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Fully electric Genesis GV60 arrives in US starting at $58,890

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Genesis Motor America announced the start of sales of its first electric vehicle, the GV60 ( earlier post ). The Genesis GV60 enters the US market with a number of available world-first automotive features, including Face Connect and a Crystal Sphere. This package is comprehensively equipped with Face Connect, a 12.3-inch

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Electro-hydraulic system wins Volvo Technology Award

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The Volvo CE team from Sweden and South Korea has worked closely with Finnish company Norrhydro in the research project, leveraging an idea initially born out of academic collaborations. The novel Common Pressure Rail Hybrid system by Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) applied to excavators, which results in?significant

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

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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. I started learning about, writing about, and promoting electric cars in 2007. Let me tell you about it. Installing the 5.2

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New Silexica SLX Automotive design tools feature Infineon TriCore models

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The SLX Automotive Development package integrates seamlessly with all other tools in the SLX IDE (integrated development environment), and also provides interactive source code navigation for complex multicore automotive projects. Silexica is a privately held company with offices in Silicon Valley, Germany, Japan, South Korea and China.

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Kia slashes EV6, EV9 prices by up to $10K in Korea to boost demand

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In what Kia is calling “EV Festa,” the automaker is slashing prices on its all-electric models, including the EV6, EV9, and Niro EV in Korea, by up to $10,000 (KRW 13.56 The program is in line with new government subsidies for electric cars. Kia EV9 interior (Source: Kia) Kia’s three-row electric SUV features 42.8″

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We’re the New Renewables

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We feature all images on our site, and one also appears on our monthly print edition. Now residential and commercial buildings can be outfitted with roofing tiles that double as solar panels, or with rooftop boxes like this low-profile unit that transforms gusts of wind into electric current. The result: electrical current.

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2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid coming to market with EPA-estimated 27-mile electric range; starts at $34,600

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The 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is arriving in select dealerships in 10 states this week with an EPA-estimated 27-mile (43.5-kilometer) kilometer) All-Electric Range (AER). Real-time electric and fuel range. Sonata Plug-in Hybrid’s 9.8 coefficient of drag ties with the Tesla Model S.

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