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China’s Chery to set up shop in Europe

Baua Electric

Chinese automaker Chery is planning to make cars in Spain, where the EV market is at just 12%, half that of Portugal and France. Spain’s Industry Ministry said in a statement that the agreement would be formalized in the next few days, with Chery planning to start production in Barcelona, according to Reuters.

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How EV Owners Can Navigate Through Coronavirus Period Safely

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In general, EV charging stations are “cleaner” than using gas pump carriers because of the simple fact that fewer people are using them. Typically, both plug-in and electric hybrids have programs to automatically manage the battery charge based on the residual consumption, time parked and outdoor temperature.

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A Brief Look at Today's Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles and the Companies That Are Revolutionizing an Old Industry - Yahoo! Finance

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A Brief Look at Todays Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles and the Companies That Are Revolutionizing an Old Industry Plug-in Hybrids: Vehicles of Tomorrow Monday April 20, 2009, 4:00 pm EDT Buzz up! A Deutsche Bank study cites an averageof $11,000 ofadditional cost for an all-electric vehicle compared toa comparablegasoline powered vehicle.

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Technology Review: First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Two 150-kilowatt electric motors together deliver 403 horsepower--enough to accelerate to 60 miles per hour in 5.8 But that kind of acceleration is available only in something called "sport" mode, which uses power from both the battery pack and the gas-powered generator. It takes the Volt about 9 seconds.)

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Stories of the War in Ukraine: Hanna

Cars That Think

This personal account, entitled “Real War,” was written by Hanna Porieva , an associate professor of electrical engineering at the National Technical University of Ukraine “ Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute ” and IEEE volunteer, who was forced to flee Kyiv with her family. Every person in Ukraine wants peace.

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