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How to choose the right electric car charger?

Setec Powerr

Understanding the battery specifications of your EV model is key to choosing the right charger. Most vehicles only charge at their “peak” kilowatt rate for a short period before the speed decreases as the battery fills up. This is because the charging speed is determined by your battery’s specs, not the charger.

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2018 Leaf vs Bolt EV packs, electric motorcycle guide, CA defiant, Model 3 first drive: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we've got our long-awaited drive report on the 2018 Tesla Model 3 Long Range, a battery comparison for the Bolt EV and new Nissan Leaf, some California defiance, and our annual electric-motorcycle buyers guide. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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ZSW: more than 400,000 plug-in cars on road worldwide at beginning of 2014; 2x 2013

Green Car Congress

At the beginning of 2014, there were more than 400,000 electric cars—battery-electric, plug-in hybrid, and range-extended electric vehicles—on the road worldwide, according to an analysis by Zentrums für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) in Germany. Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins Sales'

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Enevate and Lightning Motorcycles partner to commercialize extreme fast charging battery for electric motorcycle

Green Car Congress

Enevate, a developer of a silicon-dominant composite anode material and high energy density batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and other markets ( earlier post ), has partnered with Lightning Motorcycles to equip Lightning’s Strike Carbon motorcycle with Enevate’s EV-sized extreme fast charge advanced lithium-ion cells.

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New Tesla chairwoman, Model 3 contender; electric Harley-Davidson: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Harley-Davidson commits to building its electric Livewire motorcycle. Nissan shows off a rescue truck with two Nissan Leaf batteries for backup power. Tesla announced a new chairwoman to replace Elon Musk in a settlement with the SEC. And we consider the Tesla Model 3 as a contender for our 2019 Best Car To Buy award.

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Pennsylvania DEP extends alternative fuel vehicle rebate program with additional $1.5M

Green Car Congress

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will extend the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Rebate program once it reaches its milestone of awarding 500 $3,500 rebates for large-battery system plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and battery-electric vehicles. A $500 rebate is available for electric motorcycles and scooters.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

Harley-Davidson, the legendary and revered American manufacturer of motorcycles, announced that it is establishing LiveWire as a separate electric motorcycle brand on July 8,2021, just in time for the first of nine outdoor International Motorcycle Shows. I’ve always wondered how Harley would market its silent motorcycles.

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