Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2010

General Motors has developed a method to convert an estimated 100 miles of the oil-laden plastic boom material used to soak up oil from the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year into parts for the Chevy Volt.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2013

with fuel cell range extenders ( HyKangoos ) will be deployed in the first quarter of 2014 on mail delivery platforms. The Symbio FCell range extender solution is based on a modular system and ranges from 5 kW to 20 kW (based on 5 kW stacks). The three Kangoos Z.E.s Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Rivian, despite a near-$100 billion market cap, has miles and years to go to become “the next Tesla,” the unfortunate albatross that gets hung from the neck of many electric vehicle newbies. The R1T can travel an EPA-rated 314 miles at 70 mpge in combined city and highway use.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

‘Starting Wednesday, the 2010 Roadster, which competes against exotic sport cars like the Porsche 911, will be available on a three-year, 30,000-mile lease based on the manufacturer’s price of $111,005, Tesla said. Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. intended to help ease the pricey vehicle into the mainstream.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Jaguar has unveiled the C-X75 concept, an extended range electric vehicle that uses twin gas micro-turbines from Bladon Jets to power two switched reluctance generators from SR Drives. Turbines offer a number of advantages over a reciprocating piston engine when powering range-extending generators, Jaguar says.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2021

The Pro joins E-Transit in the lineup of Ford work-ready electric vehicles, backed by a nationwide network offering EV-certified fleet sales, service and financing. For all models, maximum payload is based on accessories and vehicle configuration.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2009

“FCEV” refers to all fuel cell vehicles, including E-REVs and fuel cell hybrids. General Motors has released a white paper that evaluates the CO 2 reduction potential of extended-range electric vehicles (E-REVs) as well as plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), in combination with multiple vehicle charging scenarios, as compared to conventional hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2021

As of 2022, production will be carbon-neutral at all company-owned van factories worldwide from 2022 and only use electricity from renewable energy sources. Customers, fleet operators and vehicle body builders can already choose from four battery-electric models: the eVito panel van, the eSprinter, the eVito Tourer and the EQV.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Audi introduced the battery-electric Audi A3 e-tron US pilot program at TED2012 in Long Beach, California. This marks Audi’s first foray into the rapidly developing US electric vehicle landscape. Water flows around the 30 modules which constitute this battery; the waste heat is utilized to heat the vehicle’s interior.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

GM is producing 2 vehicles a day with the goal of having a total of 76 vehicles available by the end of the summer; these vehicles will be used for validation testing ranging from fit and finish reviews, to durability testing to eventual crash testing. Two-Mode Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV).

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 11, 2022

Driving Range: Pro, XLT, Lariat: 230 miles. Extended Range Battery. Dual electric motors. Driving Range: Pro, XLT, Lariat: 300 miles. Platinum: 280 miles. Platinum: 280 miles. 10 minutes: 41 miles. 1 hour: 19 miles. 1 hour: 19 miles. 1 hour: 14 miles.

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F-150 Ford All-Electric Miles 95

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

In order for plug-in electric vehicles to become part of the mainstream, a plug-in ecosystem must be in place when vehicles like the Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle hit the market," GM said on its company FastLane blog. Add our RSS Feed to your favorite feed reader. Got a Question?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Nissan is working on an electric car that it says is on track to have a 100-mile range and 26-minute charge time. Earlier this month, researchers from MIT said they had developed a process that within three years could lead to electric car batteries able to recharge in as little as five minutes. cents a a mile, 1.3

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