Green Car Reports
MAY 5, 2017
While the current model year is winding to a close, 2017 e-Golfs are just now reaching dealers in the handful of states where the compact electric car is offered for sale. The 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf, the only battery-electric car sold by VW in the U.S., got a large range boost for its third year on the market.
The Truth About Cars
JANUARY 22, 2024
Not the first – all six of the luxury EV SUVs that Kia considers competition are on sale now, and one of the three mainstream rivals, the Chevrolet Blazer EV, has launched. Poorly, perhaps , but it’s available for sale. Being on sale now will give the EV9 a bit of a leg up – but it’s not clear it needs it. Range is 230 miles.
The Truth About Cars
APRIL 16, 2024
Range is about 221 miles and the battery can preconditioned, including for track use. Wind/road noise seemed well muted, even during track attacks. Hyundai wouldn’t give us a target for sales numbers. Hyundai is claiming that the car can go from 10 to 80 percent charge in 18 minutes when using 800V charging.
Plugs and Cars
JULY 31, 2008
All the wind farms and solar panels in the world won’t do anything to lower the outflow of hundreds billions of dollars annually or decrease our pump-fueled funding of Islamic fundamentalism unless we build cars that can use that cleaner electricity. I will pay nothing for my 300 mile road trip.)
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
A PHEV with only a 20-mile all-electric range is 62% lower (see printed page 95 in the 2004 study ). Plus more people are installing rooftop solar photovoltaic systems, and clean wind power is vastly expanding nationally (see study by eminent environmentalist Lester Brown cited at CalCars Kudos ). Using the average U.S.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
This gives the i-MiEV a top speed of 80mph and a range of up to 100 miles in ideal conditions but more like 70 miles in normal day to day driving. There is no whine from the motor like you get with most electric vehicles, and even the noise from wind and tires on the road is minimal. The steering is light but precise.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
It would then be offered for public use in 2012, said Brian Carolin, senior vice president for sales and marketing at Nissan North America Inc. The Postal Services electric vans will have a range of about 40 miles between charges, Chrysler said. 16,000 miles. I think a lot of folks will do that." No gasoline.
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