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Fleet Review: Volvo XC40 Recharge

Green Fleet Magazine

The Volvo XC40 Recharge offers fleets the familiar premium Volvo experience, electrified.

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The Used EV Market In Denmark Is Booming

CleanTechnica EVs

Reading the latest issue of Motor, the Danish Motorist Associations (FDM) magazine, I was stunned by how crazy the market for used electric cars has evolved in Denmark recently. It’s a classic catch-up effect development when a market gets disrupted by a new technology.

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ICCT/TNO study: Real-world vehicle fuel consumption discrepancy widens to 42% in Europe

Green Car Congress

For example, manufacturers can decide to specially prepare the vehicle’s tires for testing or to fully recharge the vehicle’s battery before testing—measures that are not forbidden by regulation, but at the same time are not representative of real-world driving. United Kingdom), km77.com com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland).

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Personal: My Ongoing EV Adventure

Clean Fleet Report

2016 Fiat 500e – Fidelio Wanting to be like the pros at the big car magazines, I asked my press contact from Fiat-Chrysler (today part of Stellantis) for a long-term Fiat 500e EV test car. I normally got a test loaner for a week, which is fine for a quick impression, but I wanted to live with an EV long term.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

Green Car Congress

On the other hand, drivers of other vehicles waste considerable time making special trips to refuel their internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles at the liquid fuel station or their battery electric vehicle (BEV) at the rapid recharging station. Slow Level 1 charging [ 11 ] should be used to recharge PHEVLER batteries whenever possible.

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Propane's New Mission? Mobile EV Charging

Green Fleet Magazine

A new portable standalone fueling system can fuel fleet vehicles with propane autogas or recharge with DC level 3 fast chargers independent of the grid.

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VW Jumps on the Bandwagon

Plug In Partners

During a presentation of Volkswagen's new electric car program entitled "Fleet Test: Electric Drive Vehicles," Winterkorn explained that TwinDrive can power a vehicle solely on electricity for up to 50 kilometers (31 miles) and can be plugged into to existing power outlets for recharging.

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