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Chevy Equinox EV Outlined in China Trade Ministry Documents

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The Ministry’s documentation shows details of the Equinox EV’s exterior dimensions, which are slightly longer and taller than the Tesla Model Y. We know the SUV is coming to the States in five trims: 1LT, 2LT, 3LT, 2RS, and 3RS, with a range that starts around 250 miles.

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Junkyard Find: 1995 Subaru Legacy L Wagon with 366,223 miles

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When it comes to junkyard cars with impressively high final odometer numbers, Toyotas , Hondas , Volvos and Mercedes-Benzes seem to be the most likely to have driven better than 400,000 miles during their lives. Well, today's Junkyard Find is the highest-mile discarded Fuji Heavy Industries product I've ever found. How about Subaru?

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Tesla uses LFP batteries for China-made Model Y SR, new documents reveal

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The documents reveal some of the more detailed specifications of the all-electric crossover, including Tesla’s use of LFP batteries in the vehicle, the battery chemistry the automaker planned to transition its Standard Range vehicles to. Impressively, the Standard Range vehicles have not eclipsed the 300-mile threshold too often.

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Tesla China owners drove total of 434.9 million miles during Chinese New Year holiday

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In a week-long period between February 10th and 17th, Tesla owners in the country collectively traveled over 700 million kilometers (almost 435 million miles). Considering the all-electric nature of Tesla’s electric cars, the miles traveled by China’s EV owners were also emissions-free.

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Junkyard Find: 1988 Volvo 740 GLE with 403,348 miles

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Today we'll honor the 740 longroof by admiring one that drove past the 400k-mile mark during its career. This isn't the highest-mile Volvo 740 wagon I've ever found in a car graveyard. That honor belongs to a 1990 740 Turbo wagon with 493,549 miles , spotted at the Oakland Pick-n-Pull back in 2020.

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DOE seeking public comments on EV Everywhere Initial Framing Document

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is requesting public comment on its recently published EV Everywhere Initial Framing Document. Public comments on this proposed framing document must be received on or before 29 October 2012. Framing Document. Earlier post.)

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Opinion: GMC Hummer EV’s EPA documents reveal that it’s still a vehicle of consumption and excess

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Now, the Hummer EV’s EPA documents have been filed (credit to Car and Driver for first reporting on the filings), and they show that the hulking all-electric vehicle stayed really true to the spirit of its gas-guzzling predecessor. That’s heavier than a whole Toyota 86. Hopefully, such will not be the fate of the Hummer EV.

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