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Personal: One in a Million

Clean Fleet Report

I think that’s fair since on a good day my 3 ½-year-old Chevrolet Volt has a 61-mile all-electric range, roughly comparable to a used Nissan Leaf or Fiat 500e. The EV’s homes are as might be expected, in the more populous and wealthier pockets of the San Francisco Bay Area and sprawling Los Angeles region stretching down to San Diego.

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Driving Nissan’s Trial EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

The federal tax credit is $7,500, and here in California, we’ll probably get another $5,000 off state taxes. Several other states are considering additional tax credits : Texas, Florida, Oregon and Washington, to name a few. The first cars will be available next fall, about the time of the Chevy Volt debut.

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

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. San Diego to San Francisco? The Pacifica Hybrid does not have a Level 3/DC fast charging capability.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

kW 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, 110-volt household outlet. San Diego to San Francisco? The Pacifica Hybrid does not have a Level 3/DC fast charger capability.

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro EV Wave

Clean Fleet Report

In 340 miles of driving through Southern California counties of Orange, San Diego and Los Angeles, we averaged 4.1 The wireless phone charging, USB-A and C and a 12-volt outlets, and push button start/stop were convenient features, as were the head-up display and a rear view camera. The liquid-cooled 64.8

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The Solangelist Learns To Install Solar & Loves It

Creative Greenius

Understanding Ohm’s Law of resistance, the basics of current, amps and volts, not to mention the concepts of alternating current, Kirchhoff’s Circuit laws and the many fun equations that spell it all out - if you happen to read and understand those hieroglyphics - had me feeling pretty damn ignorant and out of my element.

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Flash Drive: 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5

Clean Fleet Report

kW onboard charger can charge at 400 volts, but can also go up-to 800 volts, or 350 kW. This 800-volt technology is currently only shared by the Porsche Taycan, but will soon be available on many EVs. The Ioniq 5 qualifies for the federal $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit as does the Mustang Mach-E.

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