EV Central

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

And you’re also looking at a grid that’s built near roads. No one imagined, in our vast country, years ago, that you would need a grid near roads.” Infrastructure is infinitely easier in countries like the Netherlands, thanks to population density. Balmo said. “A

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2017

More than ten new electric cars are set to go into series production at Mercedes-Benz Cars by 2022, from the smart to the large SUV. Electric: The smart vision EQ fortwo features a rechargeable lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 30 kWh. Mercedes-Benz is pursuing a holistic approach to powertrain electrification.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2014

It combines the sporty genes of the TT with the strengths of a compact Audi SUV. The infrastructure side—a plate with a coil and an inverter (AC/AC converter)—is placed on the parking spot of the Audi TT offroad concept and connected to the power grid. The alternating magnetic field of the infrastructure side induces a 3.3

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

have entered a commercial agreement to produce electric sport utility vehicles (SUVs), cars and other electric vehicles in China for domestic and global distribution. Under the exclusive agreement, ZAP and Jonway take the electric drive systems designed by ZAP and integrate them into the reengineered EV SUV that will be produced by Jonway.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In Europe, it was smaller Jeeps—the subcompact Renegade and compact Compass family SUV—that got their plugs first. One’s the best of the dwindling segment of 7- and 8-seat vehicles that aren’t hulking SUVs. The other is the SUV that started it all, an iconic vehicle known the world over for ruggedness and go-anywhere capability.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2018

There will be electric alternatives in every segment from smart to SUV, with well in excess of 130 variants in total, ranging from 48-volt on-board electrical system with EQ Boost to plug-in-hybrids to all-electric vehicles with batteries or fuel cells. The asynchronous drive motor and battery pack are installed in the rear of the SUV.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2013

The electric SUV concept is based on the conventionally-engined Trumpchi GS5 SUV which was introduced in March of 2012. An 18 kW charger allows recharge times as fast as 2 hours and features bi-directional power capability—thus Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G), Vehicle-to-House (V2H) and Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) power flow are all possible.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Volvo has some of the most aggressive goals when it comes to brand-wide electrification, and the new C40 Recharge is a big step in its electric charge towards zero emissions. Its official name is the Volvo C40 Recharge Pure Electric, and it’s available as either a single motor or dual motor (the latter is called the Twin).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Fisker revealed its Fisker Ocean electric SUV at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The Fisker Ocean was designed to be a true SUV, Henrik Fisker said, rather than yet another aerodynamic all-electric hatchback. The company calls these technologies PowerCar, Power Grid, and PowerHouse.

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EV Central

JULY 7, 2023

A spin-off from the petrol-powered X1, the newly arrived iX1 compact SUV is undoubtedly proof of that. Price and features BMW hasn’t hesitated to come out confidently with the pricing of the iX1, setting it higher than the starting point of any of its luxury compact SUV opposition at $84,900 plus on-road costs. 2023 BMW iX1 M Sport.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 23, 2024

A Bona Fide Third Row in an Electric SUV Combine the Kia Telluride three-row SUV and the Kia EV6 crossover and you get the all-new, all-electric 2024 Kia EV9 three-row SUV. There are other electric SUVs with a third row, but when comparing apples-to-apples, the EV9 offers the most cabin space for the lowest base price.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 14, 2024

With the same methodology applied, Volvo had calculated the lifetime CO2 of the XC40 Recharge to be 54,000 kg of CO2 equivalent. 2024 Volvo XC40 Recharge To compare that to a gasoline-fueled internal-combustion model, Volvo’s previous report on the XC40 Recharge pegged a gasoline version at 58,000 kg.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Plug-In Hybrids Are Cleaner (Even on a Coal Grid) [ to top ] This entire section is finally obsolete -- because we now have a definitive study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Only PHEVs and battery EVs get cleaner as they get older - because the electric grid gets cleaner every decade.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 9, 2021

In a world obsessed with crossovers and SUVs, this is a car that looks like a tall sedan but actually provides hatchback practicality, including a fold-up panel for grocery bags that includes hooks and a strap. For more affordable EVs, the Volvo brand has big plans to expand its lineup, and already offers the XC40 Recharge crossover.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Henrik Fisker revealed his plans to shake-up the electric SUV category with the all-new, all-electric Ocean. This five-passenger SUV offers some interesting technology and a starting price that will make the competitors take notice. As we said in the opening sentence, Fisker is planning on shaking things up in the electric SUV market.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 28, 2023

EV owners should be urged to charge at night to save not only money and the power grid but “ the world ,” a news headline cries out. Not so fast, exclaim researchers at Stanford University, who state that charging EVs during the day is actually cheaper, better for the grid, and healthier for the environment. Join the crowd.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

Consumer Reports rates the Buick Enclave higher than vehicles from Toyota, Volvo, Infiniti, Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz in the Luxury- Full Size SUV category. The money that we spend on full-size trucks and full-size SUVs will be to improve their fuel economy to get them to where they need to be ” to meet the revised CAFE standards.

