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XC90 Recharge review, Polestar 3, Rivian R3, EV tax credit update: The Week in Reverse

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This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 15, 2024. In a review of the 2024 Volvo XC90 Recharge, GCR. Which automaker said it’s aiming for its future EV batteries to last longer?

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Nissan Ariya: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2024 finalist

Green Car Reports

4, and Volvo C40 and XC40 Recharge. This past year, the Nissan Ariya has dropped into a cohort of quite appealing crossover EVs, including the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, Tesla Model Y, Toyota bZ4X, Subaru Solterra, Volkswagen ID.4, It’s a very crowded field.

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Electric Jeeps, Volvo C40 Recharge up close, 50 mpg for under $30,000: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which company thinks that CVTs are a good idea for electric cars? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 16, 2021. We got an up-close look at the Volvo C40 Recharge electric vehicle and its rounded.

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Porsche Panamera PHEV, VW ID.7 wagon, Volvo rebuffs Recharge: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. VW reveals a stylish electric wagon. Volvo shifts to the newer naming strategy for all its vehicles that plug in. And no, EV sales aren’t tanking. Volvo is planning to go all-electric by the end of the decade, and on the way there.

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Toyota RAV4 Prime, Volvo XC40 Recharge, automated charging: Today's Car News

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The Toyota RAV4 Prime is a finalist for Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021. The Volvo XC40 Recharge is also a nominee for Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. VW's developing an automated charging setup.

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Solid-state battery safety, GM bidirectional charging, Volvo XC40 Recharge wireless: Today’s Car News

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Volvo is testing high-power wireless charging on XC40 Recharge taxis. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. GM and PG&E are aiming to test bidirectional EV charging at homes. And are solid-state batteries safer after all? GM now sees bidirectional charging as an important part of all future EVs.

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Volvo XC90 plug-in hybrid review, Chinese EV tariffs, retailers shun EV charging: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

And could the Rivian R3 help EV revive small cars in America? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a review of the 2024 Volvo XC90 Recharge, Green Car Reports found that this. Senators push the idea of new tariffs to keep out Chinese EVs. We revisit the XC90 plug-in hybrid.

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