Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

Combining Volvo’s new design language, advanced safety and in-car connectivity technologies, and the new strategic Drive-E powertrains, the XC90 is the first product based on Volvo’s new strategic Scalable Product Architecture (SPA). BMW X5 xDrive 40e. Earlier post.) Luxury plug-in hybrid SUVs coming to US market. Audi Q7 e-tron.

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Charged EVs

MAY 8, 2023

A handful of bidirectional-capable EVs are available today, and automakers are quickly implementing the technology. You could do V2G through the DC port of the vehicle—this is what we are doing with school buses here in California, where our charging station converts AC to DC and then connects to the DC port of the vehicle to provide power.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Consulting firm KPMG , for example, estimates that in addition to the 179 new battery EV model launches and refreshes between 2016 and 2020, at least another 251 are expected between 2021 and 2023 by traditional auto manufacturers, or original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as they are referred to in the industry, as well as start-ups.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2014

draws its power from a lithium-ion battery pack behind the seats, which consists of consumer cells and provides a capacity of 13.5 The battery weighs approximately 85 kg (187 lbs) and can be recharged in only three to four hours on a 230 V connection. —Stefan Riederer, BMW Research & Technology.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The term “range anxiety” was a common association for early electric vehicle users, who were troubled by the fear of their battery electric vehicles (BEVs, also known as fully-electric vehicles) running out of battery power and the potential of being stranded on the roadside.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

With the e-tron services in the Audi connect portfolio, drivers can use their smartphones to control such functions as charging and heating or cooling. It charges the battery in “battery charge” mode; in “battery hold” it saves the available electric energy for a later time.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 5, 2024

kilowatt-hour battery powering a single 160-kilowatt (215-horsepower) motor. kWh battery option for the Light Long Range may be more popular; it’s estimated to provide 304 miles of range in rear-wheel-drive form, using a slightly less powerful 148 kW (201 hp) motor. Priced at $56,395, the entry-level EV9 Light has a 76.1-kilowatt-hour

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

kilowatt-hour battery powering a single 160-kilowatt (215-horsepower) motor. kWh battery option for the Light Long Range may be more popular; it’s estimated to provide 304 miles of range in rear-wheel-drive form, using a slightly less powerful 148 kW (201 hp) motor. Priced at $56,395, the entry-level EV9 Light has a 76.1-kilowatt-hour

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EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

Another crazy week in the world of EVs, with lots of announcements on the automaker and battery front. The reveals of the Canoo pickup and Kia EV6 have heads turning and yet another automaker, BMW-owned Mini this time announced plans that it would only produce battery-electric vehicles from 2030. – March 10, via Forbes.

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