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Tesla Model S matches gas cars by going 320 miles at average speeds of 75 mph

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The Tesla Model S reached a range on par with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles after logging 320 miles of range at 75mph during a highway fuel-economy test run. During the run, the test driver drove the Model S Long Range Plus through a 100-mile stretch of interstate, involving an out-and-back loop at 75 mph in cruise control.

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StreetScooter to form JV with Chery for electric light utility vehicles

Green Car Congress

StreetScooter GmbH, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post and market leader for electric light commercial vehicles (eLCV), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Chinese automobile manufacturer Chery Holding Group (Chery) establishing a joint venture between the two companies. Total investment could be up to €500 million.

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Electric Vehicle Battery Models Inform Crash Simulation Evaluations To Improve Real-World Safety, Reliability

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trillion miles each year. Vehicle safety during those trips is presumed and crucial to building trust between automobile manufacturers and consumers. Across the United States, drivers rely on passenger vehicles to travel over 3.2

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Adamas Intelligence: passenger EV battery capacity deployed in China up 439% YoY in January 2019 to 3.27 GWh

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million units in January, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers as reported by Bloomberg. which offers a driving range of 450 kilometers (280 miles) per charge. By comparison, total car sales decreased almost 18% to 2.02 That would save the customer a third of the cost. —Bloomberg.

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StreetScooter showcases all-new versions of successful WORK and WORK L electric light commercial vehicles

Green Car Congress

Years of experience and more than 100 million kilometers on the road have shown us what’s important in tough delivery traffic and last-mile logistics. StreetScooter is a well-known early bird in the electric light commercial vehicle sector. We have incorporated those insights into a new design for our success models, the WORK and WORK L.

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Honda to build wind farm to cover 100% of electricity needs of Brazil plant

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(HAB), the Honda automobile production and sales subsidiary in Brazil, will build a wind farm in the city of Xangri-lá in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state in Brazil—approximately 1,000 km (621 miles) south of HAB’s automobile production plant in Sumaré, São Paulo.

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Porsche to invest more than $7.4B in electromobility by 2022

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The purely electrically driven Cross-Utility Vehicle (CUV) has a system power of more than 600 hp (440 kW), a range of more than 500 kilometers (311 miles) and accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 3.5 per cent, Porsche continues to be among the most profitable automobile manufacturers in the world. Earlier post.)

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