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The British military just bought these off-grid solar EV chargers

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Photo: BEAM Global The British military has placed a $1 million order for San Diego-based Beam Global’s (Nasdaq: BEEM) off-grid solar EV chargers. The patented Beam EV ARC system is a solar-powered, off-grid EV charger that is rapidly deployed with no construction, no electrical work, and no utility connection.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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There are two major reasons for this: first, EVs are not going to reach the numbers required by 2050 to hit their needed contribution to net zero goals , and even if they did, a host of other personal, social and economic activities must be modified to reach the total net zero mark. For example, researchers at University of Oxford in the U.K.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime PHEV

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The all-new 2023 Prius Prime gets two less miles per gallon in hybrid mode than the 2022 model, but the all-electric driving range has increased substantially. The small miles per gallon difference can easily be made up if the car’s driven judiciously. Driver options The 2023 Toyota Prius Prime uses a 13.6 kilowatt charger.

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

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How about more than 520 miles? Or how about 32 miles on no gasoline at all as you chauffeur around the kids and do in-town errands? The EPA rates fuel economy, when using the hybrid gasoline-only engine at 30 miles per gallon. When combining gasoline and electricity that number jumps to 84 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent).

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

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If you are one of those “I will never drive a minivan” type of persons, please keep reading. Oh, and could you get used to 32 miles of all-electric driving and 30+ mph when in hybrid mode? In 289 miles driving through Southern California Clean Fleet Report achieved a combined 38.8 Plug it in to add electric-only miles.

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FIRST TIMER: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E

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Brett : We live in South Orange County, California, and my daily round trip commute of 40 miles is nearly all freeway driving. Brett : As the Cherokee SRT was hitting 100,000 miles, I began thinking of getting a new car. As I was driving down the freeway, I passed the Ford dealer in San Juan Capistrano and saw a white Mach-E.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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For her car sharing had subcategories of: Car sharing is expanding our mobility Roundtrip One-Way Personal Vehicle Sharing (which can include fractional ownership models) Then there’s scooter sharing and bike sharing (also with subcategories of public, closed campus and peer-to-peer [P2P]).

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