Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2012

Toyota held its first media briefing and drive for the RAV4 EV ( earlier post ), due to go on sale later this year in California. Fay says that the company is planning to sell the full complement of 2,600 RAV EVs in California, plus 30,000 Prius plug-in hybrids and to introduce iQ EV urban car sharing programs to achieve ZEV compliance.

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Baua Electric

MAY 29, 2024

The most promising path to exploiting hydrogen is to store the gas in a tank, as you would gasoline, then feed it into a fuel cell where it combines with oxygen to create an electric current, with water as a byproduct. Put this in a car and you have a fuel-cell electric vehicle. Tesla Inc.’s Hyundai Motor Co. Honda Motor Co.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The Natural Bridge to an EV Escaping the High Price of Fuel The natural bridge from a gasoline-powered car to an electric vehicle is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). A 37-mile range EV Electric and Gasoline Power The 2023 Ford Escape PHEV is powered by a 2.5-liter Two gasoline engines—a 1.5-liter

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2010

A study by Jonn Axsen and Ken Kurani from the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis, estimates electricity and gasoline use under three recharging scenarios. the electric range capability—of the PHEV. the electric range capability—of the PHEV. Axsen and Kurani.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Now, the company is introducing a plug-in hybrid vehicle with an all-electric range of 21 miles for police and government customers. Ford expects most agencies won’t need anything more than a regular 120-volt wall outlet to recharge. Earlier this year, Ford revealed the world’s first-ever pursuit-rated hybrid police vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Public-private investment initiatives, government funding for infrastructure and consumer subsidies, falling production costs and notably, the commitment to future OEM launches of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs)—all indicate a clear road to adoption.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.;

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

A new report from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) reviews the major advantages and disadvantages associated with battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs). In their report, Schoettle and Sivak used a national average fuel price for electricity of $0.12/kWh kWh to $0.46/kWh

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Fleets tested Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 tractors for three years: Here’s what they learned. However, heavy-duty electric trucks from traditional makers have started to hit the market. Publicity magnet Tesla said it delivered its first battery-electric Semi tractor on December 1. New partners for fleets—and lots of them.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2012

Ford Focus Electric. The Fit EV battery can be recharged in less than 3 hours from a low charge indicator illumination point with its 6.6 Honda Fit EV Efficiency Comparison. EPA Combined MPGe. Mitsubishi i-MiEV. Nissan Leaf. kW, 32A on-board charger and a 240-volt circuit.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Mayor Dan Pike; and local businesses including Starbucks and REI, celebrated the ground breaking of the state’s first DC fast charger and its segment of the West Coast Electric Highway. WSDOT selected Bellingham as the premiere location in a network of public electric vehicle chargers along the West Coast Electric Highway.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2013

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board of Directors approved a contract with BYD Motors for the manufacture and delivery of up to 25 new all-electric buses as part of a $30-million clean air bus technology pilot project. Electric (Battery) Heavy-duty'

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2017

Honda revealed its all-new Clarity Plug-in Hybrid and Clarity Electric ( earlier post ) alongside the already available Clarity Fuel Cell ( earlier post ), saying it will target US sales of 75,000 Clarity vehicles in the first four model years. Honda Clarity Electric. Honda Clarity Electric. Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Availability begins in Spring 2014 at several Southern California Hyundai dealers. The first four Hyundai dealers to offer the Tucson Fuel Cell to Southern California customers are Hardin Hyundai in Anaheim; Win Hyundai in Carson; Keyes Hyundai in Van Nuys; and Tustin Hyundai, with additional Hyundai dealers to follow.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. PHEVLERs are defined as PHEVs with sufficient battery capacity for all electric driving of twice the average daily distance. [ and UC-Davis Emeritus and Bruce R.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Be careful listening to self-anointed experts that owning a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is not a wise choice or viable option when buying a new car. Those truly in the know have real world knowledge of why a PHEV is the perfect bridge between a gasoline-powered car and one propelled by only electricity.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 30, 2023

In 2011, the company’s LS-218 SuperBike set a landspeed record for production electric motorcycles at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, with a 347.55 The Southern California company is looking to speed things up again—this time with record-setting charging stops. Lightning Motorcycles is already known for record-setting speeds.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 6, 2023

Instead of flying from my home in Southern California, I asked if my wife and I could drive to the event. Electric vehicles are most efficient when driven in town to take advantage of the regenerative braking, or on the open road at slower speeds. The all-electric efficiency averaged about 3.0 miles per kilowatt-hour (kWh).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2017

These changes enable the electric motors to be significantly smaller and more than 23% lighter than the previous motors. The battery pack is recharged by the propulsion motor operating in regenerative braking mode, and by the generator motor, which is powered by the gasoline engine. cubic feet from 3.32 lbs (45 kg) from 113.8

