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Minnesota Leads Nation, Mandates Off-Peak Electric-Car Charging Rates

Green Car Reports

Government incentives continue to play an important role in electric-car adoption, encouraging drivers to plug in by sending them checks or giving them solo access to carpool lanes. However, despite higher purchase costs, electric cars are attractive due to another major financial factor: home recharging.

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Test drive: 2024 Volvo XC90 Recharge adds polish to Swedish plug-in hybrid

Baua Electric

With more electric range, more power, and more refinement all baked into the already appealing Swedish package, the XC90 Recharge 2024 Volvo XC90 Recharge is now nearly ideal for families That said, Volvo’s move to Android Automotive OS and its tight third row mean the XC90 won’t fit every family or tech desire.

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Minnesota Energy Coop Offers Renewable Power To Electric-Car Owners, At No Extra Cost

Green Car Reports

Many electric-car owners start to think more seriously about the source of their electricity when they plug their cars in to recharge. And at least in California, data show that owners of plug-in electric cars have far higher interest in photovoltaic solar panels than drivers at large.

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Another study confirms electric cars have lower carbon emissions, in Minnesota this time

Green Car Reports

It's a very reasonable question: electric cars themselves have no tailpipe emissions, but what about the power plants used to recharge them? After more than a dozen studies and five-plus years of plug-in car sales, we know the answer.

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BMW and Nissan partner to deploy dual fast chargers across the US

Green Car Congress

Each of these new locations will offer a dual 50 kW DC Fast-charging station with both CHAdeMO and CCS (Combo) connectors, serving owners of both Nissan LEAF and BMW i3 electric cars, as well as all EV drivers in the US whose vehicles are equipped with quick-charge ports.

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Test drive: 2024 Genesis GV60 delivers rolling design statement

Baua Electric

Few automakers are as on-point with their design game at the moment as Genesis, and the automaker’s first electric car is no exception. That’s basically $10,000 more than a fully loaded Volvo C40 Recharge and $20,000 more than a loaded Tesla Model Y. Perhaps the biggest knock against the GV60 is how expensive it gets.

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Summer Update

Plug In Partners

Fleet Orders · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – 1,800 · City of Chicago - 850 vehicles · Shohomish County, WA - 300 · City of Seattle - 410 · Kansas City, MO - 120 · Capital Metro (Transit agency in Austin) - 165 · ABC Lawn and Pest Control (Austin) - 150 Cities Cities continue to join the Plug-In Partners coalition.