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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

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. A plug-in hybrid vehicle is especially good for local electric motoring with the freedom to burn gas on a longer trip.

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Stuff We Use: Under Pressure (Washers)

The Truth About Cars

All the literature I could find failed to make much (official) mention of run time on a full charge but my experience so far has been very positive. It’s no trouble to wash two or three cars at a time and not run out of juice, even at my notoriously leisurely pace. Good job it rolls easily on its tires.

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Gear up for outdoor adventures with BLUETTI’s huge spring sale

Baua Electric

BLUETTI can totally transform the way you and your family experience the outdoors – providing clean, sustainable power for your phones and laptops, electric stoves, coffee makers, mini-fridges, and other essentials to keep things comfortable and running smoothly, all without the mess, pollution, noise of gas generators.

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

My desire was to learn how to live with an EV away from one’s familiar territory and also to find out what one has to do to overcome charging station issues and learn how to live with it. Fortunately it’s becoming less of an issue now the newest EVs have a range of up to 300 miles on a full battery charge.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The gas power Toyota’s hybrid automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power. The recharging process can be viewed on a dash gauge. We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

Photo-illustration: Max-o-matic; photo source: M&N/Alamy Some operators of early direct-current power plants at the turn of the 20th century solved the problem of uneven power output from their generators by employing large banks of rechargeable lead-acid batteries, which served as a kind of buffer to balance the flow of electrons.

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Londoners gogoing electric

Green Cars News

GoGo Electric founder Natalie Franklin said: “People based outside the congestion charge zone are adding up the costs of driving in to London for the day, and working out how much they can save by hiring an electric vehicle instead. Natalie said: “GoGo is a new business idea, and we think it is very timely.

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