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BMW EV Drivers in North America Can Now Access Shell Recharge Solutions

Electric Cars Report

BMW of North America announced the addition of Shell Recharge Solutions as a second eMobility provider, giving customers easy access to Shell Recharge, ChargePoint, EVgo, EVConnect, and Blink charging stations via the My BMW App.

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Volvo C40 Recharge Review — 1st Impressions

CleanTechnica EVs

As the first “mainstream” automaker to commit to going to an all-electric lineup in 2017, when the company announced that all new vehicles introduced from 2019 onward would have an all-electric variant, Volvo was one of the leaders of the current EV transition.

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Volvo Trucks Constructing California Electrified Charging Corridor for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles

Electric Cars Report

With an award from the California […] The post Volvo Trucks Constructing California Electrified Charging Corridor for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Electric Car Life-Cycle Analysis: Renault Fluence ZE Vs Diesel, Gas Models

Green Car Reports

The environmental impact of plug-in electric cars is a source for much debate these days. They use less energy on a wells-to-wheels carbon basis than the vast majority of new cars sold in North America, even if they''re recharged on coal-heavy electric grids.

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Volvo XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2: EV cousins offer different takes on “premium”

Charged EVs

Late last year, Volvo launched its very first all-electric model in North America. It’s called the XC40 Recharge, and the earliest versions aren’t cheap, priced from about $55,000 including delivery. That’s partly due to the weight; the electric XC40 is a whopping 900 pounds heavier than the AWD gasoline version.

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Global EV and PHEV sales rocketed in January, but here’s why analysts are gloomy

EV Central

While the sales dropped 32 per cent from December 23 to January in Europe and 26 per cent in China, in North America the tailing off of sales was just 14 per cent. Despite seeing growth in EVs in almost every market, the general slowing of growth has already triggered some car-makers, like General Motors, to rethink its strategy.

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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.