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Green Cars News

JULY 28, 2009

It has given a £27million grant to Land Rover to help it produce a new hybrid SUV that has been code-named LRX and should help the Jaguar-Land Rover group reach a new audience. It has also outlined targets for the National Grid to increase the amount of electricity that comes from purely renewable sources.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

This renewable production capacity is increasingly important to ensure the existing power grid can accept more renewable sources. So much so, Hyundai has announced it is leasing its hydrogen SUV for $499 a month, with fuel thrown in for free. Of course, this also has the merit of producing so-called “green hydrogen”.

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Plug N Drive

JUNE 30, 2021

Survey after survey finds Canadians have questions and concerns about EV costs, capabilities, recharging, the environmental impact and the ability of an EV to adequately replace a gas-powered vehicle. Today, we see similar consumer skepticism towards electric vehicle (EV) technology.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Ruppert "The End of Oil", by Paul Roberts "High and Mighty: The dangerous rise of the SUV", by Keith Bradsher, 2002 "High Noon for Natural Gas: The New Energy Crisis", by Julian Darley "The Hype about Hydrogen", by Joseph J. Deffeyes, 2005 "The Coming Oil Crisis", by Colin Campbell "Crossing the Rubicon", by Michael C.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2012

Each day, they will recharge the batteries in their electric car for the next leg of the trip, while giving presentations and workshops about the technologies. Among the top-level findings of the study are: 61% of all participating cars, SUVs, vans and pickup trucks were used on the Travel Day and they drove an average of 40 miles per day.

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Drive Electric

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

BMW will begin to offer its first fully electric SUV. It will be built on the new E-GMP platform giving the car a superb range of 250+ miles, ultra-fast charging while keeping maximum space in the vehicle and also supports vehicle to grid charging. Volvo XC40 Recharge. The XC40 Recharge is going to be a big part of that.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 20, 2022

That equates to $59,990 plus on-road costs for the single specification currently slated for Australia and a claimed ADR-certified range of 511km between recharges. And yep, it’s not an SUV, there’s no black cladding or raised ride heights here. 2023 Cupra Born recharge plug is on the right-side at the rear. 2023 Cupra Born.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The Lucid also integrates its onboard "Wunderbox," a charging unit designed to allow the bi-directional, vehicle-to-grid (V2G) or vehicle-to-vehicle charging of the future. Lucid's Gravity next For Lucid, the next make-or-break step is the Gravity , an SUV whose production is slated for 2023. billion in revenue.

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Drive Electric

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

More renewable energy sources are being added to the UK grid all the time and it takes less energy to produce renewable electricity (and it’s a much cleaner process) than extracting and cracking crude oil to make petrol, while most new electric cars are packed with clever technology which makes then even more environmentally friendly.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2013

(GAC) brought three to the 2013 North American International Auto Show (2013 NAIAS) in Detroit this month: a 4x4 Hybrid Version of the Trumpchi Sedan; a battery-electric version of the Trumpchi GS5 SUV; and the Compact NEV E-JET range-extended electric vehicle. BEV Version of Trumpchi GS5 SUV. based on GAC’s Trumpchi GS5 SUV.

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Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

clip) Fisker also hopes to come out with SUVs and other types of cars. This cute and sporty beetle-esque electric car comes with optional photovoltaics for solar power, and will be powered by a pack of Li-ions that will allow drivers to go about 100 miles before needing to recharge. China will be first to receive the F6DM.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

And yet, what about recharging? That means I'd have to recharge at least once. An electric SUV is going to have more aerodynamic drag than an electric sedan like a Tesla Model S or Lucid Air. And the estimate was that about 80 percent of all the miles covered by Volt came from grid power, not from gasoline. Finally, age.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

And yet, what about recharging? That means I'd have to recharge at least once. An electric SUV is going to have more aerodynamic drag than an electric sedan like a Tesla Model S or Lucid Air. And the estimate was that about 80 percent of all the miles covered by Volt came from grid power, not from gasoline. Finally, age.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. Vehicle to Grid (V2G) technology is a bi-directional electric grid interface that allows a plug-in to take energy from the grid or put it back on the grid. The current electrical grid is poorly designed for distributed generation of power.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. Establishing dealer network.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

In electric mode the hybrid SUV can cover a distance of up to three kilometers (1.86 A fully discharged battery requires less than three hours’ charging from a 230 V grid; a 380 V high-voltage current reduces the time to less than an hour under optimal conditions. liters per 100 km (33.6 Q5 hybrid motor. Click to enlarge.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Also, besides giving you the ability to charge at night when most utility rates are lower, future vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology may allow you to sell some of your stored energy back to the utilities. The demands on the grid would require a lot of infrastructure work without some sort of "energy reservoir" in place.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

The electricity for recharging has to come from somewhere, which means power plants. The true impact of electric vehicles should consider the make-up of the power grids where these cars will be used. While Id been harsh on the need for outside recharge stations in the past, actually an intermediate charge may extend battery life.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. Notice in [link] that GM carefully avoids claiming to reduce CO2 by shifting to the grid, but leads people off the track by focusing on smog related issues.

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