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As EV Sales Stall, Plug-In Hybrids Get a Reboot

Cars That Think

Stellantis The Ramcharger shares its STLA Frame platform and electrical architecture with the upcoming pure-battery Ram 1500 REV , but its designed to provide more driving range, along with the option of gasoline fill-ups when there are no EV chargers around. Big players, including Geely Auto and SAIC Motor Corp. ,

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2024 Jeep Wrangler Review: A Refreshing Refresh

The Truth About Cars

But then I bought one when our minivan grew old and my bride expressed a desire for more wind-in-the-hair motoring on her commute. liter turbo with electric motors) will be the final gasp of dino juice in a Wrangler. Surely this is a feature that won’t trickle down to the minivan. If you want the 3.6-liter & The 12.3-inch

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Road Rally Review: Driving a Volkswagen ID. Buzz for 5,000 miles through Europe

The Truth About Cars

Buzz was easy to juice up with useful info provided on the center screen. It design looked premium and modern despite lots of hard plastic. And with the shift towards EVs, perhaps only Volkswagen could market an all-electric minivan to people and have them embrace it. The brilliant display was easy to read and helpful.

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Customer story: Real-world examples of how our Emergency Mobile Charging Systems have made a difference

Setec Powerr

Imagine being on the road, and your dashboard says you’re about to run out of juice, and there’s no EV charging station nearby – what do you do? The Emergency mobile EV charging system solves this problem through its modular, mobile design. Call a tow truck? But if the EV charger is portable, that’s fine.

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

Charged EVs

That’s not surprising—the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, the company’s only previous plug-in hybrid, is a well-executed PHEV with an EPA-rated 32 miles of usable electric range that retains all the virtues of the Pacifica minivan. The two couldn’t be more different. So how many of those 12,000 owners plug in their 4xe Jeeps?

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Prototype test drive: Lucid Gravity might defy segments

Baua Electric

Is that a minivan? The Lucid Gravity is the startup automaker’s upcoming crossover SUV, but in many ways it redefines the genre in terms of packaging, design, and how it drives. Less expensive models will utilize a single-chamber design I didn’t get to experience. Is that a wagon? Is that an SUV?

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Therefore, until we get quick-charge batteries -- based on new breakthroughs, Ill take a WAG and estimate that we will have real 5-minute quick-charge batteries in perhaps 10 years -- we are likely to get our juice mostly from our home chargers. Forcing companies to conform to standardized batteries prevents them from designing better cars.