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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Cars That Think

Volkswagen , Nissan , and Hyundai have moved to produce the kinds of cars that can use such bidirectional chargers—alongside similar vehicle-to- home technology , whereby your car can power your house, say, during a blackout, as promoted by Ford with its new F-150 Lightning. Kempton and Letendre’s. Our grid was not designed for this.”.

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Renault and Opel join the electric camper van party

EV Central

An array of electric camper vans will be released in coming years, with Renault and Opel the latest to showcase sustainable lifestyle offerings. The recipe includes pure battery power, reasonable range, sleeping for two or four, and embarrassingly daft (sorry, fun lifestyley) model names. Anyone for Caviar? Luxury accommodation.

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BMW Group to offer 25 electrified vehicle models by 2025, 12 fully electric

Green Car Congress

By 2025, the BMW Group will offer 25 electrified vehicle models—12 of them fully electric, said Harald Krüger, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, in a preview briefing before the opening of the Frankfurt Motor Show next week. BMW combustion-powered drives will incorporate 48-volt recuperation systems.

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

195, Bright will be building cars that “do more with less&# , a philosophy MacCready was famous for (and the title of a wonderful biography on him). How can you quickly improve the performance of the battery in an electric car? Tags: Bright Automotive EV News Production News battery tech plug-ins.

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Lightning-fast Maserati Gran Turismo EV unveiled

EV Central

In the case of the coming Maserati Gran Turismo probably not… The internal-combustion engine versions of the Italian brand’s iconic two-door are going to be quick, but the all-new model’s battery-powered variant will make them seem slow. Great looks outside, clever EV tech inside… What makes the Folgore so fast?

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

Honda of America plans to sell 2 fully electric SUVs in 2024, Based on GM’s Ultium Platform – Honda confirmed plans to sell two all-electric SUVs in the US for the 2024 model year, and it soon will offer hybrid gas-electric versions of its top-selling models. battery production capacity.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It will be a long, long time before the thrill of driving an all-electric vehicle wears off. fully electric car. Well need to spend some more time with the car to find out how it holds up over longer drives, but the powertrain tech obviously works. Still, for all the faults, this is a very promising vehicle.