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2014 BMW i3 REx MPG, New Orleans Electric-Car Charging, GM-Google Ride-Share: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: The 2014 BMW i3 REx extended-range electric car gets an EPA-rated 39 mpg on gasoline, Nissan unveils New Orleans'' first public electric-car charging station, and Google and General Motors collaborate on a ride-sharing test. Google gets Chevrolet Spark EV electric cars for a.'

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Fusion energy company TAE Technologies launches power management subsidiary TAE Power Solutions

Green Car Congress

Through these acquisitions, TAE Power Solutions gains an early foothold in existing projects, including APC18 CELERITAS , a program to develop an ultra-fast charging battery and pack for electric and fuel cell hybrid vehicles with BMW and other project partners. billion.

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GM to Make Use of Heat Pump Technology to Improve The Efficiency of Their EVsĀ 

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GM believes it can help speed up charging and acceleration and extend range. Battery preconditioning will be available either manually or automatically if a fast-charging destination is chosen in the GM Navigation app or in-vehicle Google Maps. The Toyota Prius Prime and most Volkswagen e-Golf models do as well.

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Coulomb Gets Charged Up

Revenge of the Electric Car

Better Place, orchestrating its efforts with French carmaker Renault, will essentially rent out switchable batteries to extend range. While Lowenthal ordered a Tesla, he has since opted for the Mini E, an all-electric Mini Cooper made by BMW. The startups are working on a variety of solutions.

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2024 Polestar 2 RWD: why the cheaper entry level beats the dual motor AWD

EV Central

Its 655km WLTP range (in Long Range guise) is over 10 per cent above the equivalent Polestar 2 AWD, and its figure bests everything in this price bracket – Telsa Model 3 Long Range (629km) and Hyundai Ioniq 6 RWD Extended Range (614km) included. Range anxiety? Properly banished.

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