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27,000km Pole to Pole in a Nissan EV?

EV Central

Chris and Julie Ramsey with their 2023 Nissan Ariya Pole-to-Pole custom special Charging points are hardly plentiful in these icy tundras, and good luck plugging in at a desert servo. More than that, electric car battery life is seriously strangled in cold climates, and it doesn’t get much chillier than those Poles.

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The ABCs of National Drive Electric Week

Plug in America

Paula Thompson and Dan Trajano of MN350 talked about the climate, health, and learning benefits of transporting children to school via electric buses rather than diesel buses. Kylie Borchardt led children in building KidWind model wind turbines. and in Canada and Mexico as part of NDEW 2023.

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The Greenius Plan For General Motors

Creative Greenius

I’m afraid the time has come to pull the plug on GM’s life support so we can plug into a whole new kind of Motors much better than General. Andrew Franks , Andy Grove and Elon Musk in charge of the new National Electric Motors Corporation. We Must Destroy GM In Order To Save GM. With extreme prejudice. There you go.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

EV Central

Very closely related to the Ioniq 5 crossover SUV and Kia EV6 , it rides on the same E-GMP architecture, has the same 400V/800V ultra-fast charging capability, same (in Long Range guise) 77.4kWh battery and same 239kW/605Nm from its twin motors. .” Even if you’re not taken by its looks, the Ioniq 6’s range makes headlines.

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Study concludes no one strategy sufficient for targeted GHG reduction from LDVs; positive combinatorial effects

Green Car Congress

After considering a wide range of possible strategies to reduce light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas emissions, a team from Carnegie Mellon University, RAND Corporation and the University of Toronto has concluded that no one strategy will be sufficient to meet GHG emissions reduction goals to avoid climate change. 80% reduction goal.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In Andrew Frank is a significant industry dignitary credited as being the “Inventor” (or “Father”) of the modern day Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle.

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Road Test: 2022 Honda Civic Sedan 1.5T Touring

Clean Fleet Report

Now in its 11th generation, (first launched in 1972), the 2022 Civic has gone through a complete exterior re-imagination. It is obvious Honda spent a considerable amount of time with the Civic in wind tunnel testing. Honda bumps up mpg & power. Running on 87 octane, the EPA rates the Civic 1.5L Your numbers may differ.

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