EV Central

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Twin-motor AWD, 390kW/690Nm AC charging: Up to 11kW, Type 2 plug DC charging: 150kW, CCS combo plug 0-100km/h: 4.5 We only drove the dual-motor performance, and the power is predictably plentiful, with a smooth and constant flow of grunt attached to your right foot. SCORE: 3.7/5

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 10, 2025

Plug in your toold, plug in your house Where the F-150 Lighting Pro can be a life saver will be when a power outage hits as the battery can store 9.6 The ride was calm with minimal wind noise from the mirrors or the 275/65 Michelin Primacy XC all-season tires, which were mounted on 18-inch machined-aluminum high gloss black wheels.

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EV Central

JULY 4, 2025

Consider this: China’s installations of wind and solar in the month of May this year were enough to generate as much electricity as Poland, Sweden or the UAE. In the same month, China installed around 5300 wind turbines. We knew China’s rush to install solar and wind was going to be wild but WOW,” Myllyvirta wrote. Every second.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 26, 2025

Why Vibration Testing Is Crucial for EV Component Longevity EV and hybrid vehicle sales increased exponentially in the United States last year, with plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicle (BEV) purchases reaching record levels. In fact, BEVs accounted for 21.2% in the second quarter.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 27, 2024

On October 27th of 2020, the China Society of Automotive Engineers laid out a roadmap for how the country was going to achieve 50% of all cars sold in 2035 being fully electric, plug-in hybrid, or hydrogen, with 95% of them of course being fully electric.

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Cars That Think

MAY 13, 2025

PEM can quickly ramp up and down in response to variable energy sources like wind and solar power, but it requires iridium, which is in limited supply. In China, Shandong-based Hygreen Energy in September 2024 launch ed a kilowatt-scale AEM electrolyzer for plug-and-play use in industrial parks, community buildings and transportation.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 23, 2025

It is obvious Honda spent a considerable amount of time with the Civic in wind tunnel testing. Our focus is on vehicles that offer the best fuel economy in their class, which leads us to emphasize electric cars, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and other efficient powertrains.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 2, 2025

Plugging-in is the way to go to get the full driving range out of the Hummer EV using the 19.2 When the panels are removed, back country driving with the sky and wind engulfing you and up-to four passengers, will be a thing to experience. kW on-board charger. Level 2 240V Adds 16 miles in an hour; 20-100% in 16.5

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 10, 2025

The Acoustic Comfort Package ($1,100 option) included laminated glass, additional insulation, aerodynamic tweaks in design elements to optimize airflow and to reduce wind noise, and the “Serene Breeze” soundscape designed to create a calming ambiance to contribute to the quiet interior.

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Charged EVs

APRIL 28, 2025

For our customers, as long as the cable is protected, its still a simpler experience to pull the cable and plug it into their car. Similar to other clean technologies such as solar and wind that benefited from that as they scaled, we are now seeing a lot of utilization for EV chargers.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 20, 2025

The SUV can be trickle charged with a 120V common wall plug, but expect replenish times to be long and slow. The AWD system, dynamic torque vectoring and lateral wind stability control delivered excellent handling for a vehicle that feels smaller than it looks. hours, or approximately overnight. Normal is the happy medium mode.

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EV Central

MARCH 8, 2025

The EV5 has easily swallowed our luggage and its plug and play parcel boards in the 513 litre boot help secure them. Despite its blocky shape, little wind or tyre noise is penetrating the EV5s cabin. The Monaro Highway is usually straight and steady and occasionally winding as we climb upward. Kia EV5 Snowy Drive.

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EV Central

JUNE 13, 2025

If you want fresh air you’ll be winding the windows down because there are no vents in the rear. No complaints about headroom, no matter where you’re sitting. Those in the rear can also slide the seat base forward or back depending on how much boot space you want.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 25, 2025

Unlike traditional sails, WISAMO is a “plug-and-go” solution that can be fitted to virtually any vessel, from commercial ships to pleasure boats. The wingsail, inspired by airplane wing aerodynamics, automatically adjusts to wind speed and direction—removing the need for a full crew to operate.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2014

In a new study published in the journal Applied Energy , Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers found that controlled charging of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) reduces the costs of integrating the vehicles into an electricity system by 54–73% depending on the scenario. —Weis et al.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2021

Plug Power Inc. Plug Power says it will work closely with the DOE to fulfill the requirements of Part II of the application process. Plug Power is building a 500-ton green hydrogen network by 2025 and the DOE loan guarantee supports the first phase of the company’s buildout. Source: Plug Power.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2022

Plug Power Inc. Plug signed a 30-year concession agreement to build the plant at the Belgian port, the second-largest in Europe. Plug plans to erect a 100-megawatt green hydrogen plant, using its own electrolyzer and liquefaction technology, on 28 acres of land leased under the agreement.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Borg-Warner reported that a major European commercial vehicle manufacturer has chosen the company’s proven High Voltage Hairpin (HVH) 410 electric motor for a plug-in hybrid electric truck (PHEV) to be launched in 2019. Cooling and winding configurations allow easy integration into almost all electric and hybrid applications.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

