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EV range roundup, Fiat 500e battery swapping, Morgan 3-wheel electric sports car: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Britain’s Morgan splits the difference between a vintage sports car and an Aptera with its latest prototype. And Ample’s battery swapping tech is getting put to the test on a car-sharing fleet of Fiat EVs in Spain. Stellantis is testing EV battery. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Tesla set to access up to $20B in revenues from Supercharger deals, Dan Ives says

Teslarati

While Aptera was the first to have access by adopting Tesla’s North American Charging Standard, or NACS, connector, Ford and General Motors followed suit in two announcements that shook the EV industry. million reservations,” Ives writes. million reservations held for the Cybertruck currently.

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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. Tech: Coastdown Testing.

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Driving electric in an oil capital

Electric Auto Association

A demonstration of plug-in hybrids and full battery electrics at an HEAA meeting. This includes efforts to electrify the Houston port, a huge hub for petrochemical exports, as well as the city’s 12,000-plus vehicle transportation fleet. Kevin Douglass is an ambassador for Aptera,” Hanson continued. “As

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Oye! Rickshaw Gives A $500 Million Boost to The Last Mile Operations

Get Electric Vehicle

Since the initial wave of Covid-19, the company has made the battery swapping technology their priority. The above-mentioned investment is also aimed at setting up battery swapping stations across India for three-wheelers. He also stated that by December 2021, the majority of the fleet will be on the swap. Adaption is The Key.

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Partner Update and Announcement

Plug In Partners

The base credit will be $4,000 for a PHEV with a battery of at least 5kwh. A 15 kwh battery would have an approximate all-electric range of between 40 and 60 miles depending on the configuration of the vehicle operating system and many other factors.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

PHEVs with "Good Enough to Get Started" batteries. The nonprofit CalCars does conversions to demonstrate new designs and provide a platform for different batteries; we dont sell conversions. We will have similar solutions available for better (but more expensive) nickel-metal hydride or lithium-ion batteries.)

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