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DOE Turns Down V-Vehicle Loan Applications

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San Diego, Ca-based V-Vehicle Company (VVC) ( earlier post ) has been informed that the Program Office of the US Department of Energy (DOE) will not recommend approval of VVC’s two loan applications for $321.1 million from the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Loan Program (ATVMLP). The first loan application was for $79.9

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

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After a couple hours driving the VF 8 in San Diego County, here are our initial thoughts. Just like when fueling a gasoline car at any station, VinFast owners can charge at any of the chargers at Blink, ChargeHub, EVgo, Flo, SemaConnect or Electrify America. The company exudes confidence and optimism.

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

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Or how about 32 miles on no gasoline at all as you chauffeur around the kids and do in-town errands? The 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid has a gasoline-powered 3.6-liter The EPA rates fuel economy, when using the hybrid gasoline-only engine at 30 miles per gallon. San Diego to San Francisco? How It Works.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

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This means doing errands, taking the kids to sports or visiting friends, even most commutes, will be done without using any gasoline. The 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is available with either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, both utilize a gasoline-powered 3.6-liter How It Works. mpg based on the dashboard computer.

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Road Test: 2021 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 4xe

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liter turbocharged gasoline engine. The system, with a total of 375 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque, is EPA city and highway combined rated at 20 mpg with the gasoline engine only. With no battery charge the gasoline engine kicks-in resulting in the lower fuel economy number. The engine alone is not that impressive.

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Mixed Outlook for Mainstream Consumer Adoption of PHEVs

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A series of presentations at the SAE 2009 Hybrid Vehicle Technology Symposium held in San Diego (11-12 February) sketched a mixed outlook for mainstream consumer—i.e., the first time in your entire lives you’ve ever heard the EPA and the OEMs agree on something: tax the fuel. Tax the fuel.” Source: Ken Kurani.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

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I think we have 22 or 24 buses in the San Diego area, and we have another deployment underway in the Los Angeles Unified School District, where we are initially deploying 24 as well. Those districts are tax-exempt organizations, therefore they have access to attractive loans. Many including San Diego Unified, LA Unified.

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