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News: 2024 Hyundai Kona EV

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After a quick half-hour behind the wheel driving through Maryland horse country, we have a pretty good feel for what Hyundai has done to broaden the appeal of its entry level EV. News: 2024 Hyundai Kona EV All-New Electric Small SUV Hyundai gave members of the automotive media a brief drive in the all-new 2024 Kona Electric.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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! At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles.

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Toyota introduces 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid

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VDC up to 650 volts DC. The on-board charging system accommodates single pulse DC 110/220 volt input, and is compliant to SAE J1772 standards. A key goal for development of the Prius Plug-in was to deliver the optimal balance of performance, range, economy, packaging and affordable price. Packaging and weight optimization.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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Research Center, University of Maryland, University of Texas at. Scalable Real-time Decentralized Volt/VAR Control Caltech will develop scalable, real-time, decentralized. affordably and dynamically control power flow will open up. Key innovations in this project include. that substantially reduce costs of the motor. Arlington).

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