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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

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. Out on the road where the XC90 Loves to Live. The XC90, as Volvo’s largest SUV, is currently its most popular model in the United States.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report got a chance to sample the model at a recent media event in San Diego. The driving range in pure electric mode is short, so best save that battery juice for parking garages or sneaking in late at night. To keep those lofty perches, sitting still will not do. The recharging process can be viewed on a dash gauge.

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

A side benefit could be plugging in appliances to the car while camping rough. And plenty of technology remains left to be worked out: including the complex supporting infrastructure, business models, and various forms of electric plugs and chargers, alongside their sometimes confounding range of pin configurations.

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Raejean & Tessie’s photographic EV road trip

Electric Auto Association

Red rocks, dinosaur prints, Sawtooth Mountains, High Sierra wilderness, and wildflowers By Raejean Fellows: Past President, Electric Auto Association; Director, Plug In America. The juice there was so sweet and quick. Little Redfish Lake, Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho - Photo by Raejean Fellows. I owe quite a lot to Tessie.

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The Importance of Managed EV Charging

EV Match

Whenever the grid usage is at its peak, the utility notifies the customer of a demand response event. When the modern-day electric vehicle (EV) first emerged around ten years ago, EV charging infrastructure was in its infancy. While this was cost effective in the beginning, over time the disadvantages began to stack up.

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More SF Bay Area Charge Stations.some work

Plugs and Cars

Jay Friedland, Plug In America Legislative Director, followed in a RAV4 EV with some more profs, who had come to learn about California's EV efforts. Lo and behold, we spy two Coulomb J-plug/120V units, one with a plug-in Prius conversion plugged in. The other unit however, was in working order and I plugged the LEAF in.

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Coulomb, MasterCard, and the future of public charging

Plugs and Cars

As Richard Lowenthal said to me at the event: "Great deal!" Coulomb Technologies unveiled San Francisco's first ChargePoint America charge stations yesterday in a Priority Parking lot along the Embarcadero. The charge stations and installations were paid for with federal stimulus and California Energy Commission grants won by Coulomb.

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