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Chevrolet Spark EV: speedy, smooth and quiet; the importance of motor control

Green Car Congress

Featuring a GM-developed 105 kW electric motor that pushes out 400 lb-ft (542 N·m) of torque and a 21 kWh pack that supports an estimated 82-mile (132 km) range, the Spark EV is a speedy (0-60 mph in 7.6 It will be the first vehicle on the market to use the recently approved SAE combo charger for DC Fast Charging (J1772).

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Why NPR Hates Electric Cars - A Greenius Expose

Creative Greenius

Frank has got himself a battery fixation but he doesn’t seem to know that some folks have over 160,000 miles on the battery powered RAV-4 EVs that are still going strong after many years on the road. The Focus is supposed to get 100 miles to a charge, but Frank is very worried about where people are going to plug in their cars.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Not to be outdone, on Tuesday the Norwegian electric car startup, Think, was in Portland being wooed by the state as one of 8 potential places to site their first car manufacturing facility in the United States. Many of the first Prius hybrids that were released are still running strong on their NiMH batteries after 100,000+ miles.

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