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Share 4 stories about mobile EV charging

Setec Powerr

Story 1 As a traveler, I always rely on my electric car for transportation. It’s environmentally friendly and cost-effective. My car ran out of charge in the hotel parking lot, and there was no charging station nearby. As we drove to Walmart, we realized that the battery of our electric car was running low.

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The trials of public charging, part 2 (of many to come)

Plugs and Cars

I wrote back in December about my unhappy experience attempting to charge my loaner LEAF at San Francisco City Hall's electric car charging stations. Parking in these Coulomb charge stations is restricted to city-owned vehicles and Car Share companies under threat of towing. Juice flows. You see the credit card symbols.

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Workplace Charging 101: Level 1

Plugs and Cars

For luxury car buyers, the ground has shifted. Buying the best car now means buying the electric car. Unlike random public locations - shopping malls, downtown parking garages, Walgreen’s - the workplace is where, like the home, many cars return to most every day. But what about the rest of us?

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

SUV lite functionality When driving the Corolla Cross Hybrid in EV mode, primarily around town, it forces the car to run solely on electric power. The driving range in pure electric mode is short, so best save that battery juice for parking garages or sneaking in late at night. Photos by John Faulkner and Toyota. [

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Coulomb, MasterCard, and the future of public charging

Plugs and Cars

If you are a consumer, and you get a Volt, Smart, or Ford electric car, you probably qualify for a free home charge station. But given the relatively low cost of electricity, and the large public environmental benefit, it seems premature to presume monetization or let the desire for monetization drive the placement of charge stations.

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The UK’s first 4 seater ‘all electric’ production car

Green Cars News

The Electric Car Corporation Plc (ECC) today announced the launch of the UK’s first 4 seater, ‘all electric’ production car. The C1 ev’ie can be fully charged in 6-7 hours from a domestic 13 amp socket at a cost of around 90p, making it an ideal city car for either professional or domestic use.

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How does leasing an electric car work?

Drive Electric

Leasing an electric car. But even if you’ve been leasing cars for years, you may not be as familiar with leasing an electric vehicle (EV). In the interests of getting you up to speed, we’re taking a closer look at what leasing is, while also explaining how to lease an electric car. How does leasing work?