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How Do Trailers Affect EV Range?

Clean Fleet Report

Electric Pickups Can Haul Easily, But at a Cost. As electric pickup trucks become more popular, it’s natural to wonder how adding a trailer will its range. Chevrolet Silverado EV : 10,000 pounds. Your vehicle’s range is how far it can go on a gas tank or battery charge. How Do Trailers Affect EV Range? Which EVs Can Tow?

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Opinion: Why Choosing the Right Car Is More Important than Ever

Clean Fleet Report

Couple that with the rising popularity of electric vehicles and you’ve got so many different choices to make when buying a car. It’s easy to say “buy an electric vehicle if you want to live a greener lifestyle,” but there’s a lot more nuance to the decision than you might think. Your Purchase Decision Will Define What You Can Do.

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Electric Vehicle Spotlight: Financing a Chevrolet Bolt EUV

EV Life

General Motors was one of the original pioneers of electric cars, introducing the EV1 in 1996 and the game-changing Volt in 2010. Chevrolet has continued that trend in the last few years—emerging as a major leader in the electric vehicle industry. The EUV is available in two different trims, the LT and Premier.

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The Hottest EVs Coming Out in 2023-2024 and How to Save Big on Them

EV Life

The age of the electric car has arrived. While they still make up a relatively small portion of vehicles on the road today, electric cars continue to gain popularity, and more and more automakers are expanding their EV offerings. The Kia AV9 is expected to compete with other electric SUVs like the Tesla Model X and Rivian R1S.

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General Motors inks cobalt supply deal with Glencore

Teslarati

General Motors has inked a new cobalt supply deal with Glencore PLC, a mining company that has dealt with EV leader Tesla in the past, as electric vehicle material availability becomes more unpredictable. GM plans to have an annual production capacity of one million electric vehicles by 2025. I’d love to hear from you!

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Abandoned History: The 2014 VIA VTRUX Pickup, a Forgotten Silverado

The Truth About Cars

A brief moment in EV history passed us by about a decade ago, when the little-known VIA Motors introduced their lineup of VTRUX hybrid-electric vehicles. Each vehicle would use the VIA plug-in powertrain which turned the existing gas engine into a range extender. This sort of topic is the very reason Abandoned History exists.

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FIRST TIMER: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E

Clean Fleet Report

In 2019 Ford announced the name of its all-new, all-electric crossover would be the Mustang Mach-E. How dare Ford besmirch the good Mustang name by calling a SUV, powered by electricity no less, a Mustang? Recently we met up with a long time Mustang owner who took the electric leap and bought a 2021 Mustang Mach-E.

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