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BMW, Ford, Honda to Form New EV Charging Company

The Truth About Cars

Ford, Honda, and BMW have announced plans to create a new “vehicle-to-grid company” that’s aimed at standardizing vehicle charging via a singular platform. ChargeScape will allegedly help “reduce EV customers’ personal carbon footprints” by utilizing electricity stemming from renewables like wind and solar.

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How Much Privacy Do You Really Have In Modern Vehicles?

The Truth About Cars

Still, Nissan products ended up receiving the same negative score as the vehicles being offered up by Volkswagen, General Motors, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai and all of its subsidiaries. Those who at least responded (Mercedes-Benz, Honda, and technically Ford) still didn’t completely answer our basic security questions.

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Ola S1 Pro Electric Scooter: Test Ride & Observations

Plug In India

But I would have been happier with a flat floorboard, aka the Honda Activa and the Suzuki Access. The plastic skin is good for reducing high speed wind drag, but it also means that airflow to cool the motor and batteries gets blocked. Both these features, incidentally, are not legal as per Indian traffic rules.

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First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

Green Car Congress

The Sonata PHEV is perfectly capable of handling (legal) Interstate speeds on battery pack alone; however, such operation depletes the battery relatively quickly. However, there wasn’t much opportunity to get a sense of Sonata handling in higher-speed cornering, steep inclines, and winding roads. Click to enlarge. Competition.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

How about a car-mounted wind-generator? Honda Insight, Civic and Accord use an entirely different design: the electric motor never runs without the gasoline engine running at the same time. Photovoltaic arrays belong on stationary rooftops -- which is an excellent way to drive on solar power (roof > house > car).

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