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GM’s Maven car-sharing reaches 1M miles driven in <4 months; Boston, Chicago, and DC joining lineup

Green Car Congress

Maven members have driven more than one million miles. Some statistics: Maven members and Lyft drivers using Express Drive have logged more than one million miles on the road. Most popular vehicle: Chevrolet Volt. and is adding Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C. and Chicago.

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Chevy Volt? Old News! CleanAir Electric Car Did It 20 Years Ago

Green Car Reports

What car can be charged up via a plug, then offers an all-electric range of around 40 miles, before a range-extending generator kicks in to supply power and top up the batteries? If you answered "Chevrolet Volt", then you'd be correct--but the Volt certainly isn't the first car to tout these statistics.

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Ford Focus Electric EPA-certified at 105 MPGe combined; 110 MPGe city, 99MPGe highway

Green Car Congress

Ford’s all-new Focus Electric has been certified by the EPA to offer 105 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) combined, with 110 MPGe city and 99 MPGe on the highway. Consumption is 34 kWh/100 miles, combined cycle. The smaller Mitsubishi i-MiEV is rated at 112 MPGe combined, with consumption of 30 kWh/100 miles.

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

Green Car Congress

People might be bored reading about the Prius but a review on four Priuses (2004, 2005, two 2006s) that my family owns that ran a total of 913k km (570k miles) should be interesting, right? I found a a 2004 with 247k km (154k miles) on the clock. 11 volts, we can look for a new battery. by BLNT, PriusPodcast.com.

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Porsche Macan EV begins real-world testing: Taycan-like infrastructure, release date revealed

Teslarati

The digital testing process contributes much more than statistics and data. Identical to the Taycan, the Macan EV will also use an 800-volt architecture, offering “typical Porsche E-Performance,” Steiner said. An example of the aerodynamic development process is pictured below.

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Electric Ram 1500 Revolution BEV Concept pickup truck revealed at CES

Charged EVs

Ram says it can charge at 800 volts, claiming users could add 100 miles of range in 10 minutes (a carefully chosen statistic that assumes a largely depleted pack, optimum temperatures, and other ideal conditions). Koval said the 800-volt charging would be accompanied by more conventional 400-volt charging as well.

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Buying an EV amid high demand and supply chain issues

Plug in America

Used EVs have fewer moving parts that can break or fail and they require less maintenance, so you can find a dependable vehicle, such as a Chevy Volt or Nissan LEAF, at a reasonable price. Recurrent allows you to see a used vehicle’s battery health and compare it to battery health statistics of the same make and model.

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