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Study: EVs cannot succeed without developing parallel supercharging networks

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These are the observations in an in-depth study of the industry by management professors at the University of California, Davis, and Dartmouth College. There are about 4,000 high-voltage super-fast charging stations in the US, and the majority of them are available only to Tesla vehicles. Tesla has played the platform game.

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China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

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Early government investment in charging infrastructure went a long way toward soothing the range anxiety that made car buyers in other places reluctant to make the switch to battery power from gasoline or diesel. To make sure EV availability won’t fall short, Europe is planning to turn to Chinese manufacturers as a backstop.

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Royal Academy of Engineering Report Says EV Success Depends on Low-Carbon Electricity, Universal Broadband Provision and Smart Grids

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There are ways to allow electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids to take over most of the present uses of gasoline and diesel vehicles but these are unlikely to develop without financial incentives for early adopters, the report finds. Davy Thielena, KEMA Consulting. Electric Vehicles: charged with potential”. Professor Kemp.

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Opinion: Debunking the mythsWhy fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are viable for the mass market

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Despite the recent progress, a number of myths around the use, power efficiency and cost of fuel cells still exist. With global leading car OEMs such as Toyota, Honda, Hyundai all recently announcing their intentions to make their FCEVs available to the consumer, there is no doubt that the OEMs have done their homework.

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Choosing an Eco-friendly Vehicle: Hybrid vs. Electric Cars

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On the other hand, hybrids that don’t plug in draw their battery power from the engine and when the battery is drained, the car simply switches to gas power. If you use solar power to generate electricity for your EV charging station, you can reduce the carbon footprint of running an EV down to virtually zero.

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

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Around the same time, General Motors will introduce the Chevrolet Volt, a vehicle able to go 40 miles on electricity before its small gasoline engine kicks in. Battery-powered motors are more efficient than gasoline engines. He predicted that 10 percent of the cars sold would be electric vehicles by 2020.

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GM provides technical details of the Gen 2 Voltec propulsion system used in the 2016 Volt

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liter four-cylinder, naturally-aspirated direct-injection spark-ignition engine with sufficient power to continue normal driving after most of the battery energy has been depleted by EV driving or during conditions when available battery power is low because of extreme temperatures. liter range extender engine.

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