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Volvo XC90 plug-in hybrid review, Chinese EV tariffs, retailers shun EV charging: Today’s Car News

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Senators push the idea of new tariffs to keep out Chinese EVs. We revisit the XC90 plug-in hybrid. In a review of the 2024 Volvo XC90 Recharge, Green Car Reports found that this. Big-box retailers could be doing more to support EV charging. And could the Rivian R3 help EV revive small cars in America?

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Volvo XC90 plug-in hybrid review, Chinese EV tariffs, retailers shun EV charging: Today’s Car News

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Senators push the idea of new tariffs to keep out Chinese EVs. We revisit the XC90 plug-in hybrid. Follow Green Car Reports on Facebook and Twitter The post Volvo XC90 plug-in hybrid review, Chinese EV tariffs, retailers shun EV charging: Today’s Car News appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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BMW provides initial look at X5 eDrive plug-in hybrid prototype

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BMW X5 plug-in hybrid prototype at Efficient Dynamics Innovation Days 2014. At BMW’s Efficient Dynamics Innovation Days 2014 in Germany, the company provided the first opportunities for test-driving the BMW X5 eDrive plug-in hybrid (PHEV) prototype ( earlier post ). Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) The i8 powertrain.

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SFU researchers find promise for plug-in vehicles in Canada, but need for increased supply and policy support

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New work by a team at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Canada has found that more than one-third of Canadian buyers want a plug-in vehicle (PEV), with the majority of those (89—93%) wanting a plug-in hybrid rather than a pure electric vehicle. Impact of constraints on PEV sales in British Columbia, 2020. Click to enlarge.

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Why you might be charging your EV wrong – and what to do instead

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They interviewed EV users in both Sweden and the US and found unanticipated and previously unreported EV charging habits and ideas. In contrast, the study found that a few experienced EV drivers had developed a strategy of using a trigger event to spur them to plug in their EV.

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IDTechEx: Nio spearheading battery swapping expansion beyond China

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These swap stations remain to be seen as a novelty in Europe for the time being but will serve as a complementary public charging solution alongside plug-in infrastructure. There are also other companies in China that offer models with battery swap support, but for the taxi market. Swapping to become more efficient by using smaller batteries.

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Pellion Technologies leveraging high throughput computational materials design to make progress on Mg-ion rechargeable batteries

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Gerbrand Ceder, funded by Vinod Khosla, and recipient of an ARPA-E grant ( earlier post ) that is developing a magnesium-ion (Mg-ion) rechargeable battery. Earlier post.). Li-O 2 , Li-S, Mg-ion, Zn-air, Na-metal halide) and components (electrodes, electrolytes) and exploring different synthesis techniques. At the symposium, Dr. Kristin A.

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