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Ford Revises Dealer EV Requirements

The Truth About Cars

In what could be a tacit admission the transition to electric vehicles is going approximately as smoothly as a Michigan secondary road, it is being reported that suits at the Blue Oval are rolling back some of the requirements demanded of dealers in order to shill EVs to customers. Images: Ford] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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January’s Secret: It’s the Best Month

Baua Electric

While fares to Caribbean islands and ski resorts ping upward, the cost of airline tickets to other destinations plummets. A quick survey by Mr. Kelly showed $467 as the price of a coach ticket from New York to London; the cost for that same flight in June was $745. The entire industry takes a breather in January.

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Charging EV Fleets: What are the best chargers to use?

Blink Charging

If you are a business, organization, commercial, government, or municipality that is making the switch from a polluting internal combustion engine (ICE) fleet to clean running electric vehicle (EV) fleet, welcome to the future! When making the switch, there are obviously many things you need to consider.

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2022 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin Ultimate – Not Quite Fully Charged

The Truth About Cars

The dual electric motors (front and rear) that provide the car with all-wheel drive get their juice from a 78 kWh lithium-ion battery, and the system’s output is 402 horsepower and 486 lb-ft of torque. You can have some fun here, but I feel like the C40 could do more with a little extra effort on Volvo’s part.

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ChargePoints Services secures cost-cutting fast chargers

Green Cars News

ChargePoints Services (CPS) has completed a distribution deal with France-based DBT for its electric vehicle fast chargers. DBT’s Quick Chargers [pictured] can juice up an EV to around 80% of its battery capacity in 20-30 minutes but at 60% of the cost of other rapid chargers available.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

liter, 16-valve 4-cylinder engine with two electric motors for a total system 196 horsepower and 139 pound-feet of torque. The gas power Toyota’s hybrid automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power. It combines a 2.0-liter,

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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. Story 2 One weekend afternoon, my dad, mom, and I decided to go shopping at Walmart in my new electric car. As we drove to Walmart, we realized that the battery of our electric car was running low.