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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. The Blue Oval will look to extended-range EVs (EREVs) as a way to electrify future SUVs and pickups, including the Super Duty brand.

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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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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.

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First 4,400 2011 Chevrolet Volt Buyers Eligible For Free In-Home Charging Stations

Green Car Reports

Rather, the first buyers of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt will be eligible for one of 4,400 Department of Energy-funded in-home charging stations to juice up their cars without having to rely on the slow feed of 120-volt.

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Coulomb, MasterCard, and the future of public charging

Plugs and Cars

So if you find yourself by Pier 27 in a J1772 compliant or 120 volt-capable electric vehicle and are a Coulomb member or have one of MC's fancy new cards, two spaces with charge stations are available for the parking fee plus an as yet undetermined fee for the electricity. Free Juice Bar explicitly sells charge stations to offer free power.

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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. It's a big though not too big five-seat large SUV from the brand that already offers the Grand Cherokee.

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More EVs, Faster Charging

Plugs and Cars

It's official, the Cadillac Converj is to be the second extended-range electric vehicle after the Volt. Commonly dubbed a "fast charge," Level III is higher voltage and a considerable investment, around $60,000 (including installation) for their 480-volt, 125-amp offering.

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