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Ford F-150 Lightning delivers more horsepower, more payload capacity, more range; cloud-connected Intelligent Range and Trailer Profile

Green Car Congress

Ford F-150 Lightning customers will benefit from more power and capability than they expected from their trucks. F-150 Lightning, the only full-size electric pickup available now with a starting price less than $40,000, will begin to ship to customers in the coming days, starting with the Pro Series.

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Ram’s first EV, the Ram ProMaster electric van, hits the US to rival Ford and Rivian

Baua Electric

Ram unveiled its first electric vehicle for the US on Tuesday – the Ram ProMaster electric van. The electric van is Ram’s first all-electric vehicle in the US as the market shifts to EVs. Ram’s delivery EV is available now, while the cargo version will be available later. After a record 1.2

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4 Best Electric Car Super Bowl Ads (And How To Save Thousands On These EVs)

EV Life

There was one surprise winner at Super Bowl 2020: electric cars. At this year’s event, car makers debuted a record four ads for electric vehicles (EVs). This is particularly surprising given how car makers have historically underspent on electric car advertising. million per electric vehicle. Availability : Now.

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Oil giant Shell partners with Penske for light-duty EV charging

Teslarati

Oil and gas giant Shell has partnered with Penske Truck Leasing to launch a new joint initiative to support light-duty electric vehicle charging at Penske locations. Penske Truck Leasing and Shell will initially deploy a series of Level 2 electric truck charging stations with plug-and-charge capabilities in four U.S.

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Consumer Reports finds Honda Accord hybrid fuel economy “impressive”, but short of EPA 47 mpg rating

Green Car Congress

Prior Consumer Reports tests of the Ford Fusion Hybrid and C-Max Hybrid also found a significant shortfall between the EPA’s estimated highway fuel economy figures and those in CR’s own fuel economy tests. We’ve found that the EPA tests often exaggerate the fuel-economy of hybrids. Earlier post.).

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Reaction Design introduces model fuel library resulting from work of Model Fuels Consortium

Green Car Congress

The Model Fuel Library is a subscription-based library which includes more than 40 fully validated, self-consistent components that can be used to simulate fuel effects in virtually all types of automotive and aircraft engines, as well as engines used for electric power generation.

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EV Briefs, and Black Rock City & EVs

Plugs and Cars

Out in the desert as part of Burning Man , our encampment, Snow Koan Solar, is setting up a solar photovoltaic EV Charging Station (at 7:30 and Desert) for electric scooters, golf carts, sofas and barstools. We'll also be taking Burning Man art projects off petroleum generators by switching them to solar electricity. Google Guys Th!

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