Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

However, with Japanese rivals such as Toyota and Honda having burst into an early lead in the green car race and Chinese manufacturers challenging the dominance of the traditional ‘big name’ manufacturers, is there room for the new GM to succeed? How GM hopes to recover.

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Green Cars News

MAY 6, 2009

The zero-emission Focus battery-electric vehicle, which is being developed in partnership with Magna International, features a high-voltage electric motor powered by a high capacity Lithium Ion battery pack and charged by plugging in to a 110-volt or 220-volt outlet.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Charging the batteries will take between 6-8 hours using a common 230 volt grid. The development of this fleet of Focus BEV prototypes is an important step in our goal of delivering more efficient and sustainable mobility solutions that are affordable and practical for our customers.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 6, 2024

Officials told Green Car Reports that these LFP cells are only “a little less energy dense” than the NCA cells, and Rivian wouldn’t yet reveal the supplier. It makes no shift to 800-volt , as CEO RJ Scaringe suggested years ago these models might migrate to with their first significant refresh. miles of wiring from the vehicle.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Today youd do it to be one of the first to drive the worlds cleanest extended range vehicle; in the future, youll do it because its an obvious and affordable win! The first after-market conversion company, built Felixs car, currently provides vehicles mainly to fleets. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0"

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

He went on to state that it is “not enough to build niche vehicles that only a few can afford to buy or fulfil only a small subset of customer needs.”. GM plans to introduce the Chevrolet Volt (to be known in Europe as the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera) by 2010 with a 40mile all-electric range.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. He's also a contributing editor to Car and Driver , and is the editor of Green Car Reports. But the difference is that only a minority of Americans today can afford to buy a new car.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. He's also a contributing editor to Car and Driver , and is the editor of Green Car Reports. But the difference is that only a minority of Americans today can afford to buy a new car.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

Whenever you’re home, plug into a 240-volt home charger for a couple hours and with about $4.00 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV The connector that’s included with the CR-V offers a 110-volt power outlet that can run appliances, power tools, camping equipment, or an air conditioner, at up to 1.5 Nowhere in sight.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. See Chevy Volt for latest. Now Lutz envisions selling hundreds of thousands of Volts a year, probably priced below $30,000. I want to stick around to see the Volt come to market.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Related Links Government to offer £5,000 to boost green cars Electric shock as sales of green cars reverse With or without incentives, these are still likely to be a specialisedpurchase. Electric cars remain dependent on the development of better,affordable batteries.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. "The Volt is a case study. " In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace.

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