article thumbnail

Honda unveils Fit EV concept and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle platform at Los Angeles Auto Show

Green Car Congress

President and CEO Takanobu Ito unveiled the Fit EV Concept electric vehicle and the platform for a mid-size plug-in hybrid electric vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Battery recharging can be accomplished in less than 12 hours when using a conventional 120-volt outlet, and less than six hours when using a 240-volt outlet.

article thumbnail

Einride opens largest charging station for heavy-duty EVs, powered by Voltera

Baua Electric

At the time, we learned these Einride branded charging stations would be erected in Sweden and Los Angeles to begin. Einride says its new EV charging station will serve its connected fleet customers like Maersk while offering a robust site for future freight customers to recharge conveniently around Los Angeles County.

article thumbnail

Blue Bird receives record order for 180 electric school buses – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

US bus maker Blue Bird has received an order from the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) for 150 of its All American and 30 of its Vision electric school buses. They have a range of up to 130 miles and are expected to take between three and eight hours to fully recharge, based on the district’s future charging infrastructure.

article thumbnail

500kW wireless charging keeps electric trucks working in bitter cold

Baua Electric

Several such plates are now in place at the Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles, aimed at mitigating emissions. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. The post 500kW wireless charging keeps electric trucks working in bitter cold appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. With the backing of an $8.4

article thumbnail

Blue Bird just got its single largest electric school bus order yet

Baua Electric

The Los Angeles Unified School District ordered 180 electric school buses, adding to the 26 Blue Bird electric school buses it already has in its fleet. Blue Bird will add 30 Vision and 150 All American (pictured above) electric buses to Los Angeles’ school bus fleet. Get started here. –ad*

article thumbnail

Audi unveils e-tron GT concept at LA Auto Show; production version in about 2 years

Green Car Congress

Audi is presenting the battery-electric e-tron GT concept four-door coupé as a show car at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Thus it takes around 20 minutes to recharge the battery to 80% of its capacity, once again providing a range of more than 320 kilometers (198.8 mi) (WLTP).

Audi 268
article thumbnail

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

Charged EVs

It’s called the XC40 Recharge, and the earliest versions aren’t cheap, priced from about $55,000 including delivery. Volvo XC40 Recharge Volvo XC40 Recharge Volvo XC40 Recharge Volvo XC40 Recharge Volvo XC40 Recharge Volvo XC40 Recharge Volvo XC40 Recharge. Volvo’s first EV.