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Ford Looks to Extended-Range EVs to Juice Demand

The Truth About Cars

EREVs arent really a new thing, as the Chevy Volt debuted around a decade ago with the tech, but there hasnt been much movement with the configuration in the last few years. Ram will be the first back to market with an EREV, as the Ram 1500 Ramcharger is set to offer 690 miles of range when it arrives later this year.

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800-Volt EV Charging: The ?Other Palliative for Range Anxiety ???

Cars That Think

The Hyundai Ioniq5 and Kia EV6 that I recently tested—a pair of wildly impressive, high-design EVs—take a different approach to solving range anxiety: an 800-volt battery architecture that delivers some of the fastest charging in the EV game, and unheard of at these price levels. That Hummer can range for 530 km (329 miles), not bad for a 4.5-tonne

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GM taps LG for Volt Battery

Revenge of the Electric Car

GM has been saying for a while now that they had picked their supplier for the LiIon battery in the Volt, but they weren’t prepared to announce who it was. GM Reported Ready To Give Volt Battery Nod to Unit of LG Chem. Lots going on with batteries now, as John O’Dell’s piece below illustrates. that got the nod.

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips A Two-Country Kia EV6 Experience Last year I set out to see what it would be like to take a couple of long road trips in a Kia EV6–one in the UK and the other in the U.S. Fortunately it’s becoming less of an issue now the newest EVs have a range of up to 300 miles on a full battery charge.

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2024 Jeep Wagoneer S Review -- Finding the Space Between

The Truth About Cars

The Wagoneer S is the first battery-electric Jeep for American consumption, and it uses a 400-volt, 100.5-kWh kWh battery pack that feeds juice to front- and rear-electric motors that are 250 kW/400V each. Range is a tick over 300 miles and the charge time on a Level 2 is a bit under 7 hours for 5 percent to 80 percent.

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Road Rally Review: Driving a Volkswagen ID. Buzz for 5,000 miles through Europe

The Truth About Cars

Buzz on a 7,500 km (4,660-mile) road rally through nine European countries in 16 days as part of the Baltic Sea Circle Rally. We knew it could be done with careful planning and plenty of patience, even with the van’s modest 263-mile range. Buzz was easy to juice up with useful info provided on the center screen.

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Road Test: 2025 BMW i4 Gran Coupe

Clean Fleet Report

The EPA rates the all-electric driving range at 295 miles, which was spot-on to our results, where we averaged a respectable 3.2 miles per kilowatt-hour. kW charger and a 240-volt/32-amp Level 2 home charger will take 8.25 hours Level 3 DC Fast Charging: 10-80% in 30 minutes Range: 260 miles eDrive40 335 horsepower and 317 lb.-ft.

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