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5 Electric Car Checks for a Hassle-Free Holiday

Clean Fleet Report

You are about to leave the driveway, and your maintenance light pops on at that exact moment. Just like a traditional car needs to make regular stops at gas stations, your EV will need to refuel its batteries at charging stations along your route. Canada or Mexico. Make it great trip for everyone. EV tires take some extra care.

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Bring on the EV Trucks

Revenge of the Electric Car

It’s easy to spec out a battery pack with enough kWh for a given size of truck to hit 60-80-100 miles, whatever the given fleet buyer needs. Note: modified 3/6/09 to add approximate cost of battery lease.). I love that this market is blooming. The longer the range, the more expensive, so you get only what you need.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

Green Car Congress

TDI quattro plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ); the Audi A7 h-tron quattro fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ); the Audi e-tron quattro concept battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ); the Audi TT clubsport turbo concept ( earlier post ); the Audi RS 5 TDI competition concept ( earlier post ); and the Audi R18 e-tron quattro ( earlier post ).

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Gas War: U.S. House Suggests Ending California Emissions Authority, White House Says Nope

The Truth About Cars

Furthermore, the EPA cannot legally issue a formal ban on combustion vehicles. At the time, the White House claimed this would result in Americans having limited choices, being forced into more-expensive automobiles, and ultimately advantage China as the world’s largest battery producer.