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All-electric RIZON Trucks Receive EPA and CARB Certification, Clearing the Way for Sales

Electric Cars Report

With series production underway, the first shipments of vehicles are now arriving in California, where customers can take advantage of a $60,000 […] The post All-electric RIZON Trucks Receive EPA and CARB Certification, Clearing the Way for Sales appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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2017 Volkswagen e-Golf: first drive of updated 125-mile electric car

Green Car Reports

The 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf, the only battery-electric car sold by VW in the U.S., While the current model year is winding to a close, 2017 e-Golfs are just now reaching dealers in the handful of states where the compact electric car is offered for sale. But with an EPA-rated range of 125.

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Electric-Car Efficiency: Forget MPGe, It Should Be Miles/kWh

Green Car Reports

Two days ago, we ran down all the rated ranges of every plug-in electric car offered for sale in the U.S. In part, that's because the unit the EPA uses doesn't actually have much to do with the electricity owners use to recharge the battery packs that power their electric cars. market this year.

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Electric car pollution, Tesla 'SpaceBus,' 2017 BMW diesels: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we look at the amount of pollution attributable to electric cars, Elon Musk says Tesla will develop a van-like "SpaceBus," and the EPA approves 2017 BMW diesel luxury cars for sale in the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. In addition to new vehicles.

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More Fisker Bad News: EPA Calls 20-MPG Karma A Subcompact

Green Car Reports

The startup electric-car company finally got its car approved for sale, many months late, only to have the EPA rate its gas mileage at just 20 mpg in range-sustaining mode. Now, a new wrinkle to those ratings has come out: Based on the volume measurements it uses to allocate cars into different size classes, the.

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Automakers play high-stakes CARB game to earn zero emissions vehicle credits

Green Car Reports

Editor's note: Green Car Reports covers a lot of electric cars—and there are a lot more to cover these days, thanks to California's complex requirements that major automakers produce zero emissions vehicles for sale.

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Volvo To Go All Electric By 2030 – EV Week in Review: Feb 23-Mar 1

EV Adoption

Volvo to go all electric by 2030 – Volvo announced that its entire car line-up will be fully electric by 2030 and joins GM, JLR, Ford Europe, and other automakers in stating their goals or “aspirations” (in the case of GM) – to end production of gas-powered vehicles by 2030 or 2035 depending on the OEM.

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