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At the EV Crossroads

Clean Fleet Report

You could argue a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) does that, but that’s not really true. A PHEV is a dual-drive vehicle, but is either a gas-powered car carrying around an electric motor and load of batteries to assist it or an EV lugging a heavy gas engine in case it runs out of battery. The Two Paths. A more upright front.

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Two US EV Charging Station Firsts

Green Car Congress

(EAA), Greater Sacramento Chapter, and a Davis-based EV group, marks the beginnings of “ California’s electric highway ,” says Plug In America board member Jay Friedland, and includes the first public Tesla charger, according to Tesla spokeswoman Rachel Konrad. Sierra Nevada Brewing.

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Road Test: Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition

Clean Fleet Report

in South Lake Tahoe. Ford has worked very hard to identify and correct problems that have come up so far and is working hard to get its franchised dealer network up to speed in servicing the Mach-E and the other EV and PHEVs in the Ford portfolio. Opinion: A Plug-in Perk: Free Charging. and includes a 7,377-foot (ft.)

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