Green Cars News

JANUARY 6, 2012

General Motors has announced series of enhancements to the range-extended Volt model following an investigation into battery fires by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

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EV Central

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Dubbed the ‘Golden Battery’, Zeekr says it will introduce the new powerpack in the all-new Zeekr 007 sedan that goes on sale on December 27, ahead of deliveries beginning on January 1.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 25, 2012

A US House of Representatives committee is to address concerns that investigation into the safety of the Chevrolet Volt may have been delayed because of a conflict-of-interest that arose out of the US Government’s partial ownership of General Motors (GM). A new report entitled ‘Volt Vehicle Fire: What did NHTSA Know and When Did They [.].

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Chevrolet Volt owners are being offered the chance to take a free loan car in replacement of their range-extended model while an investigation into vehicle fires continues.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Vehicles are alleged to pose a fire risk due to improperly installed battery connections. Stellantis and the NHTSA have warned that this could result in a fire hazard even when the vehicle is parked.& But wondered about the overall reliability of such a high-strung and complicated system.&

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 10, 2021

Now, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is showing off North America’s first electric fire engine from Austria-based Rosenbauer Group. The electric fire truck is designed to everything a conventional one can–and more. It’s a series plug-in hybrid like the Chevrolet Volt. Opinion: New U.S. Making History.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Our hearts sink a little every time we discover news of an electric car fire. Will the media turn it into an anti-EV frenzy, like they did with the Chevy Volt? Will others also go up in flames? Reports of an electric Smart ForTwo going up in flames at a home in Florida brought all those thoughts flooding back.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Yesterday was quite a day indeed in Chevy Volt land.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Many storage homeowners draw back at coaching and kit prices for solving high-voltage EVs – with 400- and 800-volt techniques that might electrocute and blast unwary or untrained technicians in seconds – particularly with rather few EVs at the highway. “How are people going to afford the higher repair costs?”

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Yesterday we told you how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) had opened a formal safety defect investigation to assess the risk of a battery related fire in the Chevrolet Volt (see article). At the time that the fires took place, Mary [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Just how high is the risk of battery related fire in a Chevrolet Volt that is involved in a serious crash? Earlier this year, the NHTSA performed a New Car Assessment Program side pole [.].

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EV Central

DECEMBER 19, 2023

That means, despite packing a kerbweight approaching three-tonnes, epic power should see the Range Rover Electric fire off the line from 0-100km/h in around 4.6 seconds – the same sports car-like figure the P530 version manages.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 5, 2009

Late last year, Gadget’s workshop was destroyed in a fire. The blaze took away some of Gadget’s most prized work, including a super sleek electric powered Silver Porsche which featured at PlugInAmerica’s Sept 08 gala fundraiser alongside the Tesla Roadster and GM’s Volt prototype.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 20, 2024

hour with a 120 volt, Level 1 charger for a full charge. A Level 2, 240 volt charger, found at public charge stations and, commonly, in homes will take 7.5 The good news is the handling was solid with a lowered stance and near 50:50 weight balance. The primary way to charge the 15.5 kWh battery is by plugging in.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 8, 2011

As the controversy over Chevrolet Volt fires rolls on, General Motors (GM) has at least one cause for celebration, as its Lansing Delta Township (LDT) Assembly plant becomes the company’s first to receive an Energy Star certificate from the US Environmental Protection Agency.

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 7, 2007

Volvo C30 plug-in hybrid concept AutoBlogGreen "German auto website, Autobild, is reporting that Volvo is working on a plug-in diesel-electric hybrid with a similar powertrain design to the Chevy Volt concept unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show in early January. What's New Sign the On Line Petition News Summary I HOME

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

kilowatt onboard charger will replenish an empty battery to the maximum 32 miles driving range in about two hours using a 240-volt Level 2 charger. Expect about 14 hours with a regular, 120-volt household outlet. In addition, we are often invited to manufacturer events highlighting new vehicles or technology.

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 16, 2007

Lutz responds to the sense that GM might be pulling back from its commitment to the Volt that resulted from Sharon Terlep's Detroit News article a month or so ago. (My While the goal is still a 2010 release, everything hinges on the Lithium battery thought to be the essential heart of the Volt. Or is lithium the new hydrogen?

