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Lucid updates Air Grand Touring to boast its range with faster charging

Teslarati

Lucid Motors has updated the Air Grand Touring configuration to boast more accurate range ratings with the addition of a heat pump, as well as new technologies to increase charging speed. Tesla first installed the heat pump in the Model Y. This will help drivers realize more range in cold settings.

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Bi-fuel evolutions of the LEVC TX taxi and VN5 van; range extender engines run on LPG/biopropane and CNG/biomethane

Green Car Congress

HP Taxis, Prins Alternative Fuel Systems and SBL-Automotive revealed [link] of the plug-in hybrid range-extended electric LEVC TX taxi and VN5 van allowing the range extender engine to run on LPG and CNG and their renewable counterparts of biopropane and biomethane. CNG/biomethane tank installation in the payload area of the VN5.

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Electrify America unveils its first application of megawatt-level energy storage

Green Car Congress

Electrify America recently unveiled its first application of a megawatt-level battery energy storage system (BESS) for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, building upon the company’s existing BESS installations at more than 150 stations across the US, including more than 100 installations in California.

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Hyundai offers 250 kWh of free fast charging to Kona and IONIQ with Electrify America

Green Car Congress

250 kilowatt-hours equals about 1,000 miles of EPA-estimated driving range in a 2021 Hyundai Kona Electric or Ioniq Electric. The chargers utilize the fastest technology available today—providing speeds of up to 150kW and 350kW for capable vehicles—to help reduce the amount of time spent charging.

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Lightning Systems debuts new all-electric Ford F-59 Model, electrifying delivery vans and food trucks

Green Car Congress

The new Lightning Electric powertrain for the Ford F-59 chassis is available for all F-59 variants, which range from 16,000 to 22,000-pound gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) configurations. This powertrain is the fifth powertrain now available in the Lightning product line. All Lightning products are available today.

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Yes, Automakers Stand To Benefit From Installing Public EV Charging Stations

EV Connect

will need as many as 235,000 fast EV chargers to meet demand — up from about 47,000 chargers that are available today. The Benefits of Installing Public EV Charging Stations Creating an extensive, open network of charging stations brings benefits to EV consumers and the businesses that want to support them.

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Florida-based public microtransit operator Freebee deploys Lightning Systems electric passenger vans

Green Car Congress

Our EV powertrain and battery solution is configured and installed to support features such as wheel-chair lifts, aftermarket HVAC systems, and third-party seating configurations. All Lightning products are available today. The Lightning Electric Transit 350HD passenger van is ideally suited to the emerging microtransit model.

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