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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: electric Microbus finally arrives

Charged EVs

All but one use a white upper body over a choice of orange, yellow, green, blue, “blue charcoal,” silver, or grey. The standard model has a 210-kilowatt (282-horsepower) motor powering the rear wheels, rated at 413 lb-ft of torque. To my eyes, the silver-over-Cherry Red combination was less successful. Photos by John Voelcker.

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Paired Power’s EV chargers let customers mix and match solar, storage and grid power

Charged EVs

Microgrids offer other advantages: partially decoupling from the grid can help fleet operators avoid expensive utility demand charges, ensure that they’re charging with mostly green energy, and offer a backup power source in case of a power outage. Paired Power offers a pair of microgrid-based products, each addressing a different market.

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Tech: Vibration Testing’s Role in Improving EV Component Longevity

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of total new light-duty vehicle sales in the third quarter of 2024 up from 19.1% Safety Regulations and Compliance The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. In fact, BEVs accounted for 21.2% in the second quarter. 305a to supersede FMVSS No.

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Road Test: 2025 Hyundai Tucson PHEV Limited AWD

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The Green Zone drive mode is for when driving through an area where silence is preferred, such as near a hospital or school. Trailer pre-wiring is standard, and the maximum trailer weight rating with trailer brakes is 2,000 pounds (1,650 pounds without). In unscientific acceleration runs we clocked 0-60 times around 7.1 The dual 12.3-inch

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The 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV Becomes Cheaper and Gains a New Trail Boss Trim

The Truth About Cars

The 2026 Silverado EV WT now starts at $54,895 for the Standard 286-mile range model, a $2,000 drop from the year before. The system functions like adaptive cruise control, with the drivers hands on the wheel until Super Cruise becomes available, and then alerts the driver with green lights on the steering wheel that its safe to go hands-off.

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Road Test: 2025 Toyota Sienna Hybrid

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There is a green EV icon on the gauge cluster that goes on and off as the system imperceptibly saves gasoline by using electricity and challenges you to be easy on the accelerator. Safety Features a cool box The 2025 Sienna comes standard with the Toyota Safety Sense 2.0 Headroom throughout the cabin was generous.

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Toyota C-HR+ arrives as BEV, will Urban Cruiser follow?

Baua Electric

The running lights hook like long staples across the broad face, which is bookend by vertical slots topped with fog lights. Below the integrated roof spoiler, a full light bar spans the ducktail rear, and the poofed fenders add to its muscular, low-set look. Outward vision remained a priority, so both it and the standard 14.0-inch