Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2019

Escape, which debuted the world’s first hybrid SUV in 2005, brings back two hybrid choices for 2020—a standard hybrid and a plug-in variant—and introduces technologies ranging from drive modes and driver-assist features to electric vehicle ingenuity and on-board connectivity. The all-new 1.5-liter

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2014

Lexus has introduced the new Lexus NX compact utility, first unveiled in Beijing ( earlier post ) to North America. Both NX models offer their own version of pro-active all-weather drive (AWD). The new Lexus NX features numerous other firsts in a Lexus, among them: The all-new 2.0-liter 2015 Lexus NX 300h.

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Teslarati

JUNE 6, 2024

Rivian has officially launched the next-generation R1S and R1T, new versions of the company’s flagship electric vehicles. Dual-Motor has not gone anywhere either, and still offers great performance metrics: Dual-Motor Our Dual-Motor delivers incredible all-wheel drive capability along with 665 horsepower and 0–60 mph in as quick as 3.4

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2018

(NFI Group), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, announced that its all-electric J4500e prototype—a battery-electric version of J4500 coach—successfully completed its phase one testing. —JP Pelletier, Vice President of MCI Engineering.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2017

MotivPower Systems, in partnership with Type-A school bus manufacturer Trans Tech, is bringing electric school buses to the Sacramento, California region. This is the board’s largest school bus grant to date and was the only application approved of all the school bus applications submitted to the state grant program.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 24, 2024

Our first match-up is an incredibly tough one, because these are some of the best-selling vehicles in all of North America that aren’t pickup trucks — the Honda CR-V vs the Toyota RAV4. With the standard engine, each model should reach 60 mph in about 8 seconds. liter good for 203 horsepower and 184 lb-ft.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The first all-electric Jeep could be delivered to US customers as soon as July. Jeep’s CEO also confirmed we may see the electric Wrangler-like Recon launch by the end of the year. Ahead of its official launch, Jeep is hyping the electric SUV with new teasers. Deliveries could happen as soon as the third quarter.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

All-electric range for the CT6 Plug-In Hybrid is an estimated 30 miles. In a detailed presentation at SAE 2016 Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Technologies earlier this year on the design of the RWD PHEV system for the CT6, Tim Grewe, GM’s General Director of Electrification, called it a “Volt on steroids.” ( Earlier post.)

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 24, 2024

The Most Versatile and Functional Electric Pickup? First announced in 2022, the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST is now available at Chevrolet dealerships across North America. The Silverado EV has culled the useful Hummer EV bits and pieces, which for us makes it a better option if looking for an electric pickup.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2016

Tesla Chairman and CEO Elon Musk unveiled the long-anticipated Model 3 as the culminating step—a mass-market, affordable electric vehicle—in Tesla’s “Master Plan” to accelerate the transition to sustainable transport. All Model 3s will come standard with Autopilot hardware and supercharging.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

The first images of Jeep’s all-electric Wagoneer S were leaked by the brand’s own social media team. Jeep leaks first Wagoneer S EV images After teasing the electric Wagoneer S last week, Jeep gave us our best look at the new EV so far. It will offer the standard 4xe capabilities with all-terrain management.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 12, 2023

Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8 The First Car Vietnamese Car Comes To North America When Vietnam’s largest company, the VinGroup, announced in 2017 they were entering the automobile manufacturing business, it probably didn’t get too much notice. seconds: 0-60 mph 191 mile driving range. ( VinFast offers charging options.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. What we’re essentially offering is all-electric performance for about 25 miles at highway speeds. Kim Adelman, PICC founder and president.

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Teslarati

APRIL 12, 2022

Lucid Group announced this morning it has launched a new version of its Air all-electric sedan: the Air Grand Touring Performance. Set for initial deliveries in June 2022 in the United States, the Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance is the newest trim level of the all-electric sedan. Standard Features.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 31, 2022

The Zwickau plant is officially producing VW’s sixth all-electric vehicle, the ID.5. All the variants come with a 77 kWh battery. . 5 Pro will have up to 313 miles of range according to the WLTP standard. 5 GTX is the top-tier variant with a peak output of 220 kW and a 0 to 100km/h (62 mph) time of 6.3

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Volkswagen has given its Touareg SUV a sharper look and enhanced it technically in all areas. In terms of technical enhancements, particular focus has been placed on the V6 TDI engines, as in Europe more than 90% of all Touareg sales are of models with one of the two V6 TDI engine capacities on offer.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

SPACE VIZZION electric concept—the seventh concept built off of the MEB platform—at a special event in Los Angeles. SPACE VIZZION electric concept combines the aerodynamic design of a Gran Turismo with the spaciousness and versatility of an SUV. SPACE VIZZION previews a potential production car for Europe and North America.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2021

IONIQ 5 rides on Hyundai’s Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) that allows for more interior space and optimized performance. This subscription service will feature a single, all-inclusive monthly payment, covering the vehicle, insurance and maintenance. Palisade-class) electric SUV. Customers can mate the 77.4

