Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Extended range electric vehicle powertrain company ALTe ( earlier post ) is tracking to produce a limited number of production-caliber vehicle powertrains by December, and plans to ramp up production in the first quarter of 2013, said CEO John Thomas in a recent interview with Green Car Congress. Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

AUGUST 9, 2022

Ford announced a number of updates about its acclaimed all-electric pickup truck, the F-150 Lightning. According to a press release , the company just made the Ford F-150 Lightning Standard Range better, as the vehicle will now have an EPA-estimated range of 240 miles per charge.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 18, 2022

Starting this year, thousands of battery-powered electric drive Volkswagen vehicles capable of both loading and offloading current—bidirectional charging, as industry calls it—have been rolling off production lines in eastern Germany. The pickup boasts 563 horsepower, does zero to 60 in four seconds and wields 1050 Newton-meters (775 lb.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The Rivian can tow 11,000 pounds, on virtual par with the maximum 11,300 pounds of the beefiest Ford F-150 pickup, America’s best-selling vehicle for 39 straight years. An optional 180-kilowatt-hour battery (for $10,000) extends range past 400 miles. On top of all that, the Rivian charms with pure ingenuity.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

F-150 from the electric Ford PRO F-150 Lightning. While there are LED head and rear light improvements along with a more streamlined profile, the Lightning’s cargo box is identical to an ICE F-150, complete with tailgate access steps and a jobsite ruler. The 2016 ICE F-150 reportedly had about.

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Teslarati

MAY 20, 2021

Last night, Ford unveiled its F-150 Lightning pickup truck , an all-electric version of its highly-popular F-150 pickup that has dominated the U.S. Ford CEO Jim Farley told reporters on Wednesday night that “As the industry changes, we have to insource now.” truck market for years. What do you think?

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EV Life

JANUARY 4, 2024

These additional requirements are meant to encourage the auto industry to rely less on foreign countries like China and more on domestic sources for these components, promoting local manufacturing and supply chain security. Each year, the percentages for these components go up, making it harder for vehicles to remain eligible.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. Today youd do it to be one of the first to drive the worlds cleanest extended range vehicle; in the future, youll do it because its an obvious and affordable win!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

0:00 / 4:40 Battery power for Chrysler The Circuit will be a purely plug-in car - there will be no gas tank or gasoline engine at all - with an expected range of 150 to 200 miles on a full charge. Power will come from a 200 kilowatt, or 268 horsepower, electric motor. They will also differ greatly in terms of vehicle type.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform.

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