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Ford updates Escape with new ST-Line; full hybrid and plug-in hybrid options

Green Car Congress

Escape, which debuted the world’s first hybrid SUV in 2005, brings back two hybrid choices for 2023, a full hybrid and a Plug-In Hybrid model. 2023 Ford Escape Plug In Hybrid (left) and ST-Line Elite (right). In addition to the ST-Line models, the Escape lineup also includes Base, Escape Active, Platinum and Plug-in Hybrid models.

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DOE announces approximately $64M in funding for 18 projects to advance H2@Scale

Green Car Congress

TOPIC 2: ADVANCED CARBON FIBER FOR COMPRESSED HYDROGEN AND NATURAL GAS STORAGE TANKS. Melt Spun PAN Precursor for Cost-Effective Carbon Fiber in High Pressure Compressed Gas Tankage. University of Kentucky. Low-Cost, High-Strength Hollow Carbon Fiber for Compressed Gas Storage Tanks. Plug Power. Project title.

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2020 Ford Escape to offer hybrid and PHEV variants

Green Car Congress

Escape, which debuted the world’s first hybrid SUV in 2005, brings back two hybrid choices for 2020—a standard hybrid and a plug-in variant—and introduces technologies ranging from drive modes and driver-assist features to electric vehicle ingenuity and on-board connectivity. The all-new 1.5-liter

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News: 10 Best States To Own an EV

Clean Fleet Report

Study Ranks Best and Worst Places To Drive Electric. What makes having an electric car a positive experience is not only financial aspects, but a functional ones, something the folks at Jerry have taken into account when they did the research behind their Top 10 list of the best states to own an EV. Where the plugs are.

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The US now has 1 DC fast charging station for every 15 gas stations

Baua Electric

That’s one DC fast charging station for every 15 gas stations, and Tesla Superchargers make up more than a quarter of them. That’s one DC fast charging station for every 15 gas stations, and Tesla Superchargers make up more than a quarter of them. increase to nearly 8,200 total. There are a lot of moving parts.

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Safest EVs, VW ID.4 update, Honda fuel-cell PHEV, Fiat’s EV future: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Which major automaker might be partnering with Fisker for an electric pickup? Should EV charging stations be allowed where gas stations aren’t? 2025 Renault 5 E-Tech Renault brought back a hot-hatch design from decades ago, in the form of the Renault 5 E-Tech EV —at a lower price than any electric car currently offered in the U.S.

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10 Reasons Your Next Car Should Be an EV

Plug in America

In addition, electricity in the U.S. EVs Cost Less to Fuel Powering your ride with electricity costs about 60% less than buying gasoline. Like your smartphone, you plug it in when you arrive home and forget about it until you wake in the morning to a fully-charged battery. Plugging into the U.S. petroleum consumption.