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Ford Looks to Extended-Range EVs to Juice Demand

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The Blue Oval will look to extended-range EVs (EREVs) as a way to electrify future SUVs and pickups, including the Super Duty brand. Extended-range EVs rely on electric motors powered by batteries for propulsion, but they also have a gas engine that acts as a generator to recharge the battery. Images: Ford] Become aTTAC insider.

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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

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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. Moving towards more juice. The XC90 Recharge T8 has several drive modes to choose from. The XC90 is designed to haul.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles by Darren Murph , posted Apr 19th 2009 at 4:24PM Just hours after General Motors put forth a proposal for a standardized plug for electric vehicles , in flies this. HDMI is great, but, not future proof, you need something that will still be a standard in 25 years.

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Arc 1 Conversion Journal 10/1/2013 Big EV Grin

DIY Electric Car

I have never run out of juice. The car can recharge on a 220v outlet, but I have never done that yet, since I don''t have that type of outlet in my garage. A recharge after my typical commute is less than an hour. Sometime in the future, I plan on making this car an electric-electric hybrid. What does that mean?

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GM taps LG for Volt Battery

Revenge of the Electric Car

The Volt contract is important because the batteries are the most important element of the car and their reliability will make or break GM’s gamble to be the first company to put a plug-in — or grid-rechargeable — hybrid into the market. Having two suppliers would help drive costs down.

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As EV Sales Stall, Plug-In Hybrids Get a Reboot

Cars That Think

Automakers got one thing right: Electrified cars are the future. In China, which accounts for about two-thirds of global electrified sales , buyers are flocking to plug-in hybrids, or PHEVs, which combine a gas engine with a rechargeable battery pack. Now the automaking giants are scrambling to course correct. seconds.

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Should you rent an EV for a family holiday?

EV Central

Europcar provided a Shell Recharge card: you create an account, link your payment method and bingo! You need to download the Shell Recharge app, but as I have an Australian phone with an Australian Apple ID, it says it’s not available in my region. I want to set fire to the Seres 3 and vow only to rent petrol cars in future.

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