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US official takes zero-Tesla road trip to promote EVs–things get so tricky they ended up ICE-ing a charger

Teslarati

United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm went on a four-day, 600+ mile journey from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Memphis, Tennessee, with a fleet of all-electric vehicles. The distance itself between Charlotte and Memphis is not that far. But it’s not. The day was extremely hot, and they had a baby in the car.

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Waffle House is getting NEVI DC fast chargers in Tennessee

Baua Electric

Photo: Waffle House EV charging company EnviroSpark is installing National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program DC fast chargers at Waffle House in Lakeland, Tennessee. The NEVI Formula program requires EV charging stations to be available every 50 miles and within one travel mile of the Alternative Fuel Corridor.

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

Teslarati

. “They don’t have range anxiety, they have charging anxiety,” Farley said on Fox Business. “We’re going into the mass consumers who have a lot of charging anxiety.” Granholm’s trip was far from smooth, as the Secretary had several bumps in the road related to charging.

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PHEV Day 161 - Friday, 21 March 2009. From Vicksburg, MS to the 46th State Capitol - Little Rock, Arkansas

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Traffic was light, but mainly slight some 200 miles! The "Spirit" after a night of recharging at Motel 6 had these readings: 78.7MPG for 15 miles; 61.7 for 82; and wrapped up with 55.7MPG for 244 miles. Speedometer had 104,137 miles, which put the "Spirit" over 30,000 miles for PHEV3A EVducational Tour. for 40; 59.7

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PHEV Day 164 - 23 March 2009. B-Day Run to Nashville, Tennessee - 47th State Capitol

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Cheers PHEV3A'rs, EVADC'rs, and EVnthusiasts, One & All - From Home Sweet LOCSEC Home of Memphis Mensan, Trisha Nelson, with a charged up "Spirit" and a well rested EVJerr, the EVenture to Nashville began at a leisure pace so as to enjoy the fast-turning-green forest of the Tennessee countryside. for 75; 80.0 for 92; 73.5

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Axion supplying PbC batteries to Norfolk Southern for all-battery switcher and working on line-haul hybrid locomotives; micro-hybrid and stationary expansion

Green Car Congress

Compared to advanced lead-acid batteries, the PbC batteries: Support higher [10-20x] charge acceptance and faster recharge [5-10x] in partial state-of-charge (PSOC) applications; Offer an 4x increase in cycle life in 100% depth-of-discharge applications; and. PbC battery. Click to enlarge. NS began working with Axion in October 2009.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

Canoo’s 200-Mile Electric Pickup is Compact Truck With A Full-Size Bed – Canoo (GOEV), the California-based EV start-up revealed its electric pickup with an estimated 200-mile range. Alpha estimates 250-275 miles of range, and 0-60 mph acceleration in 6.2 Batteries and Charging. Automakers and Models.

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