EUV, Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric, 2022 Nissan LEAF appeared first on Electrek. more… The post August EV Deals: VW ID.4,

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Lightning-fast recharging: Lotus leading the charge for faster top-ups with new 480kW Liquid-Cooled Power Cabinet

EV Central

Thanks to pioneering new technology that circulates cooling liquid through the charging connecter to prevent overheating, the new Lotus ultra-fast Supercharger rival can recharge at a class-leading 480kW. Finally, there’s a Liquid-Cooled Charging Unit that bundles the Power Cabinets together tocharge up to four vehicles at once.

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Ford certifies first 67 dealers to sell Focus Electric

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company has certified the first 67 dealers in California, New York and New Jersey to sell the battery-electric 2012 Focus Electric. Focus Electric also offers a faster charging system that allows for a full recharge in nearly half the time of the current Nissan Leaf thanks to a larger on-board charger (6.6 Earlier post.).

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2015 Kia Soul EV: 'Recharge Your Soul' Video Kicks Off Marketing

Green Car Reports

dealers until sometime between July and September, and then only in selected regions (for which read "California"). But the company has already started some lowkey marketing, with yesterday''s release of a YouTube video titled, "Recharge Your Soul." The first 2015 Kia Soul EV electric cars won''t reach U.S.

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Skylark Restaurants in Japan to offer free EV recharging at 900 locations

Green Car Congress

The Skylark restaurant group in Japan plans to offer free EV public recharging at their 900 locations around Japan, with no obligation to be a customer of the restaurant. Integrity Exports.

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Kia prepping Washington and Oregon for Soul EV launch; dealers and charging network w/ fast-chargers

Green Car Congress

Kia Motors America (KMA) is continuing its progressive launch of the Soul EV and adding to the electric vehicle ecosystem in the Pacific Northwest with 20 Soul EV-certified dealers and a charging network. Of the 20 dealers in the region, 12 will be located in Washington and eight in Oregon.

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