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 11, 2008

for years, if ever, it would be the first plug-in to be commercially available—allowing BYD to steal a march on General Motors ( GM ), which is expecting to launch the Chevrolet Volt in 2010. WN : What about the argument that cars fueled by electricity from a coal-fired power plant ultimately are as polluting as cars using fossil fuels?

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

The Chevrolet Volt isn’t the only range extended car on its way – now Capstone Turbine Corporation will introduce its own prototype at the LA Auto Show. The prototype is based on a Factory Five Racing GTM body and can accelerate from 0-60mph in 3.9

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Plug In Partners

MAY 20, 2008

The Chevrolet Volt is the sexiest green car in GM's arsenal. Due in November, 2010 , the sedan will charge up in six hours and run for 40 miles before a small gasoline engine fires up and recharges the battery, extending the range to 600 miles. Join Plug in Partners today Sign the On Line Petition News Summary I HOME.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 6, 2024

But I did actually want to— another news story that came up this week was Apple closing down its EV division. So I actually find power electronics really fascinating because most of the history of transistors, right, is about making them use ever smaller amounts of electricity—5-volt logic used to be pretty common; now 3.3

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 11, 2022

New in 2021, the 4xe has all the off-road ability of a non-electrified Wrangler, possibly even more as there is something satisfying about removing the top and sides, lowering the windshield, and cruising silently in pure electric mode through the desert or forest. Old school meets new school. liter V8 under the hood.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 24, 2012

An investigation into the safety of a range-extended electric car, the Chevrolet Volt has been closed after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ruled that the car is no more likely to burst into flames after a crash than its combustion rivals. The news is being welcomed by GM which is preparing to launch [.].

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Cars That Think

MARCH 26, 2023

Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide: Where They Compete In the markets for high-voltage power transistors, gallium nitride devices dominate in applications below around 400 volts, while silicon carbide has the edge now for 800 V and above (the markets are relatively small above around 2,000 V). electron volts, as compared with 3.40

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 18, 2022

The handlingon the all-wheel drive EV6 GT, weighing-in at 4,795 pounds, planted it solidly as we drove from The Four Seasons Las Vegas to the Lake Mead National Recreation Area , through the Valley of Fire State Park , and then to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. kW onboard charger can charge up to 800 volts. Dual electric motors.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Increasing temperatures pose a direct threat to human survival, fueling the force of hurricanes and tornadoes, and facilitating the proliferation, size and intensity of fires. Fires result in more CO 2 as well as destroying the plant mass necessary to restore the balance that enabled the biosphere to flourish in the past. Conclusions.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. and Chrysler.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 7, 2024

Recharging is 11kW for AC charging, and up to 150kW for DC charging, with the bZ4X running a 400-volt architecture. Driving impressions Toyota has been firing on all cylinders with its recent models in terms of the drive experience, and while that analogy seems silly here, it is still representative of the bZ4X’s character.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 26, 2012

‘No customer was ever in danger’, GM CEO Dan Akerson asserted yesterday as he faced a US Congress sub-committee yesterday morning following an investigation into the safety of the firm’s Chevrolet Volt model.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", See Chevy Volt for latest. See our frequent comments at our news archive. Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 11, 2009

The good news is that positive things ARE happening and our efforts are starting to make a difference. So I’m going to lobby Ted personally at the Torrance Environmental Fair on Saturday where he’ll be making a campaign stop, and I’ll try to light a little solar fire under the current Assemblyman for the 53rd District.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

And Hyundai and Kia models tend to be in low supply for the US, which is now compounded by Hyundai’s complete recall of 76,000 Kona EV models due to a battery issue that caused several fires. There are some emerging solutions, however, that could see apartment property owners begin to offer EV charging to their tenants.

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Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

is 240 Volt charging points and it will take a minimum of 8-9 hours to fully charge your electric car. The Electrify America is a piece of exciting news for the owners of non-tesla EVs and those who are planning to buy a non-Tesla EV. Given that most of the charging stations in the U.S

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Although Think has been plagued by bad financial news recently, the company’s North American C.E.O., Even if you charge your EV with electricity made from coal fired generators you reduce your car’s pollution by half. Got a hot tip on breaking green news, or a suggestion for areas of coverage? Staff Tom Zeller Jr.

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