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Volvo XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2: EV cousins offer different takes on “premium”

Charged EVs

Late last year, Volvo launched its very first all-electric model in North America. It’s called the XC40 Recharge, and the earliest versions aren’t cheap, priced from about $55,000 including delivery. My quick road test revealed both pros and cons of the XC40 Recharge. liter 4-cylinder engine and optional all-wheel drive.

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Volvo teams with Starbucks to install EV charging network at U.S. locations

Teslarati

ChargePoint’s DC fast chargers would supply Volvo’s C40 Recharge from 20 percent state of charge to 90 percent in just 40 minutes. Volvo Recharge models with Google embedded can use the ChargePoint app to locate and access the Starbucks-located charging stations along the route.

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Tesla is officially worth $1 trillion, stock soars past $1,000 per share

Teslarati

Tesla joins Apple, Microsoft, Saudi Aramco, Google parent company Alphabet, and Amazon as the only companies to be worth $1 trillion. Introducing our all new EV fleet ( @TomBrady not included) #Hertz #LetsGo pic.twitter.com/TElSE2PDKb. Hertz (@Hertz) October 25, 2021. ” Ives wrote in a note to investors.

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Recharge IT

Plug In Partners

G oogle proved it is serious about Plug Ins with its new Recharge IT initiative. Google.org to to Accelerate Plug-In Hybrid and Vehicle-to-Grid Technology Google.org , the philanthropic arm of Google Inc. In addition, Google Inc. Here is part of the story.

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin AWD Ultimate

Clean Fleet Report

Road Test: 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin AWD Ultimate The First Volvo Compact SUV Coupe EV The 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge was the first electric-only and the smallest SUV from Volvo, falling in-line with the EX90 and XC40 Recharge. The shift-by-wire single speed transmission drives all four wheels 0-60 miles per hour in about 4.3

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AI Plays Key Role in EV Charger Deployment and More

Blink Charging

But, how is AI helping with EVs in the United States of America (and other countries)? In January 2021, Google introduced a then-new AI tool that helped drivers plan out routes based on the available public chargers between their starting points and their destinations. In many ways, actually. Charger Deployment. Trip Planning.

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First drive in the 2023 Genesis Electrified GV70: A beauty of an EV… just not for long trips

Baua Electric

I was given my loaner with about 205 miles of range left, but still had to recharge three times on my way to Des Moines (about 333 miles). The Shell Recharge station in Bettendorf was broken, so I found another one about 10 minutes up the road in downtown Davenport, well off the highway and not ideal for an efficient roadtrip.

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