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SoCal Edison white paper shares data about PEV usage and charging

Green Car Congress

SCE is partnering with auto makers, dealers and the communities we serve to help educate our customers on ways to seamlessly connect their new EVs to an ever-changing electrical system. But I’m not sure fast charging really compensates for that—the cost to fuel the vehicle will be more expensive or comparable to gasoline.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

Charged EVs

While a truck-maker and its dealer can help in identifying suitable routes and matching them to electric trucks, that’s only the start of the process. A 150 kW charger may recharge a battery pack to 80 percent in about 2.5 Those trucks are now arriving at selected dealers in California and elsewhere.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

And yet, what about recharging? That means I'd have to recharge at least once. It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. They know it will take a little bit longer than a gasoline car because your gasoline stop. John Voelcker Great questions.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

And yet, what about recharging? That means I'd have to recharge at least once. It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. They know it will take a little bit longer than a gasoline car because your gasoline stop. John Voelcker Great questions.

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BMW unveils the production i3 in New York, London and Beijing; efficiency, dynamics and a supporting ecosystem of services

Green Car Congress

Performing this role is a 650cc two-cylinder gasoline engine mounted immediately adjacent to the electric motor above the rear axle. As a visual cue, the pure battery-electric version only has the recharging port; an i3 with the range extender will also have a fueling port on the front quarter.). More on lightweight design.

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Parking EVs In Driveways and on the Street: Implications for EV Charging

EV Adoption

While I was aware of this trend — I see it loud and clear in my own neighborhood — I hadn’t realized how wide-spread this trend actually was in the US. In my own neighborhood I see several EV drivers with long cables from Level 2 chargers in the garage, and extension cords presumably from a 120 Volt outlet. Volker, Calvin G.

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Road Trip: 2021 Volkswagen ID4

Clean Fleet Report

The all-new, electric 2021 Volkswagen ID4, after a few years of teasing, is now at your local dealer. But what about venturing out further, on a trip that usually would be taken in a gasoline powered car? Driving around town, stuck in stop-and-go rush hour freeway traffic or coasting down hills will recharge the battery.

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