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Ford CEO Jim Farley argues a new ‘anxiety’ plagues consumers from EVs

Teslarati

” The comments came in response to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm’s recent four-day, 600-mile journey from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Memphis, Tennessee, with a fleet of legacy automaker electric vehicles. . “We’re going into the mass consumers who have a lot of charging anxiety.”

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Junkyard Find: 1988 Volvo 740 GLE with 403,348 miles

The Truth About Cars

I found this wagon in the Pull-a-Part in Charlotte, North Carolina , which I visited on the way to work at the 24 Hours of Lemons race in South Carolina. liter SOHC straight-four engine, rated at 114 horsepower and 136 pound-feet. I also stopped at the Pull-a-Part in Columbia, South Carolina , later that day.

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iRobot Launches Create 3, with ROS 2 Built In

Cars That Think

For more details on the Create 3, we spoke with Charlotte Redman, iRobot's product manager, and Steven Shamlian, principal electrical engineer. Charlotte Redman: Part of iRobot’s DNA is STEM education. IEEE Spectrum: Why is the Create important to iRobot? That's my suspicion.

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FTA awards almost $16.6M to coordinate fuel cell bus research

Green Car Congress

million to CALSTART in Pasadena, CA to coordinate research among fuel cell manufacturers, engineering firms and transit agencies throughout the country for fuel-cell powered buses. Develop and conduct in-service testing for a next generation Buy America compliant fuel cell bus in Chicago’s RTA fleet. Amount: $7,200,000. Allentown, PA.

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Riding the tide

Electric Auto Association

Charlotte chapter meets new challenges from the increase in EV demand. Since the recent rise in interest in electric vehicles (EVs), Charlotte Electric Vehicle Association (CEVA) President Jess Montgomery has become the go-to EV expert in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. CEVA President Jess Montgomery.

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BMW Announces National Adaptive EV Charging System Expansion

The Truth About Cars

“The national expansion of BMW ChargeForward is yet another step in our endeavor to provide customers with the best possible charging experience,” said Thomas Ruemenapp, Vice President, Engineering, BMW of North America, LLC. & Smart devices have started to get a bad reputation in recent years. .&

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0" Because of Hondas different architecture (the engine runs whenever the motor runs), aftermarket conversion of Hondas are unlikely.

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