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Tech: Aerodynamics Is the Key To EV Range

Clean Fleet Report

Every kWh/m of energy consumption that can be shaved makes the car cheaper (needing fewer battery cells to go the same distance), lighter (less battery weight) and more efficient (less weight means lower rolling resistance). The more streamlined the car, the longer the range for the same battery. The impact on C d ?

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Aptera – US-based company claims to have created the world’s most efficient vehicle with the three-seat F1-inspired Aptera. BMW iX – ground-up battery electric vehicle promises to take the luxury fight to Tesla. Expect less equipment and, possibly, a smaller battery pack. Think iX3, but smaller.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

How Real, How Soon, and What Must Happen Next,” which concludes the costs of creating an automotive market dominated by electric and hybrid cars are prohibitively high for the foreseeable future – as high as $49 billion for Europe alone (along with another $21 billion for battery-charging infrastructure). Volt will survive and prosper,” G.M.’s

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