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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

That’s me on January 16, 2017, with my brand new Chevy Bolt EV Premier edition in my garage at home. Last week, as part of the little known and unadvertised “Bolt Buyback” program GM quietly created in response to the recall of all their 2017- 2019 Bolts, Chevy paid $37,900 to buy this car back from us. Let me tell you about it.

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Efficient Drivetrains’ PHEV system surpasses 1M-mile mark in transit application; expanding into Class-8

Green Car Congress

Utilized for a mass transit application, the EDI PowerDrive 6000 delivered high levels of performance as the system was deployed in the field to perform standard bus routes in place of its conventional counterpart. First systems and vehicles are expected to be delivered in 2H 2017.

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Portable Life-Support Device Provides Critical Care in Conflict and Disaster Zones

Cars That Think

He named it after the Toronto neighborhood where he still lives — Thornhill Medical. In 2017, it launched an enhanced version, MOVES SLC. Military-grade ruggedness The challenge was successfully overcome: “MOVES is designed under the highest industry standards and has been tested and fully certified by various regulatory bodies.”

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Mitsubishi bringing 2018 Outlander PHEV to US in December

Green Car Congress

The 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) will arrive in dealerships in December 2017 with an MSRP of $34,595. The Outlander PHEV comes standard with Mitsubishi’s proprietary S-AWC. Outlander PHEV also comes standard with DC Fast Charging capability—the only Plug-in Hybrid in the market with it.

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

First debuting in 2017, the Niro is a key model for Kia as it offers three different propulsion choices, all of which offer excellent fuel economy or all-electric driving range. The Green Zone mode automatically switches to EV mode through navigation and driving history when driving in residential neighborhoods, past schools and hospitals.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

Charged EVs

Rising fuel-economy standards during the 2020s will do the same. Among its first announced customers, back in December 2017, was Pepsi, which reserved 100 of the trucks and plans to use them in the California regions of Modesto and Sacramento. This is a step that, so far, Tesla has not taken for its own Megacharger standard.

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The 25 Best Restaurants in Austin Right Now

Baua Electric

PRIYA KRISHNA 1914 East Sixth Street, Suite C; 512-706-9119; canjeatx.com East Austin | Bakery Hidden in an unassuming building in a residential neighborhood is the concha-meets-funfetti-pastry fever dream that is Comadre Panadería. And plan on at least one order of the buttery Guyanese-style roti per person.

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