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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. Using electric power only, the car will take you 16 miles before the 12.0kWh Lithium-ion battery needs to be recharged.

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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. With an available adapter, a Lightning was able to recharge the battery of a Mach-E using that car’s portable charging cord. Lower-line Lightnings use the 12-inch horizontal display from high-end gasoline F-150s.

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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

Clean Fleet Report

The lines are drawn with a brilliant, clean, and slightly cold aesthetic, and materials are matte and, according to the press info, it’s a fully vegan interior with the WeaveTech fabric and reconstructed wood trim. Of course, the EPA “green” scores are 10 for both Smog and Greenhouse Gas. It can charge fast or slow. kilowatt-hours).

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

He was pontificating on an all-electric composite Hypercar using rechargeable batteries back in 2000. I remember looking up, seeing the EPA logo on the wall and saying “You guys are supposed to be the Environmental Protection Agency, not the corporate profit protection agency. Contact membership@myeva.org for more info.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles by Darren Murph , posted Apr 19th 2009 at 4:24PM Just hours after General Motors put forth a proposal for a standardized plug for electric vehicles , in flies this. Well, if you can communicate info over the wire, why bother with the wireless?

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An iconic sedan gets electrified: the BMW 330e PHEV offers 22 e-miles

Current EV

The car’s e-range estimates won’t break any records, but the EPA says its 12 kilowatt-hour Lithium-Ion battery offers drivers 22 miles of pure electric range. With both the gas engine and the electric motor at work, the 2021 330e achieves an EPA-rated 67MPGe. This year’s 330 e-version has an improved Lithium-Ion battery.

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BMW unveils the production i3 in New York, London and Beijing; efficiency, dynamics and a supporting ecosystem of services

Green Car Congress

Although not a solid comparison due to drivecycle differences, the new Chevy Spark EV is EPA-rated for electricity consumption of 0.28 As a visual cue, the pure battery-electric version only has the recharging port; an i3 with the range extender will also have a fueling port on the front quarter.). seconds, and 0 to 60 km/h in 3.7

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