The Electric Power Research Institute, 8 automakers and 15 utilities are working to develop and to demonstrate an open platform that would integrate plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) with smart grid technologies enabling utilities to support PEV charging regardless of location. Automakers and V2G. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Plug Power and Lhyfe, a producer and supplier of renewable hydrogen, announced an partnership to pursue and develop jointly green hydrogen generation plants throughout Europe. Plug Power is the largest buyer of liquid hydrogen globally and has been present in Europe for more than 10 years. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2023

From 2017, the second-generation MINI Countryman featured the MINI Cooper SE Countryman ALL4 as the first plug-in hybrid MINI model to offer an additional 65 kW/88 hp electric motor on the rear axle. This could generate more than 20 GWh of electricity from wind energy per year.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Wind River is collaborating with Xilinx on the development of a comprehensive automated driving platform that integrates Xilinx’s Versal adaptive compute acceleration platform (ACAP) and Wind River automotive software. —Matt Jones, general manager of Automotive at Wind River.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Models along with solutions like Plug & Charge, we as a manufacturer are making a decisive contribution to realising such goals. Mobile charging – also with Plug & Charge in future. In 2022, Plug & Charge will be possible in the networks of Ionity, Aral, bp as well as EON. With the new software in our ID.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2021

Apex Clean Energy has ordered 19 electrified Ford F-series pickup trucks from XL Fleet, including ten plug-in hybrid electric and nine hybrid electric systems for pickups in its service fleet, for delivery in the second quarter of 2021.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2019

In markets like the US and the UK, direct purchase subsidies are already starting to wind down. Sales in Italy have been slow but should start picking up in 2019, while sales in the UK will likely be flat or declining after the government eliminated support for popular plug-in hybrid models.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 1, 2020

With most numbers for vehicle sales in 2019 now tallied, it appears to have been the year in which hybrids got a second wind, electric vehicle growth stumbled, and plug-in hybrids started to fall out of favor. In California, where a far wider range of plug-in hybrids are available, those trends are highlighted.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

It is, however, a challenge that is being made all the greater as we continue to decentralize power generation with more distributed, variable and inflexible sources, such as wind and solar. One example is diesel and natural gas generators, that are plugged into local transformers. 100% wind and solar is not feasible on its own.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

With the 2016 XC90 ( earlier post ) heading to dealerships across the US, Volvo Cars gave media an opportunity to experience the next generation of its full-size luxury SUV—in both its conventional T6 and plug-in hybrid T8 Drive-E Twin Engine forms—in and around Los Angeles. Luxury plug-in hybrid SUVs coming to US market.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2021

The dual inverters will be featured on both hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) versions of the Great Wall Motor (GWM) LEMON platform, and the other major Chinese OEM will utilize the technology on its own HEV and PHEV passenger car models.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2014

A plug-in hybrid drivetrain will be on offer, also, making Passat Volkswagen’s third model with a PHEV option. A plug-in hybrid model will also be offered, with potential to travel 31 miles (50 km) powered by a 9.9 Plug-in hybrid. The new Passat is the third plug-in hybrid from Volkswagen, after the XL1 and Golf GTE.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Gold Hydrogen is a novel source of carbon neutral hydrogen produced from depleted oil reservoirs that are ready for plug and abandonment, extending the life of wells that would otherwise be a significant burden. —Zach Broussard, Director of Gold H2 at Cemvita. billion in 2020. It is growing at a CAGR of 54.7% billion by 2028.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2022

It is used in numerous purely electric and plug-in hybrid models from BMW and MINI. Four wind turbines on the site of the BMW Group plant in Leipzig supply the electricity needed for its production. The purely electric MINI Cooper SE (power consumption combined: 17.6 - 15.2 kWh/100 km according to WLTP, 16.9 - 14.9

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2021

The ICCT team considered battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs, plug-in hybrid EVs, natural gas, biofuels, and e-fuels.The study used the lifetime average carbon intensity of fuel and electricity mixes, and accounted for changes in the carbon intensity over vehicle lifetime given present energy policies. Source: The ICCT.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2020

It can reduce both carbon and local emissions, increase energy security and strengthen the economy, as well as support the deployment of renewable power generation such as wind, solar, nuclear and hydro. Demand potential across sectors, base and ambitious cases. Road Map to a US Hydrogen Economy ”. million jobs by 2050. .;

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Mercedes-Benz Cars has begun production of the first Mercedes-Benz compact vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive ( earlier post ) at the Mercedes-Benz Rastatt plant in southern Germany. The production launch of the Mercedes-Benz A-class in two plug-in hybrid models is a strategic milestone as part of our global electric initiative.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 1, 2024

Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects combined electricity generation from solar and wind to exceed coal for the first time in 2024. The cost of gasoline and the carbon footprint of EVs could both fall in the new year. Solar alone is expected to increase 39% from 2023 thanks to continual increases in generating capacity.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

With an increasing supply of electricity from fluctuating renewable energies, such as wind farms or solar power stations, they can help stabilize power grids, levelling out energy fluctuations with virtually no loss—a role that is partly fulfilled by fossil power plants at present.

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