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Extended-Range Tesla Cybertruck To Hit 500 Miles In The Future

InsideEVs

That will allow Tesla to keep the promise it made in 2019, albeit with two battery packs instead of one.

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2019 Chevrolet Volt offers 7.2kW charger, improves convenience

Green Car Congress

kW charging system on the 2019 Chevrolet Volt cuts recharging times nearly in half by adding about twice the all-electric driving range per hour of charge. With about twice the range added during 240V Level 2 charging sessions, the 2019 Volt’s 7.2 The 2019 Volt also introduces its first power driver’s seat.

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Tesla Cybertruck drives 254 miles in highway range test

Baua Electric

One of the very first Tesla Cybertruck independent range tests shows the electric pickup truck covering only 254 miles on the highway. That’s significantly less than the 320 EPA range, but it was cold and highway driving only. One of the things most disappointing about the Cybertruck since its production launch is the range.

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Ballard fuel cell modules to power 64t B-train tractor-trailers in Canadian hydrogen project AZETEC

Green Car Congress

These modules will utilize Ballard’s liquid-cooled LCS technology, planned for commercial availability in 2019. By the end of the project the trucks will have travelled more than 300,000 miles (500,000 km) and carried about 12 million tonne-miles (20 million tonne-km) of freight.

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Fisker names its all-electric SUV Ocean; unveils app-based leasing program

Green Car Congress

The all-electric SUV will come standard with an extended range (target of approximately 250 to 300 miles, depending on driving conditions), enabled by an approx. Early reservations for the Ocean will be open as the mobile app launches on 27 November 2019. Result: 1,000 free, clean miles per year.

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Ford running 12-month trial of 20 plug-in hybrid Transit Custom vans in London

Green Car Congress

Ford plans to introduce a Transit Custom PHEV van on the market in 2019; the Transit Custom PHEV vans in the London trial are an advanced prototype design that allows them to be charged with mains electricity for zero-emission journeys, while featuring an efficient on-board combustion engine for extended range when longer trips are required.

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Meritor collaborating with Peterbilt on all-electric Class 8 trucks; selects UQM as supplier for e-axles

Green Car Congress

Meritor will supply high-efficiency and lightweight axles, drivelines and brakes that maximize system efficiency, extend range and increase payload. Functional testing has begun in 2018 with anticipated production beginning in 2019. The development program between the two companies was initially announced in February 2017.

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