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Kona Electric info, context for EPA plan, CX-5 Diesel MIA, China learns from California: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we've got an apt pupil (China) learning from the master (California), a diesel crossover that's MIA, our context to keep perspective on the EPA's announced plans to let cars emit more, and some new info on the 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Tesla squeeze, broadband charging, EV education, EPA science: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Electric-car charging info site Chargeway sets up its first installations in Portland, Oregon. And the EPA appointed a noted skeptic of climate action. The British parent of Virgin Media plans to use Virgin's broadband wiring to build public electric-car charging stations. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Taycan range, GM battery tech, easier electric pickups, Bollinger packs and prices: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Bollinger Motors releases more info on its battery packs. And the rear-wheel-drive Porsche Taycan has been rated for EPA range. General Motors is betting on a lithium-metal battery chemistry as its solution for more range and lower cost. The supplier Magna has a neat solution for making body-on-frame trucks electric.

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Bolt EV info, EPA head, 20 years of electric cars, EU diesel suits: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which climate-science denier has been tapped to run an agency he repeatedly sued for attempting to enforce its own rules? What does the Chevy Bolt EV owners manual have to tell us about the 238-mile electric car that goes on sale this month? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week.

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BMW’s 2021 luxury sedan, the 745e PHEV, comes with 16 pure-electric miles

Current EV

The plug-in achieves an EPA-estimated 22mpg. With the hybrid system of gas engine and electric motor activated, the car gets an EPA-estimated 56MPGe. inch driver info display, dynamic cruise control, and a hands-free trunk. A Level 1 wall socket replenishes the battery in around 10 hours.

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VW BUDD-e EV concept makes US auto show debut; 233-mile range based on EPA cycle; next-gen connectivity and HMI

Green Car Congress

The first vehicle based on the all-new Modular Electric Platform (MEB) designed specifically for plug-in vehicles, the BUDD-e with its 101 kWh battery pack offers a range of up to 373 miles (600 km) based on the New European Drive Cycle (NEDC), or up to 233 miles (375 km) based on EPA drive cycle) miles. Drive, control, consume.

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2022 Ford F-150 Lightning First Drive: Ford’s most valued model is now electric

Charged EVs

inch screen like the one in the Mustang Mach-E—but with additional truck-specific info and options. But even the top-trim Lightning, which is EPA-rated at 320 miles, is likely to return more like 250 miles at steady highway speeds. Lower-line Lightnings use the 12-inch horizontal display from high-end gasoline F-150s.

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