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2022 GMC Hummer EV: the biggest, baddest, butchest EV to hit the market?

Charged EVs

For North America, the electric Hummer is the first of a promised 20 or so GM EVs based on the company’s new Ultium battery and powertrain technology. Before Tesla, they were seen as nerdy golf carts, far from usable as “real cars.” It’s a major reboot of a controversial name that retains a following 10 years after its demise.

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The Great Desulfation Experiment

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

Can one revive a mostly dead battery? Above is a picture of a heavily sulfated 8-volt golf-cart battery I acquired yesterday. Just off to the right of the battery I've attached the $250 "Cadillac of Desulfators" and it's merrily buzzing away along with a 1-amp trickle charger. They also started around 7.65

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. Posted by: Michael | Apr 13, 2009 5:03:10 PM Battery and technology in the EV1 could not have made it in the market. Forget the black helicopter conspiracies.

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