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BMW of North America & California Bioenergy expand partnership to provide clean energy for EV charging

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The first automaker to collaborate with dairy farms on renewable energy projects, BMW of North America and California Bioenergy (CalBio) announced an expanded partnership to include Bar 20 Dairy, a farm based in Kerman, CA. The system is efficient, producing twice as much electricity as conventional generators using the same amount of biogas.

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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

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Local Electric Driving, No Range Anxiety. Volvo has been talking about going electric a lot lately. The company plans to do it with a mixture of all-electric vehicles, like the new XC40 Recharge, and plug-in hybrid versions of its SUVs and sedans. The XC90 Recharge is an example of the second group. It also adds 111 lb.

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Road Test: 2022 Lincoln Corsair PHEV Grand Touring AWD

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The 2022 Lincoln Corsair PHEV Grand Touring is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, powered by a 2.5-liter liter non-turbocharged, I4 engine and two electric motors producing a total system 266 horsepower. That number jumps to 78 MPGe, or miles per gallon equivalent, when looking at the car’s electric power. The way to Lincoln.

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NREL: battery second use offsets EV expense, improves grid stability; recommendations

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NREL research confirms that after being used to power a car, a Li-ion battery retains approximately 70% of its initial capacity—making its reuse a valuable energy storage option for electric utilities, before battery materials are recycled. —“Identifying and Overcoming Critical Barriers to Widespread Second Use of PEV Batteries”.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) It is much more than that.

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London City Commuting: Why an EV makes sense

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With some great transport links to take advantage of, having a car in London isn’t always necessary or practical. Unless that is, you drive an electric vehicle (EV). You can look forward to plenty of benefits from this, which are all great reasons to start driving an electric vehicle right away, that is if you haven’t got one already.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles by Darren Murph , posted Apr 19th 2009 at 4:24PM Just hours after General Motors put forth a proposal for a standardized plug for electric vehicles , in flies this. Were still using the same style electrical plug 70 years later.