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Ford gives all EV buyers a free charging station and installation—it seems to sell more cars

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The Ford Power Promise focuses on drivers who can most easily charge at homestill the low-hanging fruit for EV sales. To address these challenges, last year Ford launched its Ford Power Promise, a marketing and support package to ease EV-curious shoppers (intenders) over the hump to buying and driving an electric vehicle. Its working.

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Tesla Superchargers were over 10 times as reliable as these rivals

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Comparatively, Shell Recharge users faced the most issues, with respondents detailing problems in 48 percent of charging sessions. ” The survey included responses from 1,230 owners of BEVs and plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs), detailing experiences from roughly 5,700 individual charging sessions.

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2025 GWM Haval H6GT PHEV Review: New plug-in hybrid packs in the value and EV range to make life tough for BYD Sealion 6, Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

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The new GWM Haval G6GT has the option of a plug-in hybrid system that takes EV-only motoring to another level. And while its not the cheapest plug-in hybrid on the market, the H6GT packs plenty in for the money. The best part is the plug-in hybrid system, which relies more on electrons than petrol. Theres also a 10.25-inch

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Think the plug-in Ford Ranger PHEV isn’t capable enough? I just drove one up an active volcano in Iceland!

EV Central

That’s a snapshot of the online trolling faced by Ford’s new Ranger plug-in hybrid ute as it lands in Australian showrooms this month. READ MORE: 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV full pricing and specifications READ MORE: Will Ford expand its PHEV portfolio to sit alongside the new plug-in Ranger? Let me give you an extreme example.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: electric Microbus finally arrives

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are powered by a 91-kilowatt-hour (gross) battery pack. The standard model has a 210-kilowatt (282-horsepower) motor powering the rear wheels, rated at 413 lb-ft of torque. The optional 4Motion all-wheel-drive system adds a 40-kW (53-hp) motor to power the fronts, rated at 99 lb-ft. Can the Buzz endure? Stay tuned.

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Report: Nissan GT-R Will Return With Hybrid Powertrain

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basically its like it would complete one lap at the Nrburgring, and then you have to recharge the car, he told The Drive. Nissan says it doesnt yet know for certain if it will be a plug-in hybrid or not. Think about a plug-in hybrid (with todays technology) and you do two or three laps of the Nrburgring and youre running out of juice.

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Study: Tesla, Rivian charging networks have far fewer problems

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In this edition, Consumer Reports includes information from about 5,700 total charging sessions, from 1,230 EV and plug-in hybrid owners. In contrast, respondents said they experienced problems 48% of the time at Shell Recharge stations, 43% of the time at EVgo stations, and 41% of the time at Blink stations.