Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 9, 2025

The second-row passengers get a climate control panel and adjustable vents, reading lights, storage pockets, charge ports and cup holders. Comfort is aided by the 3-zone climate system and heated steering wheel. The $1,550 destination charge is included in all prices. inch vehicle information screen and a 12.9-inch

Re-Charge

Plug Me In

JUNE 7, 2025

How do you make an abstract topic like climate change feel personal, urgent, and hopeful? In 2016, back when even Europe had barely any charging stations, I set off in an electric car, without money, from the Netherlands to Australia. That’s how I drove from plug to plug, through 33 countries and over 95,000 kilometers in three years.

Climate Change

Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 1, 2013

So at 11:05 PM I parked my EV at Hermosa Beach City Hall, plugged it into the free charger and strolled over to the button-covered bench on the greenbelt. I’m not going to – ” Someone wearing a goofy Thanksgiving turkey mask leaned forward and loudly whispered “Don’t be a f **g climate chicken.

Chevron

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2019

(“NFI”), the largest bus manufacturer in North America, unveiled the Xcelsior CHARGE H2—ts fuel cell-electric heavy-duty transit bus—and announced that both the forty-foot and sixty-foot model have successfully completed the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Model Bus Testing Program at Altoona, Pennsylvania (Altoona Testing).

San Diego

Creative Greenius

MAY 6, 2009

Reliable sources inform your Creative Greenius that Manhattan Beach is about to be named the first Southern California city to be part of BMW’s test of the new plug-in Mini E, the EV version of the popular Mini Cooper. Paul Scott of Plug-In America and Wally Rippel of AC Propulsion w/new Mini E (photo (c) Paul Scott).

Mini E

Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 15, 2009

Say Hello to Guest Blogger Alexis Ringwald - with this first dispatch from the Climate Change Caravan in India. The Climate Caravan includes ten friends and a solar music band, along with three solar plug-in electric Reva cars. The Revas are traveling 200km per charge on Lithium-Ion batteries (the solar adds 8km extra).

Climate Change

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2015

Volkswagen is unveiling a five-seater Cross Coupe GTE plug-in hybrid at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit as a preview to its new seven-seater mid-size SUV due to enter production at the end of 2016. The GTE acronym generally applies to all sporty Volkswagen models with a high-tech plug-in hybrid drivetrain.

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2014

Re-emphasizing the general technology points that have emerged over the past few months at different events while adding a bit more detail, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Product General Manager of the Product Planning Group, said at the Geneva show that Toyota’s current fuel cell (FC) system features an output power density of 3.0 Click to enlarge.

2015

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2012

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. kWh of useable energy at full charge. The RAV4 EV has two charge modes: Standard and Extended. Charging times.

Toyota

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

In addition to standard charge and quick charge option, Renault also highlighted the exclusive “Quickdrop” system for battery switching at an exchange station such as that being developed by Better Place. They are charged by means of an extendible cable located behind the Renault logo at the front. Charging and Quickdrop.

Concept

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

The Paris Motor Show saw the debut of a solar energy storage system to support light electric vehicle battery swaps and charging. They will primarily charge using solar energy, but can give and receive energy to/from the grid. kW charge/discharge. During resting or charging, the PCM re-solidifies and becomes ready for re-use.

Energy Storage

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The study—“A portfolio of powertrains for Europe: a fact-based analysis”—compares the economics, sustainability and performance of fuel cell, battery-electric, hybrid-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in achieving the decarbonization goal. Non-governmental organizations : European Climate Foundation.

Plug-in

Creative Greenius

MAY 15, 2009

Dency charges his plug-in electric car using the clean, renewable energy he produces from the solar panels on the roof of his Hermosa Beach house. They’re each great examples of how well solar works here in the South Bay, but only Dency’s house will feature your Creative Greenius as a volunteer docent.

Solar

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

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. —Mashayekh et al.

Climate Change

Creative Greenius

JANUARY 17, 2009

I have seen the future my friends and it looks exactly like a 76 degree January day filled with beautiful people driving gorgeous plug-in hybrid and plug-in electric cars. The Plug-Ins are coming and you should wait till they get here before buying your next new car. Few have done more for the Plug-In Car movement.

Convert

Teslarati

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Revel has opened up its first electric vehicle fast-charging station in Queens with BP Richards, it announced, adding 14 plugs capable of providing up to 100 miles of range in just 10 minutes to its city-wide charger infrastructure. The new LIC Superhub is located in the accessory garage of the JACX, a 1.2

Charging

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

With the onboard charger, in the USA and the UK the charging time is 2.5 This enables the smart electric drive to be charged in less than 45 minutes (0-80%) when local conditions allow three-phase charging. The programmed departure time can be used both for intelligent charging and for the pre-entry climate control.

All-Electric

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2017

Such 2030 standards could be achieved mostly with advanced combustion technology, while also initiating the wider launch of plug-in electric vehicles to 13%–23% of the new vehicle fleet. The ICCT also made several changes in nonbattery pack assumptions, such as the cost of charging equipment.

Fuel Economy

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2016

In its 2015-2020 Transportation Electrification Action Plan, Québec set a target of 100,000 registered plug-in vehicles by 2020. Those manufacturers will have the option of purchasing credits to avoid paying the regulatory charges set out in the regulation or hold the credits for their future needs.

