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The Lightyear Solar Vehicle: Reinvents Its Strategy To Attract The Crowd

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The expectation was that an ordinary driver in sunny countries like Spain or Portugal who travels 35 kilometres (22 miles) each day could use the car for seven months before needing to charge it by plugging it into any charging ports and in colder countries like the Netherlands, it might survive for two months without charging conventionally.

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Mercedes-Benz GLC to ditch plug-in hybrid tech for Australia, EVs the focus

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“There will be no plug-in hybrid GLCs,” said Mercedes-Benz Australia spokesman Jerry Stamoulis at the vehicle’s international media intro in Spain. The new GLC300e and GLC400e PHEVs have a much longer electric-only range than before. Earlier this year the C-Class PHEV was dropped with the launch of the all-new model.

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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Sprout at Plug-in 2010

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Earlier this year, Nissan Nissan North America (NNA) selected AeroVironment to supply electric vehicle home-charging stations and installation services supporting the introduction of the LEAF. Aerovironment’s home charging dock. The company offers a broad range of Level 1, 2 and 3 charging solutions. Click to enlarge.

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Driven: Fiat 500e La Prima EV

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It was popular in Germany and Spain, too, helping it to a third place in total EV sales across Europe’s 10 largest markets. This means tall occupants will feel they’re sitting uncomfortably high in the Fiat. The instrument cluster, too, is a screen that provides a range of driver-selectable layouts.

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Nissan introduces the e-NV2000 electric van

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The drivetrain has been re-engineered in a number of significant areas to suit its new role, while changes have been made to the vehicle shell to ensure there has been no compromise to cargo space. When sales start in June, e-NV200 will be available as a van or as a five-seat people carrier in Combi or more luxurious Evalia guises.

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New Ford Mondeo to offer new high-power diesel, 1L EcoBoost, hybrid model, pedestrian detection technology

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Engine range. The all-new Mondeo Hybrid will be the first Ford Hybrid Electric Vehicle to be manufactured in Europe alongside the gasoline- and diesel-engine Mondeo range at Ford’s facility in Valencia, Spain. A powerful new twin sequential turbocharged 2.0-liter liter TDCi engine. Pedestrian detection.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

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Its range is estimated at 230 miles; it’s the price leader that will lure buyers into the showroom. kWh battery option for the Light Long Range may be more popular; it’s estimated to provide 304 miles of range in rear-wheel-drive form, using a slightly less powerful 148 kW (201 hp) motor. At $4,300 more, the larger 99.8

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