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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

Rising fuel-economy standards during the 2020s will do the same. 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. Those trucks are now arriving at selected dealers in California and elsewhere. That’s about to change.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

Will we have a universal standard for charging? 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 There is already really a de facto standard.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

Will we have a universal standard for charging? 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 There is already really a de facto standard.

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

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Performing this role is a 650cc two-cylinder gasoline engine mounted immediately adjacent to the electric motor above the rear axle. It fully meets the BMW quality standard and weighs 30% less than a seat made from conventional fiberglass matting. Specifying the range extender has no effect on luggage capacity—the nine-liter (2.4

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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? The turning radius was impressive, making for easy U-turns in your neighborhood. Story by John Faulkner.

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