Standards

Creative Greenius

MARCH 31, 2009

The interactive part of the system is the way your solar panels feed power into the grid when they’re generating more electricity than your house is using and the way you draw energy from the grid when its dark and your solar panels aren’t making any electricity.

Solar

Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 30, 2009

This is a well written story in the Pasadena Star News about how the utilities are gearing up for the coming plug-in vehicles. The grid today could handle many millions of EVs charging late at night when rates are lowest. By 2012, we should have made some progress on this, just in time to re-elect Obama to his second term.

Electric Cars

Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

to offer tax credits for buying all-electric plug-in vehicles as part of a $128 billion program to get seven million such cars on the road by 2018. All stressed that plug-in technology already exists and just needs a push on the financial front from Congress.&#. “There’s no pie-in-the-sky here,&# said FedEx Corp. (FDX)

Volt

Electric Auto Association

MAY 20, 2021

This culminated at the end of March when Republican Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed comprehensive climate change legislation codifying a commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The Baker Administration also publicly announced a requirement that all new light-duty vehicle sales be plug-in electric by 2035.

Massachusetts

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

DOE’s investment strategy does not preclude the market from selecting mild or strong hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery-electric, or even fuel cell vehicles as the end point for electrification. DOE will focus on partial electrification because hybrid electric (HEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric (PHEVs) can access existing infrastructure.

Transportation

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2018

The latest Porsche plug-in hybrid includes the third new hybrid powertrain from Porsche since 2017. Porsche completely re-engineered the hybrid powertrain components in the Cayenne E-Hybrid as compared to the Cayenne S E-Hybrid of the previous generation. Cayenne S E-Hybrid) on to a ¼ mile time of 13.3 seconds (-0.9

Cayenne

EV Central

JANUARY 19, 2023

Audi is re-introducing a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to its Australian line-up from mid-2023 in the form of the Q5 55 TFSI e luxury medium SUV. It can be charged at up to 7.2kW AC for a full charge in around 2.5 The Q5 PHEV’s rivals include plug-in versions of the BMW X3, Range Rover Evoque and Volvo XC60.

PHEV

EV Central

MARCH 15, 2024

EV Central plugged in to find out. The Model Y will travel further, though, claiming 533km between charges, compared to the Toyota’s 411km. While its set up for DC fast charging, it’s limited to 150kW. There’s also dual-zone climate, a 12.3-inch Or is the bZ4X too little, too late? SCORE: 3.7/5

Toyota

EV Central

MAY 11, 2024

Small wonder it arrives in Australia with a confident swagger – a compelling, striking-looking offering armed with solid figures on range, charging, equipment and safety fronts, while remaining affordable. Volvo claims the EX30 charges from 10 to 80 percent in 30 minutes using a DC fast charger. seconds to 100km/h.

Volvo

EV Central

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

It’s a more sober and rational small family SUV boasting decent cabin space, long electric range, fast charging, premium features and smart tech. Kia asks $66,590 plus on-roads for the entry-level Niro S EV (about $70,600 drive-away), while our test Niro GT-Line EV is $72,360 plus charges, or some $76,500 drive away.

Kia

EV Central

MARCH 7, 2024

Toyota’s debut EV is firmly middle-of-the-road in terms of price, size, range, performance, charge speed and features. A better-equipped all-wheel-drive’s $74,900 plus charges, so you’re looking at around $70,000 and $79,000 respectively to drive-away. inch infotainment, dual zone climate and a power tailgate.

Toyota

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 26, 2023

As the world transitions towards a greener and more sustainable future, electric cars have emerged as a promising solution to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change. If you’re new to the world of electric cars and considering making the switch, this article will guide you through the essential information you need to know.

Electric Cars

EV Central

OCTOBER 4, 2022

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.

Hyundai

EV Central

APRIL 18, 2023

There’s Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, of course, as well as dual-zone climate, wireless phone charging and on-board nav, a powered boot and a 14-speaker Meridian surround sound system. Kia EVT GT versus Tesla Model Y Performance: 0-100km/h and performance times We’re scoring this one to the Kia EV6 GT. 60-100km/h 1.74

Kia

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. for climate control in automobiles. vehicles (EVs) without draining the electric battery, in effect, extending the driving range of EVs per electric charge. electrical battery is being charged. storage and fast charging times.

Energy

EV Central

MAY 11, 2023

Its short overhangs, “one-bow line” profile and stretched wheelbase take some getting used to, while a strange shut line from the A-pillar – part of a sealed bonnet – and external flap to re-fill the windscreen washer reservoir don’t help. Especially when climate control is involved. That said, 3.5

Mercedes

EV Central

JUNE 21, 2024

Cheapest is at a Tasmanian Audi dealer showing just 495km – it may have only been charged once in its short life. Bit tight charging another $8400 for a ‘Sensory package’ to bring massage too – a welcome feature on a grand tourer. On Audi’s website it lists ten close to me in Brisbane. As it should be.

Audi

EV Central

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Like the regular Xpower, you’re still using a dual-motor powertrain that delivers 300kW/600Nm, and which promises to clip 100km/h in less than four seconds. When it comes time to charge, the XPower will take 140kW DC charging. AC charging: 6.6kW, Type 2 plug DC charging: 140kW, CCS combo plug 0-100km/h: 3.8

Lithium Ion