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Ford adding hybrid F-150 & Mustang, PHEV Transit, new BEV SUV by 2020; $700M for Flat Rock for EV production; cancels $1.6B Mexico plant

Green Car Congress

The automaker also announced plans to invest $700 million to expand its Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan into a factory that will build high-tech autonomous and electric vehicles along with the Mustang and Lincoln Continental. Wireless recharging extends electric-only range for short distance commuters, even during quick stops.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. Audi RS models – performance flagships set to pick up plug-in hybrid tech as early as 2021. Ford Escape PHEV – plug-in hybrid of all-new Escape. Audi RS e-Tron GT.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

More Recharging Detroit The future of the U.S. Batteries that go farther than the competitions and recharge in a shorter time will win. But can this no-nonsense tech veteran come up with a plan to save Yahoo? Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It includes some high-tech touches, including GMs wireless OnStar communications technology that lets a passenger locate other drivers in a city. Photos: GM, Segway purr about PUMA Martin LaMonica is a senior writer for CNETs Green Tech blog. Reddit Recent posts from Green Tech EPA calls greenhouse gases a public threat U.S.

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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $100,000 and $150,000

EV Central

It’s big, boxy and stuffed full of tech, and — in its flagship GT-Line grade — is faster than most petrol-powered hot hatches. The drive experience is balanced and responsive, but this is also a big and heavy vehicle and you can never escape that. But we reckon the mid-tier Earth might be the pick of the bunch. inch and 14.9-inch

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2024 Fiat 500e review: Is this pint-sized electric vehicle worth the price premium over the GWM Ora and MG4 Excite?

EV Central

The tech-heavy dash of the Fiat 500e Right, I’m going to smack you with that price again, because it really does take some believing – $52,500 for a car that makes a Mini look like a family sized proposition. What does the Fiat 500e cost and what features do you get? It’s still tiny. What is charging like for the Fiat 500e?

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Below is a chronology of hybrid Toyota Priuses and Ford Escapes that have been converted. EnergyCS/Clean-Tech, May 2005 EnergyCS Los Angeles County, CA info@energycs.com 4. Jim Tech Ltd. NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority) PHEV Escape by Hybrids Plus , Sept 2007, (Albany, NY).

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