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2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger: Charge It Up

The Truth About Cars

A 92-kilowatt-hour battery and a 130-kilowatt generator combine to bring the juice. Inside, the duds will include available features like Klipsch Reference Premiere audio, the latest version of UConnect infotainment, digital keys, and a 10.25-inch The towing capacity is 14,000 pounds, with a payload of up to 2,625 pounds.

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Opinion: Tesla Needs to Behave Better

The Truth About Cars

I could write a screed like this just about every week -- it seems like we're constantly hearing about Tesla or one of Elon Musk's other companies cutting corners when it comes to safety, presumably in order to keep the stock price juiced. Indeed, the Reuters piece references safety problems at SpaceX.

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Why is maintaining 80% battery power the best choice for EVs? | EV Basics

Setec Powerr

The EV 80% rule refers to designing the battery capacity of electric vehicles to be around 80% of its maximum capacity to achieve optimal performance and lifespan. If your EV has 300 miles of range when fully juiced up, it can go about 240 miles with an 80% state of charge. What is the EV 80% rule? Doing so maximizes your use of time.

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?Unlimited Juice? Electric Vehicle Charging Plans: Good Idea or Exploitation?

All Cars Electric

And while we’re able to say that an EV costs less to run once purchased than a gasoline car we’ve had to guess refer them to their local utility company for exact pricing. We often get asked by readers just how much it will cost to run an EV.

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ARB posts six new LCFS pathway applications for comment; new PFAD biodiesel approach

Green Car Congress

An application filed for the pathway HLBE chose must must be evaluated against reference pathways from the LCFS Lookup table, and must achieve at least a five gram CO 2 e/MJ CI improvement over that pathway. The HLBE corn ethanol pathway improves upon their reference pathway CI by more than the requisite five grams of CO 2 e/MJ.

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You Haven’t Seen Blue Until You’ve Seen San Andres

Baua Electric

And that’s why when locals refer to “native” islanders, they are referring to the descendants of the original British settlers or, more frequently, the descendants of the once-enslaved Africans those settlers brought over. Unlike most places in Latin America, San Andres has no record of Indigenous peoples on the island.

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Test Report : Hero Electric Optima Electric Scooter

Plug In India

In order to remind the rider, the bike starts blinking the battery juice bar display once voltage dips below 47 V. Did not test that function - but there are voltage fluctuations when you drive - so figuring out which voltage to use as a reference can be a problem. I would recommend keeping the top battery as a spare one permanently.