Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 8, 2013
VIA Motors, a electric vehicle development and manufacturing company, signed a contract worth $20 million to build and to deliver extended-range electric pick-up trucks and vans to more than 50 participating fleets. VIA Motors’ extended-range electric vehicle (E-REV) powertrain. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 25, 2010
Greater Washington DC will be an initial launch market for the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended range. Chevrolet has announced similar partnerships with several utilities in California and Michigan, as well as the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 1, 2015
Chevrolet Volts: extended range electric vehicles (EREVs). SCAQMD/EPRI/Via Motors: PHEV vans and pickups. How many electric vehicle miles are traveled and what level of petroleum reduction can be achieved? Public and workplace charging infra-structure enabled drivers to increase their electric driving range.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 14, 2014
VIA Motors has received its official Certificate of Conformity from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its Extended Range Electric Vehicle (eREV) Van, according to VIA Motors CEO Pablo Acedo. EPA certification means that VIA is now cleared to deliver its VIA eREV Vans to fleet customers across the United States.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. Today youd do it to be one of the first to drive the worlds cleanest extended range vehicle; in the future, youll do it because its an obvious and affordable win!
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Despite this, a 2003 EPRI study , assuming only $2/gallon gas , zero buying incentives, and a PHEV premium of $3-$5,000 more than standard hybrids, shows that the total lifetime cost of ownership for a PHEV will be lower than that of any other vehicle type -- so the payback will be there. The EPRI says lithium-ion batteries are ready now.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 22, 2009
However, because of the duty cycle used by the Postal Service, which generally amounts to only about 18-20 miles per day on a fixed route, these vehicles are being built without the range extender seen on the concept. The extended-range version will be focused on retail customers.
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