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Tesla Fan Drives Epic Electric Car Trip To Prove BBC Wrong

All Cars Electric

has always had a cautious view of the benefits of electric vehicles, often choosing to illustrate the limited range of electric cars in articles rather than the positive benefits. In typical form the latest BBC feature, a four-day trek from.

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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

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Our goal is to enable hyper-efficient hybrid vehicles to meet consumer needs for a 500-mile driving range, lower vehicle prices, full-size utility, improved highway performance and very low operating costs. The WDG also can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 95 percent in comparison to modern internal combustion vehicle engines.

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Chelsea Sexton Slams Bias On Both Sides Over Electric-Car Range (Guest Post)

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But the recent BBC "Mini Adventure," a 484-mile journey from London to Edinburgh in a Mini E, has caught fire like nothing I've seen in a while. by Chelsea Sexton Slanted, anti-EV reporting is hardly a new thing, and I suspect we're in for a lot more of it in 2011 as plug-in vehicles hit showrooms.

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Range Anxiety? Brit Proves Electric Cars Can Go The Distance

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Yesterday we covered the unexpected electric car challenge from a Tesla fan to the BBC journalist driving the 400+ mile trip from London to Edinburgh in a prototype 2009 MINI E David Peilow, a regular at TeslaMotorsClub.Com, took some time off from his work to prove that not all electric cars were slow and impractical for long-distance driving.

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What Are Typical EV Charging Times?

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However, it's also the slowest option, with charging times ranging from 8 to 24 hours or more, depending on the vehicle's battery size. For example, the Tesla Model 3 Long Range, with its 75 kWh battery, can take up to 24 hours to fully charge using a Level 1 charger. businesses which enable over 4 billion miles of travel!

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Ford Mustang Mach-E sets Guinness World Record for EV efficiency

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The Mustang Mach-E was driven by BBC transport correspondent Clifton, Fergal McGrath, and Kevin Brooker, all of whom are well-versed in efficiency-focused driving. The team also utilized one of the Mustang Mach-E’s Extended Range variants, which features a single motor powering the rear wheels and an 88 kWh battery.

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Tesla loses libel claim against Top Gear

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A high court judge ruled that the BBC show did not imply that Tesla misled motorists by claiming its Roadster car had a 200 mile range. Electric sport car firm Tesla has lost an important part of its libel lawsuit against Top Gear. The show first broadcast in 2008, showed the Tesla Roadster being tested [.].

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