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2019 Kia Niro EV crossover utility makes North American debut at LA Auto Show

Green Car Congress

The 2019 Kia Niro EV made its North American debut at the LA Auto Show. Combined Charging System (CCS) DC fast-charge is standard equipment, supporting an approximately 100-mile recharge in 30 minutes at on the 50 kW charger at 200 amps; 80% total battery capacity is available in 75 minutes.

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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. These are the estimated times for the three charging speeds. kW onboard charger.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

Photo-illustration: Max-o-matic; photo source: M&N/Alamy Some operators of early direct-current power plants at the turn of the 20th century solved the problem of uneven power output from their generators by employing large banks of rechargeable lead-acid batteries, which served as a kind of buffer to balance the flow of electrons.

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Driven: Abarth 500e EV

EV Central

And while mainstream European brands like Renault and VW are planning performance versions of their coming small EVs, they’re years away from production. The suite of infotainment, driver-assist and safety tech is pretty impressive, including auto emergency braking, cruise control, lane-keeping assist and rear-view camera.

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Driven: Fiat 500e La Prima EV

EV Central

This means tall occupants will feel they’re sitting uncomfortably high in the Fiat. A row of pushbutton switches in the lower edge of the instrument panel below the phone-charging tray are used to select gears. The Fiat does both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Charging The 500e’s charging tech is a strength.

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PHEV3A Week Plus in Review from San Diego - Phoenix - Tucson - Bisbee - Douglas - Bisbee -.

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

But suffice to say, the "Spirit" did lots of charging around: One showing was 95.4MPG for 90 with the 5-minute blue screen having readings: 30MPG; 100; 95; 70; and 100MPG. Once recharged: 90MPG; 85; 100; 100MPG with showings of 99.9MPG for 71 Miles; 97.3 and stories plus pixs are being waited upon. for 30; 93.5 for 33; 86.4

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Seven-day test: Living with the Porsche Taycan RWD

EV Central

We’re showing 100 percent charge and a range of 475km. Except there’s no wireless phone charging, annoyingly. I forget to remind them we’re not on solar so the emissions have just moved from the tailpipe to the polluting power station. Day 4: Let’s charge. Well, maybe that Bose audio.

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