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Charged EVs

JUNE 2, 2023

The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. The concept for an all-EV reboot of the classic Type 2 Microbus appeared in 2016 and was confirmed for production in August 2017. It’s been on sale in Europe for a year, as has the Cargo commercial-van variant. So the U.S.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

It comes joined by the last day to save $699 on one of our favorite cargo e-bikes, as the Aventon Abound e-bike hits $1,500 , as well as all of today’s other best new Green Deals – including a batch of new e-bike and so much more. We last saw it on sale for $1,524, with today’s offer beating that by a little extra to mark a new all-time low.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the first member of its EQ electric vehicle line-up: the new Mercedes-Benz EQC crossover SUV. Featuring two asynchronous electric motors at the front and rear axles with a combined output of 300 kW, an 80 kWh Li-ion battery pack and combined power consumption of 22.2 Acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h takes 5.1

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Baua Electric

APRIL 16, 2024

As the first all-electric Hyundai model to adorn the “N” performance badge, a lot has been leading up to our recent test drive, but the details Hyundai has shared along the way have been quite encouraging. Most consumers will be more than happy with an SEL or Limited version of the standard IONIQ 5 and save a little cash.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2012

and 2.0L); a normally aspirated four-cylinder engine; an automatic start stop system; front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive applications, and a choice between automatic and manually shifted six-speed transmissions. Fusion Hybrid also features an all-new 2.0-liter liter unit while maintaining performance standards.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Arriving in Kia dealer showrooms early next year, the 2011 Optima Hybrid is the brand’s first hybrid for North America and uses a full parallel hybrid system to deliver a 40.7% Acceleration to 62 mph (100 km/h) takes 9.2 seconds, and the top speed is 121 mph (195 km/h).

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Charged EVs

MAY 31, 2022

Upcoming electric passenger vehicles and light trucks from GM get most of the attention, but its new commercial EV brand is a quiet and very serious push too. Many US drivers now have a vague idea that General Motors is doing something with electric vehicles. The Task Force ultimately agreed.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

BMW of North America is introducing the new TwinPower Turbo 4-cylinder engine (N20) to the X3 xDrive28i; the new engine replaces the outgoing inline 6-cylinder engine (N52) as the next step in BMW’s EfficientDynamics strategy. The N20 was first introduced in Z4, 528i, and all-new 328i. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2023

Kia released more details of the Kia EV9, its first three-row seat electric flagship SUV, which is comparable in external dimensions to the Telluride. inch wheelbase, pushed to the corners over the modular E-GMP electric underpinnings. inch wheelbase, pushed to the corners over the modular E-GMP electric underpinnings.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

LiveWire, the all-electric motorcycle brand spun out of Harley-Davidson, is shaping itself into a force to be reckoned with in the still-evolving electric motorcycle industry. And I got to experience all of it as the proud new owner of a shiny indigo LiveWire S2 Del Mar Launch Edition electric motorcycle.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2011

BMW of North America and Coulomb Technologies announced that drivers of the BMW ActiveE all-electric vehicle ( earlier post ) will be able to take advantage of the expansion of the ChargePoint Network into the Boston Metro area. The BMW ActiveE is the BMW Group’s next step towards a mass-produced electric vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

The SKYACTIV-D-equipped diesel version will follow in the second half of the year, making Mazda the first Asian manufacturer to offer a modern-technology clean-diesel engine in a non-commercial vehicle in North America. For the SKYACTIV-G engine, this meant increasing the compression ratio to 14:1 (13:1 for North America).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

On the heels officially introducing the Focus Electric last week ( earlier post ), Ford revealed two next-generation hybrids—including its first production plug-in hybrid (PHEV)—at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. This allows it to run in electric mode before using the gasoline engine.

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 7, 2021

Harley deploys serial 1 electric bikes in Europe & North America. Harley-Davidson the world’s leading electric bike company has introduced its first adventure bike, the Pan America. All four Serial 1 variants feature a lithium-ion battery integrated into a hydroformed aluminum frame.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) SuperTruck program has achieved 115% freight efficiency improvement (gallons of fuel consumed per ton of goods moved per mile traveled)—surpassing the Department of Energy (DOE) program’s goal of 50% improvement and exhibiting the best results of all reporting OEMs. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2020

Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) unveiled its first 21 Proterra electric buses and brand-new, purpose-built electric bus garages. ETS has 19 more Proterra buses on the way this year to make up a 40-bus fleet, one of the largest purchases of electric buses in Canadian history.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Standard on the LX and Sport, the non-turbo 2.0-liter mpg combined, with a 90-mile all-freeway run, using the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, the average bumped up to 40.8 It felt peppy and had plenty of power for almost all driving situations. Two Engine Choices. liter ups the power to 180 hp and 177 lb.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2022

With three state-of-the-art electric motors—all developed and manufactured in-house by Lucid—Lucid Air Sapphire reaches an entirely new level of performance. These technically innovative electric motors incorporate Lucid’s microjet stator cooling and wave winding.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 26, 2024

With the Mini Aceman going from cutesy concept to real car, some are wondering whether the model will be migrating from China to North America. Sized between the Cooper Electric Hardtop and Countryman, the Aceman could be a nice fit for urbanites interested in an all-electric runabout. regulatory groups.

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