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GMs views on challenges for battery development for extended range electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

Roland Matthé, GM technical manager for the Voltec battery system, provided an overview of GM’s views on the requirements and challenges for batteries specifically for extended range electric vehicles—i.e., Tahoe two-mode) Plug-in hybrid (announced) EREV. part EV, part hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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Road Test: Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition

Clean Fleet Report

With these performance-oriented bits, the EPA range drops from 270 miles to 260. However, in real-world driving, the range was very close to the regular Mach-E extended range versions. second range. in South Lake Tahoe. We ran the both Mach-Es in Whisper mode in all range tests and stayed at the speed limit.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

The City of Fairfield will receive funding to purchase all-electric, zero-emission Proterra 35' Catalyst E2 buses and supporting charging infrastructure as part of their Alternative Fuels and Fleet Replacement policy, which focuses on transitioning to an all-electric fleet. Tahoe Transportation District. City of Fairfield. 500,000.

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