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REV Building Four Converted Battery-Electric Vehicles for US Military TARDEC Program; Electric Ford Escape and F-150 Vehicles as Part of Micro-Grid Project

Green Car Congress

The order is for three REV 300ACXs and one REV 300AZX based on the Ford Escape and Ford F-150 platforms, respectively. APVs are battery-electric light-duty fleet vehicles that combine proprietary propulsion, power management and mobile communication technologies developed by REV. Tags: Conversions Electric (Battery).

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery that delivers a 39 or 44 mile all-electric driving range, depending on the tire size. Charging is through regenerative braking, which converts energy into the battery when applying the brakes or coasting, or primarily by plugging in to use the onboard 3.5 kilowatt charger.

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Road Test: 2024 Subaru Solterra Touring EV

Clean Fleet Report

kWh lithium-ion battery. Most owners will opt to install a 240V Level 2 charger at their home that will replenish the battery 10-percent to 100-percent in about nine hours. The Solterra comes standard with a battery heater to warm the battery for a faster charge in temperatures as low as -22 degrees.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The under-floor battery placement creates a low center of gravity resulting in overall good driving dynamics. The Niro Hybrid has front MacPherson struts and rear multi-link suspension delivering a smooth and stable ride, with tire and wind noise at a minimum. Safety and Warranties. Stylin’ wheels.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

EV Central

Very closely related to the Ioniq 5 crossover SUV and Kia EV6 , it rides on the same E-GMP architecture, has the same 400V/800V ultra-fast charging capability, same (in Long Range guise) 77.4kWh battery and same 239kW/605Nm from its twin motors. An Ioniq 5 with the same battery and motor travels only 507km due to its blockier 0.29

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The hidden costs of using an electric bike

Baua Electric

The physical exertion of e-bikes A lot of people think of electric bikes as effortless since there’s an electric motor and battery to assist you. Better go get some extra batteries for that calculator. It’s impossible to escape the impacts. But in actuality, you’ll likely be getting more exercise than you expected.

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A New Wildfire Watchdog

Cars That Think

You notice the smell of smoke, and when you try to turn on your bedside light you discover that the power is out. In the case of the 2017 Tubbs Fire, the 2018 Camp Fire, and the 2020 August Complex Fires, high winds blasted flames through populated areas in the early morning hours while residents were sleeping.