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2014

In an event combining a first-customer ceremony and a media drive, Tustin (California) Hyundai’s Dealer Principal, John Patterson, handed over the keys to Hyundai’s first mass-produced Tucson Fuel Cell crossover ( earlier post ) to Timothy Bush, the first Hyundai Fuel Cell customer, with Hyundai executives in attendance. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2014

ZAP, over the last few years has been pursuing the EV fleet market in the US, and developed a custom designed power train for a US delivery fleet with the goal of becoming a supplier for the electric powertrain which will replace the gasoline ones currently being used.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2014

The MY14 B-Class Electric Drive. The Mercedes-Benz MY14 B-Class Electric Drive ( earlier post )—the first electric offering for the brand in the United States—is priced at $41,450, excluding $925 destination and delivery. Mercedes-Benz has collaborated with Telsa Motors to develop the electric B-Class.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Honda unveiled the all-new 2013 Fit EV at the Los Angeles Auto Show, and announced plans to begin leasing the battery electric commuter vehicle in the US in the summer of 2012. American Honda will begin leasing the Fit EV to customers in select California and Oregon markets next summer, and will expand to six East Coast markets in early 2013.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Or how about 32 miles on no gasoline at all as you chauffeur around the kids and do in-town errands? The 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid has a gasoline-powered 3.6-liter liter V6 and two electric motors mated to an electrically variable transmission driving the front wheels. All-Electric Driving Range. How It Works.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Hyundai presented its new 2019 Kona Electric crossover (introduced in March at the New York Auto Show, earlier post ) and 2019 NEXO fuel cell SUV (showcased at CES in January, earlier post ) to US media at a driving introduction in Los Angeles. NEXO will be available in California before the end of 2018. Kona Electric.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2010

million loan with Fisker Automotive for the development and production of two lines of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). Fisker, a startup based in southern California, expects to manufacture the Karma and Project NINA lines at a recently shuttered General Motors factory in Wilmington, Delaware. Earlier post.)

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Research on hydrogen vehicles dipped until the 1990s when European countries announced plans for more hydrogen-centered car power, such as the 2005-07 bi-fuel BMW 7-Series with a V12 engine that ran on either compressed hydrogen or gasoline. California is essentially the only place in the U.S. Hydrogen Vehicles in 2022.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2016

announced an expanded partnership with the Advanced Power and Energy Program (APEP) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) to help develop and demonstrate Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) advanced smart charging software algorithms. improvement in torsional rigidity over the gasoline-powered Soul and offers protection to the battery.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Yet Tesla's proprietary Supercharger network was designed exclusively for Tesla owners, not the people who buy electric Fords, Volkswagens, et al. Further, experts say EV owners must expect to pay less to recharge than they do to fill up with unleaded, regardless of the source or speed of that electricity.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The electric vehicle (EV) market is here and concerns about finding a charging location for your EV are quickly diminishing. A study by Cox Automotive revealed that over 80% of consumers hesitated to embrace electric vehicles due to worries about range anxiety, possibly stemming from uncertainty about the technology.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

According to Hollis, consumer demand isn’t sufficient enough for the mass adoption of battery electric vehicles to develop as fast as everyone would like. He added that battery electric vehicles cost too much and that the infrastructure isn’t ready for recharging the batteries away from home. “I

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 16, 2021

Oh, and could you get used to 32 miles of all-electric driving and 30+ mph when in hybrid mode? The plug means the 2021 Pacifica has a 32-mile all-electric driving range, which for most people is far more than they will drive in their daily routine. liter V6 and two electric motors mated to an electrically variable transmission.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 16, 2022

This two row SUV has all the on-road ride comfort expected from a Grand Cherokee with the ability go up-to 25 miles on electricity. This Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) still has all the off-road ability of a non-electrified Grand Cherokee, but when the battery has a charge does so in complete silence.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 5, 2022

The 2022 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is powered by a 2.5-liter The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA , rates fuel economy at 40 highway when running in gasoline mode only. That number jumps to 105 MPGe, or miles per gallon equivalent, when combining electricity and gasoline. No gasoline used.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2013

Southern California Edison (SCE) released a white paper summarizing learnings from its Electric Vehicle (EV) readiness program. Because California leads the nation in EV adoption, other utilities and stakeholders in the auto industry may find the information from the white paper useful, SCE suggested. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

President and CEO Takanobu Ito unveiled the Fit EV Concept electric vehicle and the platform for a mid-size plug-in hybrid electric vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show. believe fuel cell electric vehicle such as the Honda FCX Clarity is the ultimate.full function electric vehicle. liter gasoline engine.

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