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BMW previews future electric SUV with faster charging, more range

Baua Electric

It follows the Vision Neue Klasse compact sedan concept unveiled last fall in previewing the Neue Klasse (German for “new class”), named in honor of the family of models from the 1960s that set the template for modern BMWs. The combination of cylindrical cells and the 800-volt shift will speed up charging by up to 30%, BMW claims.

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BMW previews future electric SUV with faster charging, more range

Baua Electric

It follows the Vision Neue Klasse compact sedan concept unveiled last fall in previewing the Neue Klasse (German for “new class”), named in honor of the family of models from the 1960s that set the template for modern BMWs. The combination of cylindrical cells and the 800-volt shift will speed up charging by up to 30%, BMW claims.

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The worst thing about owning an electric vehicle in Australia isn’t getting any better. In fact, it’s getting worse | Opinion

EV Central

I know we’re all rushing to order our own BYD Atto3, Tesla Model 3 and Model Y, Kia EV6 or Hyundai Ioniq 5. READ MORE: Charging an electric vehicle in Australia is about to get easier READ MORE: Tesla begins unlocking Supercharger sites for all EVs READ MORE: EV charging while driving? In fact, it’s getting worse.

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Ford Investing $550M to Retool SUV Plant to Produce Focus Small Car and EV

Green Car Congress

The transformation of Michigan Assembly, once one of the world’s most profitable auto plants during the SUV boom of the late 1990s, is rooted in the fundamental strategic shift by Ford to leverage its global assets to bring six world-class small cars to the American market by the end of 2012. Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally.

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Why Businesses Should Adapt EVs to Their Fleet?

Get Electric Vehicle

Subsidies, tax breaks, and other incentives for electric vehicles are being offered by an increasing number of governments around the world. The average cost of charging an electric vehicle is $1 per gallon of gasoline… Prices haven’t been this low since the 1990s. Well…here are a few signals.

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Time to shake-up EV outreach?

Electric Auto Association

That’s the local college extension program at Southern Oregon University (SOU), and we’re co-sponsoring a class on EVs.” I volunteered to extend it into this OLLI class,” Borgerson said. OLLI in Ashland offers approximately 60 classes per year to Southern Oregon residents, many senior citizens, who pay $50 each for unlimited access.

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2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid PHEV minivan EPA-rated at 84 MPGe in electric-only mode; role of eFlite dual-motor/one-way clutch strategy

Green Car Congress

It is exceptionally well-suited to deliver the primary attributes we sought to infuse in the Pacifica Hybrid’s propulsion system: class-leading efficiency and superior refinement. Charging times can be scheduled by the customer for optimal electricity usage, taking advantage of off-peak rates.

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