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Fisker Ocean electric SUV starts at $37,499, pre-tax credit; leases for $379/mo

Green Car Congress

Reservations are now open through the Fisker mobile app on the App Store and Google Play store, or the Fisker website and are set at US$250. We look forward to sharing even more details at the Geneva Motor Show 2020—including our fully-engineered platform and more technical specifications. 80 kWh lithium-ion battery pack.

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2014 BMW i3 REx MPG, New Orleans Electric-Car Charging, GM-Google Ride-Share: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: The 2014 BMW i3 REx extended-range electric car gets an EPA-rated 39 mpg on gasoline, Nissan unveils New Orleans'' first public electric-car charging station, and Google and General Motors collaborate on a ride-sharing test. Google gets Chevrolet Spark EV electric cars for a.'

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2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E: Quicker charging, range to 320 miles, lower price

Baua Electric

The automaker has also substituted in a new in-house-designed motor unit and thermal changes that altogether will make top-performance versions quicker-accelerating than the Tesla Model Y Performance, it claims. The Premium range tops out with the addition of AWD, at $51,890. Performance is much-improved thanks to the new rear motor.

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GM to Make Use of Heat Pump Technology to Improve The Efficiency of Their EVsĀ 

Get Electric Vehicle

We could simply cool the batteries and motors by some means (water, air or oil), and then use radiators to return the heat to the atmosphere. Electronics, such as batteries, motors, and computer chips, have the disadvantage of performing optimally within a relatively restricted temperature range. The truth is, we don’t.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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!

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Tesla Motors. Tesla Motor. Google Inc. Tesla Motors. General Motors. Which has the longest range? D: Myers Motors’ NmG. GM calls the Volt an extended-range electric vehicle, or EREV. Which electric-car developer counts former U. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson as an investor?

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Coulomb Gets Charged Up

Revenge of the Electric Car

Just a hunch, but Tesla Motors could be cast as the dashing protagonist, while Better Place might be up for best supporting actor… When Coulomb this week announced $14 million in second-round funding to advance its business model for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, the Campbell startup gave more momentum to the EV revolution. .

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