EV Central
JANUARY 19, 2024
French cars have frustrated the living hell out of me this past decade, and the Peugeot e-2008 GT is another one to add to my list. As tested, our e-2008 GT small SUV is over $67,000 to drive-away in Queensland. Day 1: Bonjour, mon ami 2024 Peugeot e-2008 GT. You’re a smart little SUV. Bonne chance, e-2008.
Blink Charging
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The cost of battery packs has been a significant factor in the adoption of these technologies, and recent developments show that we’re moving in the right direction as prices drop. In 2008, the cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh) was $1,355, but by 2022, it had dropped to $153 per kWh. By keeping these manufacturing jobs in the U.S.,
Green Car Congress
JULY 14, 2014
Volkswagen is endowing its the new version of its Scirocco sports coupé with a range of six new gasoline (TSI) and diesel (TDI) engines delivering more power and better fuel economy. In the late summer of 2008 Volkswagen re-introduced the model with the third-generation Scirocco. l/100 km (43.6 mpg US) with the 92 kW 1.4
Green Car Congress
APRIL 9, 2010
I believe we are on the cusp of the next great tectonic shift in our economy, one that will transform the way we use energy both in our homes and on the road. By 2030, the typical US household’s annual income would rise by $2,763 (2008 dollars). Electrification Coalition member David Crane, President and CEO of NRG Energy. Oil Imports.
Teslarati
MAY 18, 2021
Two of the four vehicles I have owned have been Fords, the most recent being a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. It simply wasn’t an option for the American economy, the President hinted. That’s not going to help the American economy, nor will it supply U.S. It was the best car I’ve ever had.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 11, 2010
A century after the invention of the automobile, we must re-invent it with powertrains that significantly reduce or eliminate the use of conventional petroleum fuels. Like hydrogen fuel cells, battery-electrics will require the creation of infrastructure for re-charging, on the go. And then there is range. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 4, 2011
At the workshop, Kiyoshi Fujiwara, Mazda Executive Officer in charge of project planning and development, suggested unofficially that Mazda engineers think they ultimately may be able to approach 60% thermal efficiency with combustion engines for light duty vehicles. Extreme compression ratio rather than downsizing.
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