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XC90 Recharge review, Polestar 3, Rivian R3, EV tax credit update: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which automaker said it’s aiming for its future EV batteries to last longer? In a review of the 2024 Volvo XC90 Recharge, GCR. Which automakers are considering a partnership that could span EVs, hybrids, and software?

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ProLogium to build €5.2B gigafactory for solid-state batteries in France

Green Car Congress

Taiwan-based ProLogium has chosen France as the location for its first large-scale solid-state battery manufacturing facility outside of Taiwan. This major investment project aims to facilitate supply chain localization, R&D activities, and the manufacturing of next-generation batteries in Europe for ProLogium.

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Review: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in reboots Volt formula

Green Car Reports

It shares that car’s striking new shape, the one that wowed reviewers and shoppers. The Prime adds a much larger battery that can be plugged into the grid to recharge—giving it an estimated EPA combined electric.

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First drive review: 2022 Volvo XC60 Recharge plug-in hybrid delivers more range and power

Green Car Reports

Bigger batteries for more electric range. While in Brussels, Belgium to drive the 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge I was given a first look—and some first drive time—at the 2022 Volvo XC60 Recharge T8 plug-in hybrid. Volvo has said that it will make only electric cars by 2030.

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European Council and Parliament provisionally agree to Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation; more recharging and refueling stations

Green Car Congress

The agreement will send a clear signal to citizens and other stakeholders that user-friendly recharging infrastructure and refuelling stations for alternative fuels, such as hydrogen, will be installed throughout the EU. The provisional political agreement is now subject to formal approval by the two co-legislators.

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Easiest way to recharge an electric bike battery from the sun? QuietKat solar power charger review

Electrek

If there’s one thing I love as much as playing with batteries, it’s charging them up from the sun. The post Easiest way to recharge an electric bike battery from the sun? QuietKat solar power charger review appeared first on Electrek.

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Volvo C40 Recharge review, Foxconn EVs, batteries for Dodge, Jeep, Ram EVs: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

And the Dodge electric muscle car and Ram electric pickup look set for American batteries. The 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge is the first model that truly lays the groundwork for a. We drive Volvo’s first electric vehicle that has no gasoline counterpart. The maker of the iPhone has revealed EVs of its own.

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