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OnStar and Google demonstrate concept service for managing charging Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy

Green Car Congress

OnStar and Google are working together to demonstrate a new OnStar service for managing the charging of Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy, using the 17 Chevrolet Volts in Google’s “Gfleet” based at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Concept of the service and mobile app for renewable charging. Click to enlarge.

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Testimony: Why I like my electric vehicle

Electric Auto Association

Submitted to the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee in support of Senate Bill 307: Accelerating Ohio's Auto Industry By Tim Benford, president of Drive Electric Dayton. My EV battery is warrantied for a minimum of 100K miles and eight years.

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2023 Rivian R1T Review - Got My Chips Cashed In

The Truth About Cars

The vehicle you see here is what has been on sale for a year or two, the quad-motor AWD with 835 horsepower and 908 lb-ft of torque, up to 328 miles of range, and a claimed 3.0-second It does, however, limit the overall range on a full charge to around 274 miles, which requires selecting the “Conserve” mode on the center touchscreen.&

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Where to locate public chargers?

Electric Auto Association

The Union of Concerned Scientists documents that an ICE vehicle in Ohio must maintain an average of 60 mpg to equal the emissions used to produce what’s needed to run an EV for the same distance. Equity issues must be kept in mind as none of us want EV access and EV charging to become the redlining of the 21st Century.

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Review: 2024 Chevy Equinox EV delivers 300 miles for under $40k

Baua Electric

Nominally a compact crossover SUV with 285 to 319 miles of EPA-estimated range, it’s priced competitively, with prices starting at $43,295 (including a mandatory $1,395 delivery fee). We spent a day and more than 100 miles with two Equinox EVs in mid-May, and found ourselves impressed. 4 trailing behind at 291 to 304 miles.

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2024 Honda Prologue boasts 300-mile dimension, sub-$50,000 worth

Baua Electric

Honda on Thursday equipped the primary main points on its 2024 Prologue, an electrical mid-size crossover the automaker guarantees with an EPA dimension estimate of as much as 300 miles. Manufacturing will most probably pull park in Ohio, the place Honda is upgrading its vegetation to aid EV manufacturing. It will extend to 57.7

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2024 Polestar 2 Dual Motor Review - Not A Smart Time To Be Sexy Anyway

The Truth About Cars

The infotainment is all Google based as in most Volvos, but it seems to have improved since the last time I’ve used it. A single motor variant can handle 320 miles on a single charge, where the standard dual motor is rated for 276 miles. This performance trim steps down even further to 247 miles.

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