Charged EVs

MAY 11, 2022

Ford knows trucks, and demand for its F-150 Lightning shows truck buyers may not be as afraid of EVs as many think. The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck may be the first real mass-market electric vehicle sold in the US. At the top of the heap is the Ford F-Series, the best-selling US. Photos by John Voelcker.

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F-150 Ford San Antonio Gasoline-Electric 131

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 24, 2024

And since you can travel 440 miles without recharging, why wouldn’t you take a Silverado EV on that family road trip? The Silverado EV feels like a heavy SUV and not a heavy truck, which can cut both ways with consumers. Those coming from a SUV will feel right at home quickly, while truck owners may need some time to acclimate.

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Silverado Chevrolet Hummer GMC 77

EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

On January 28 GM announced that it plans (aspires) to exclusively offer electric vehicles by 2035, ending production of its cars, trucks and SUVs with diesel- and gasoline-powered engines. The “30 New EVs by 2025” Promise. Read veteran EV journalist John Voelcker’s take on how much of the media got this announcement wrong.).

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GM Market Cadillac Acura 116

Charged EVs

JULY 29, 2021

The Ioniq 5 sits on the company’s Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), which it says is flexible enough to support not just compact vehicles but mid-size ones too—including an electric three-row SUV it is expected to launch by 2023, perhaps to be named Ioniq 7. However, the electric F-150 exports up to 9.6 kW of output.

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Hyundai F-150 Volt Kia 109

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

And yet, what about recharging? That means I'd have to recharge at least once. And so that's what we call "DC fast charging." New DC fast-charging stations are being built at a fairly fast clip. The challenge for the makers there is that there are multiple DC fast charging networks out there run by different companies.

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Electric Vehicles Charging Vehicles Electric 87

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

And yet, what about recharging? That means I'd have to recharge at least once. And so that's what we call "DC fast charging." New DC fast-charging stations are being built at a fairly fast clip. The challenge for the makers there is that there are multiple DC fast charging networks out there run by different companies.

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Electric Vehicles Charging Vehicles Electric 84

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

We estimate there are between 125-150 PHEVs worldwide at this time; we hope to get the rest of them on the list! Ford F-150 Pickup Truck, July 2008 (Chicago, IL). See also Hymotions map showing the location of its customers who have signed up (some of these are not included on our list). Unless otherwise noted, all are Prius.

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