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Why is maintaining 80% battery power the best choice for EVs? | EV Basics

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When it’s time to charge, it’s often wiser to stop at 80% and then get back on the road instead of waiting for the battery to fill up. If your EV has 300 miles of range when fully juiced up, it can go about 240 miles with an 80% state of charge. It’s a good idea that can help extend the battery life of your EV.

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DOE issues $10M incubator FOA for batteries, power electronics, engines, materials, fuels and lubricants

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miles in passenger vehicles and 435,000 miles for heavy?duty Novel lubricant formulations (additive package and/or base oil modification) expected to improve the mechanical efficiency of light?, Batteries Engines Fuels Lubricating Oils Materials Power Electronics' duty engines. Thermoelectric?based

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BMW unveils new 7 Series; battery-electric i7

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The 760i xDrive combines the power of the 4.4-liter The new V8 borrows technology from BMW Motorsport, and features a new exhaust manifold, external oil cooling, and further developed turbocharging. Energy is no longer supplied to the two electric motors in this state, meaning no battery power is consumed.

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Toyota confirms 750 mi range solid-state EV battery plans to catch up to Tesla, but when?

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Toyota confirmed plans to launch solid-state EV batteries with 10-minute fast charging and up to 750 miles (1,200 km) WLTP range to close the gap with Tesla. However, with the new EV battery tech still a few years out, Toyota could fall further behind. Toyota has been teasing solid-state EV battery tech for several years now.

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97% of US buyers opted for 2.5L stop/start base engine on 2014, 2015 Malibu

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An auxiliary battery powers electric accessories such as the climate system, power windows and radio during engine restarts. The stop/start system in the Impala improves city fuel economy by 5%, or one mpg for an EPA-estimated 22 miles per gallon (10.7 The start/stop technology shuts down the 2.5L Earlier post.)

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EIA Energy Outlook 2013 reference case sees drop in fossil fuel consumption as use of petroleum-based liquid fuels falls; projects 20% higher sales of hybrids and PHEVs than AEO2012

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Despite the projected increase in LDV miles traveled, energy consumption for LDVs further decreases after 2025, to 13.0 Sales of battery-powered electric vehicles are 65% lower in the AEO2013 Reference case than the year before, with annual sales in 2035 estimated to be about 119,000. Domestic oil production will rise to 7.5

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Porsche introduces 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid sports car

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liter V8 derived directly from the power unit of the successful RS Spyder. Like the race engine of the RS Spyder, the 918 Spyder power unit features dry-sump lubrication with a separate oil tank and oil extraction. E-Power mode is the default operating mode at start-up, as long as the battery is sufficiently charged.

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