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We drove the 500hp electric Arc Sport and holy heck, this thing rips

Baua Electric

Pocket change, really (although, an early tricked-out “Founder’s Fleet” model with all the options and extras included will cost $322k). We didn’t get to test out any connectivity/app features, but remote management of charging, checking the cameras on the boat, and so on, seem like natural features that will come down the pipe.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

Transitioning the fleet to all electric will eliminate emissions from diesel buses and emissions from shipping diesel fuel by barge 900 miles from Seattle. By replacing aging fleet vehicles with Proterra electric buses, the City of Fairfield will improve both route efficiency and air quality. Alabama A&M University.

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At the EV Crossroads

Clean Fleet Report

This story is the 2,000 th one posted on Clean Fleet Report (as a point of reference we hit story #1,000 on Feb. liter gas engine (28 mpg highway) for a run in the snow up to Lake Tahoe. I followed that with a week in an Audi Q4 E-tron EV driving several hundred miles around town. The Sportback-style with incumbant technology.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Lucid Air Touring AWD

Clean Fleet Report

This 160-mile drive spotlighted the handling, driving characteristics and performance. In our mixed driving, which had significant motor regeneration due to mountain elevation and tight curves, we averaged 4 miles per kilowatt-hour (kWh). Brief Summary: the Air Touring is an exceptional all-electric luxury sedan.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Sequoia

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report was invited to Toyota’s U.S. At low speeds (under 18 miles per hour) the Sequoia hybrid can roll along in electric-only mode, but quickly adds the gasoline engine when you step on the accelerator, returning to EV mode when you lift off the pedal. Hybrid Components – Eight years/100,000 miles.

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EVgo fast charges 40M miles of EV driving in US in 2017

Green Car Congress

EVgo’s US network of DC fast chargers provided 40 million miles of electric driving in 2017; in 2016, the figure was 22 million EV miles. A key area of growth for EVgo came from new partnerships with zero emissions fleet and rideshare programs, accounting for 10% of energy delivered to drivers on the network.

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Battery cell qualification for EVs: Lucid’s cell specialist discusses the complicated process

Charged EVs

Detailed power capability assessment is helpful to provide the necessary performance when you want to—for example—tow your jet ski to Lake Tahoe. Optimization: Miles charged per minute defines fast charge capabilities. At Lucid, battery data scientists use fleet telemetry data to understand realistic usage profiles.