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Texas-made Tesla Model Y with 4680 battery charges 0-97% in under 1 hour

Teslarati

A Texas-made Tesla Model Y with 4680 battery cells has been able to complete a charging session from 0% to 97% in 52 minutes. Tesla advocate Ryan Levenson of The Kilowatts , who maintains several electric vehicles that he rents out on Turo, recently took delivery of a Texas-made Dual Motor Model Y. tommolog what do you see.

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Ford In Another Texas Partnership for Plug-in Preparation: Oncor

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company and Oncor announced they are coordinating efforts to help prepare North Texas for the operation of electric vehicles. Cooperation between Ford and Oncor also involves working with the state and local governments on the most efficient ways to bring EVs to north Texas. Earlier post.).

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Tesla wins as Texas calls for state-backed charging stations to incorporate its plug

Baua Electric

Texas’s determination will put a ton of force on alternative states to undertake Tesla’s NACS, stated Lew Cox, director of commercial construction at MD7, which is helping firms deploy chargers. of the fast-charging plugs operational within the nation. of the fast-charging plugs operational within the nation.

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Tesla Model 3 loses only 2.2% of battery range after four years and 100k miles

Teslarati

Since taking delivery of his Model 3 four years ago, the EV owner was able to rack up 100,000 miles in the vehicle. Yet within the Model 3’s 100,000-mile review, the EV owner mentioned something rather remarkable. The vehicle was rated at 310 miles when it was new, and now, its full charge remains listed at 303 miles.

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2015 BMW i8 Driven, 2014 Mercedes B-Class Electric Car, Toyota's Texas Move: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: We drive the sexy 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid, we learn the U.S. price of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive, and Toyota moves to (not very green) Texas. The Ebuggy electric-car trailer boosts range by 300 miles, but is that worth sacrificing one''s dignity? Toyota will.'

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Researchers suggest subsidies and policies targeting plug-ins with small battery packs would produce more benefits at lower cost

Green Car Congress

Federal subsidies and policies to encourage plug-in vehicle adoption would produce more benefits at lower cost by targeting the purchase of vehicles with small battery packs, according to Jeremy J. Current federal policy is weighted toward plug-in with larger battery packs. The Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid with a 4.4

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CMU county-level study shows plug-ins have larger or smaller lifecycle GHG than gasoline ICE depending on regional factors

Green Car Congress

A US-wide county-level study comparing lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from several light-duty passenger gasoline and plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) has found that PEVs can have larger or smaller carbon footprints than gasoline vehicles depending on regional factors and the specific vehicle models being compared.

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