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Ford unveils F-150 Lightning electric pickup; starting at $39,974; arriving in 2022

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F-150 Lightning offers a standard-range battery targeting 230 miles of EPA-estimated range and an extended-range battery targeting 300 miles of EPA-estimated range. This can help save money on electricity that powers your vehicle and home while also taking pressure off the grid in peak usage times.

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Infiniti EMERGE-E extended range electric sports car concept designed as part of UK TSB low-carbon vehicle initiative; REEVolution consortium

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Within its compact 4.464m length, the two-seater EMERG-E contains a pair of electric motors, a lithium-ion battery pack, four inverters, a three-cylinder range-extending internal combustion engine and a gasoline tank. All this is wrapped within highly aerodynamic, light bodywork. Earlier post.)

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Navigant forecasts MHD vehicle market to nearly double by 2035 with declining share of conventional engines; gases win out over electricity

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billion light, medium, and heavy duty vehicles are on roads. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs): Vehicles that use energy stored from the grid but also have an ICE to extend the range of the vehicle. of MHDVs in use to 12.5% Background. Navigant Research projects that today more than 1.2

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Two new PEV-specific apps from OnStar targeted at range anxiety and public charging cost

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Since the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle launched in late 2010, drivers have been able to manage vehicle charging, including the option to charge during off-peak hours through the OnStar RemoteLink Mobile App. No waypoint route is available and destination is beyond vehicle range.

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Chevrolet and OnStar Give Volt Owners 24/7 Connection and Control via Wireless Smartphone Application

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Rather than using battery power, the application allows owners to start the Volt remotely to pre-condition the interior temperature using power from the grid. If in view of the Volt, a green LED charge light on the dash will indicate the charge state. The Volt is an electric vehicle with extended-range capability.

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DOE awarding up to $12M to support development of static and possibly quasi-dynamic wireless charging for plug-in vehicles

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The US Department of Energy will award up to $12 million of Federal funding under a new funding opportunity ( DE-FOA-0000667 ) to develop wireless chargers for Grid-connected Electric Drive Vehicles (GCEDVs). Click to enlarge. The maximum individual award under the FOA is $8 million; the floor is $2 million.

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2nd-life Chevrolet Volt batteries help power new IT building

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GM is using five used battery packs from Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric cars to help power the new General Motors Enterprise Data Center at the Milford Proving Ground. Excess energy is sent back to the grid that supplies the Milford campus. —Pablo Valencia, senior manager, Battery Life Cycle Management.

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