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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

Volvo has been talking about going electric a lot lately. The company plans to do it with a mixture of all-electric vehicles, like the new XC40 Recharge, and plug-in hybrid versions of its SUVs and sedans. The XC90 Recharge is an example of the second group. Moving towards more juice. It also adds 111 lb.-ft

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Lightning Eyes 10-Minute Charging for its Motorbikes

Cars That Think

Faster pit stops could also help unlock sales for electric two-wheelers, which have been slow to catch on due to dawdling charge times and limited riding range. The battery pack holds more energy than the 22 kWh pack in BMW’s original i3 electric car that debuted in 2012.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. For the utilities, it promised an economical way of meeting rising demand for electricity.

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

Since it was not a Level 2 charger, I knew it would not gain much juice overnight. On the last day I knew I would have to get a full charge to make it back to Heathrow and leave it with enough juice for the driver who would collect it. At that time the only car that came close was the Wankel-powered NSU Ro80.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

liter, 16-valve 4-cylinder engine with two electric motors for a total system 196 horsepower and 139 pound-feet of torque. The gas power Toyota’s hybrid automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power. It combines a 2.0-liter,

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An e-scooter, a PHEV and an angry man

EV Central

If you scoot into towns and cities, that’s a congestion-causing car off the road. And there are zero emissions if you recharge a scooter’s batteries from a sustainable source. Or, more likely, if your ‘last mile’ commutes are short, you may need only recharge once a week.

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Londoners gogoing electric

Green Cars News

London’s first non-membership electric car hire company GoGo Electric, which launched earlier this year, says that the bulk of its customers are private motorists living on the outskirts of the city who want to try out electrics as potential ‘early adopters’. For more information visit www.gogo-electric.co.uk.

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