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Fraunhofer ISI/ICCT analysis of PHEV data finds real-world CO2 emissions 2-4x higher than official values

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Plug-in hybrid vehicles often are not recharged regularly, which implies driving is often performed on the combustion engine. The low frequency of recharging reduces the share of electric driving and thereby increases fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions of plug-in hybrid vehicles in real-world driving.

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Ford Revises Dealer EV Requirements

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In fact, over two dozen dealers in the state of Illinois successfully pursued a legal case in which they argued the old program violated state franchise laws. Dealers apparently argued that slow Level 2 chargers were more than sufficient to keep new EVs full of juice for test drives.&

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Mercedes-Benz unveils EQS electric luxury sedan

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Power for up to another 300 kilometers (WLTP) is recharged in just 15 minutes. A new feature of the EQS is a visualiZation in the infotainment system (MBUX Mercedes-Benz User Experience) showing whether the available battery capacity is sufficient to return to the starting point without charging.

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FTA to award up to $24.9M to low- or no-emissions transit bus projects

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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the availability of $24.9 million is available for buses and $3.3 million is available for supporting facilities and related equipment. million of Fiscal Year 2013 funds ( FTA-2014-001-TRI ) for the deployment of low- or no-emission (LoNo) transit buses. Of that amount, $21.6

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Hyundai introduces enhanced IONIQ in Europe; BEV gets 38.3 kWh pack

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The new IONIQ Hybrid and Plug-in will be available to customers from July 2019. This technology also allows owners of the plug-in or electric model to remotely check the status of their battery so they know when they need to recharge the vehicle. kWh battery (up from 28 kWh). The electric version will follow in September 2019.

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Electric Car Buyer’s Guide: 7 Steps to Find The Best EV for Your Life

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You may be surprised by the number of sedans, SUV/crossovers, and hatchbacks available. For example, I grew up in a “Toyota family” and Toyota only has one electric vehicle available today: The Prius Prime. For the Hyundai Kona below, EV Life estimates it will take one hour to recharge 5 miles.). Level 2 Chargers.

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Industry study finds lead-acid to remain most wide-spread automotive energy storage for foreseeable future; new chemistries continue to grow

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In these applications, they are currently the only technology available for the mass-market. At high voltages, lead-based batteries are so far limited by their more modest recharge and discharge power and capacity turnover. The maximal charge voltage (of the legal limit of 60V) is still being defined by OEMs.

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