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PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

Green Car Congress

Human toxicity [kg 1,4-DC-eq.]. Terrestrial toxicity [kg 1,4-DC.-eq.]. Toxicity of marine aquatic environments [kg 1,4-DC-eq.]. Toxicity of non-marine aquatic environments [kg 1,4-DC-eq.]. For the future, the electricity mix can also be manually entered to test the effects of different scenarios.

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Reliability, uptime and the next generation of EV chargers – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

One natural comparison that people will make, for example, is what it’s like to “fill up” your vehicle at a station (either with gasoline or using a charger). This massive gap between user experiences at EV charging stations and traditional gasoline/petroleum pumps is a fundamental problem facing the EV industry today.

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JAC and Ricardo develop production version of HyBoost concept; seeking 30% boost in fuel economy with same performance

Green Car Congress

The Ricardo HyBoost concept is based on a downsized, highly boosted turbocharged direct injection gasoline (TDGI) engine giving improved fuel economy at low cost, linked to a 48V electrical architecture including a belt starter generator (BSG), DC-DC converter and a lithium-ion battery for energy storage.

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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans

Charged EVs

The Ram ProMaster is a Fiat design dating to 2014, but it now offers an up-to-date electric powertrain. In January, Stellantis said its Ram truck brand would start selling the ProMaster EV, a battery-electric model of the ProMaster van that it restyled and updated for 2023. Got all that?

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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The Ram ProMaster is a Fiat design dating to 2014, but it now offers an up-to-date electric powertrain. In January, Stellantis said its Ram truck brand would start selling the ProMaster EV, a battery-electric model of the ProMaster van that it restyled and updated for 2023. Got all that?

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“Charging Station” — Is That the Location or the “Charger”?

EV Adoption

If we didn’t have enough hurdles to electric vehicle adoption in the US, one of the challenges that drives me absolutely bonkers is the confusing and inconsistent use of charging terminology. To scale up EV adoption we need to increase consumer awareness and understanding of the “electric refueling” process. But nobody else cares. .

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Lightning Eyes 10-Minute Charging for its Motorbikes

Cars That Think

In 2011, the company’s LS-218 SuperBike set a landspeed record for production electric motorcycles at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, with a 347.55 Founder Richard Hatfield claims that the company’s Lightning Strike motorcycle can fill its battery from 20 percent to 80 percent in a little over 10 minutes on a Level 3 DC fast charger.