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Updated Volkswagen 2017 e-Golf EPA-rated at 125 miles, 119 MPGe combined; pricing to come

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EPA-estimated fuel economy is 126 MPGe city, 109 MPGe highway and 119 MPGe combined (28 kWh/100 miles), making it one of the most efficient electric vehicles on the market (tied with the Chevy Bolt, second after the Hyundai Ioniq Electric). The electric motor on the 2017 e-Golf has been upgraded as well. kWh, up from from 24.2

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Toyota introduces new RAV4 EV; 41.8 kWh pack, 100-mile range

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revealed the all-new Toyota RAV4 EV at the 26 th annual Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS26) in Los Angeles. The battery-electric SUV features a 41.8 The RAV4 EV’s driving performance, dynamics and cargo capacity are equal to or exceed the gas powered RAV4 V6, according to Toyota. In Sport mode, the vehicle reaches 0-60 mph in 7.0

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Review: 2025 Toyota Crown Signia gives America a hybrid wagon

Baua Electric

liter inline-4 paired with two electric motor generators for a combined output of 240 hp. Acceleration isn’t brisk, but with an estimated 0-60 mph sprint of 7.1 It controls its body motions well, but exhibited some unmoderated wheel hop while slicing around the canyons of San Diego.

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

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VinFast invited Canadian and American automotive journalists to California to drive the 2023 VF 8, an all-electric midsize two-row SUV. The company has ambitious plans to import the three-row VF 9 by the end of 2023 and the two-row VF 7 in the first part of 2024, both of which are electric SUVs built in Hai Phong, Vietnam.

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BYD to provide 50 e6 EVs to Opoli’s San Diego ride-sharing fleet

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https://opoli.com , a ridesharing service and app based in San Diego, has partnered with China-based BYD Motors Inc, which will provide 50 e6 EVs to the Opoli fleet as part of a green initiative. The BYD electric crossover will join Opoli’s natural gas airport shuttles late summer 2015. Top speed is 87 mph (140 km/h).

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We Love Electric Bikes

Revenge of the Electric Car

Three weeks ago we spent the day shooting at the Kick Gas Festival in San Diego. One of our favorite diversions was testing the electric bikes. Why waste electricity when you can just pedal? Electric bikes could well be the secret weapon of the EV revolution. I’ve always been skeptical about e-bikes.

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BMW to partner with Coulomb Technologies in Boston; Coulomb offering new cloud-based service plans, new dual-port charging stations

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BMW of North America and Coulomb Technologies announced that drivers of the BMW ActiveE all-electric vehicle ( earlier post ) will be able to take advantage of the expansion of the ChargePoint Network into the Boston Metro area. The BMW ActiveE is the BMW Group’s next step towards a mass-produced electric vehicle. Earlier post.)

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