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Pininfarina/Bolloré BLUECAR EV Shown at Geneva

Green Car Congress

Pininfarina and Bolloré, which set up a 50-50 joint venture at the beginning of 2008 with the purpose of designing, developing, manufacturing and distributing an electric car, displayed the latest version of the Pininfarina BLUECAR at the Geneva Motor Show on the Véhicules Électriques Pininfarina-Bolloré stand. The BLUECAR.

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

Clean Fleet Report

EPA measurement) Battery and Charging The VF 8 is charged through a plug-in port offering three charging speeds. Details are on the VinFast website with easy steps to order the charger and arrange for installation and how to download the app and use the public chargers. seconds: 0-60 mph 191 mile driving range. (

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The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

When GM installed chargers for the EV1 they used a 50amp 220V circuit that could pump over 6KW into the batteries. The article is often carried by lots of media who will point to this breakthrough as something that has an impact on electric vehicles.