Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Toyota on Friday revealed a whole lot more about its upcoming fully electric SUV, the 2022 bZ4X, which leads a lineup of “bZ” EVs and is described as “overturning the common idea that electrified vehicles are tedious.”

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Kia on Wednesday revealed the EV9 Concept, which both hints at an upcoming mid-sized electric SUV and sets a new sustainability-focused design theme for the brand. The hood duct area also houses a solar.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Wind-and-solar towers offer an alternative for keeping the load from charging stations light. Toyota has announced that the 2023 bZ4X electric SUV will. Tesla Model 3 owners might soon get a new aftermarket wireless charging option. And Toyota is including free fast-charging for a year for bZ4X drivers.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Hyundai is prepping an electric entry-level mini-SUV called Casper to take on rivals Dacia Spring and Citroën’s ë-C3 in Europe. The Casper, an ICE vehicle on sale in South Korea, will get a fresh new look in the form of an all-electric city car–slash–mini-SUV, releasing in European markets by the end of this year. Get started here.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

To accommodate its drivers who tend to take the road less traveled, Jeep released plans to roll out solar-powered EV chargers across popular off-roading trails. Meanwhile, Rivian, a new favorite in the EV industry and expected competitor in the rugged SUV market, also plans to launch its own charging network for off-road enthusiasts.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd announced a formal agreement cementing battery capacity for the Fisker Ocean SUV. Under the terms of the agreement, CATL will supply two different battery solutions for the Fisker Ocean SUV, with an initial battery capacity of more than 5 gigawatt-hours annually, from 2023Y-2025Y. Fisker Inc.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Volkswagen and Chinese EV maker Xpeng say they are jointly developing two mid-sized BEVs for 2026 for mainland China, with the first model being an SUV. Photo: XPeng’s newest EV to launch in China, the X9 MPV / Source: XPeng Motors/Weibo If you’re an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels.

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EV Box

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Taking a popular electric SUV, the Hyundai IONIQ 5 Long Range AWD , as our example vehicle, which has an energy consumption of 0.179kWh per km, covering the rough global average of 40km per day – be that to the office, the mall, or on the family school run – your EV would consume around 7.16kWh of electricity.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

A Tesla Model Y owner decided to build his own solar roof that can add over 20 miles of range to the electric SUV per day. Tesla, like many other automakers, had previously explored adding solar to electric vehicles, but it has never pulled the trigger on the feature. It led to a surprise announcement.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The all-electric SUV will come standard with an extended range (target of approximately 250 to 300 miles, depending on driving conditions), enabled by an approx. The Fisker Ocean features dramatic sculpture—with a wide stance and a luxurious SUV silhouette. 80 kWh lithium-ion battery pack.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2021

Arcadia connects renters and homeowners across the US to wind and solar energy through utility data and billing technology. In select markets within Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island, Arcadia’s platform connects qualifying customers to community solar projects in their area.

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EV Central

MARCH 20, 2023

Kia has staged the surprise reveal of a medium-sized electric SUV dubbed the Concept EV5. Rolled out at the brand’s Chinese EV Day, it comes just days after the production version of the large Kia EV9 SUV was revealed. It sits on 21-inch wheels, has a full-length panoramic sunroof with solar panels and a roof spoiler.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2015

General Motors is partnering with DTE Energy to build a new 800-kilowatt solar array at its Warren Transmission plant that will be GM’s largest solar installation in Michigan. The 2,800 solar panels will generate clean electricity that will go back to the grid. DTE Energy will own the array on 4.25 acres of land leased from GM.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

For the first time, the Nissan line-up in India will reflect our global power in high-quality SUVs and EVs, bringing greater value to our employees, customers and communities. They will include four new C-segment SUVs. Chennai Plant already sources more than 50% of its electricity from renewables, including solar, biomass and wind.

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EV Obssesion

JANUARY 28, 2022

VTA Partners with Proterra and Scale Microgrid Solutions to Charge 34 Electric Buses with Solar-Powered Microgrid EV Companies & Electrification Renault, Nissan & Mitsubishi Motors announce common roadmap New EVs Two new Volkswagen electric models open for order: style-led and tech-packed ID.5 5 SUV-coupé, and new ID.4

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 25, 2023

Kia officially revealed the production-bound version of its EV5 compact electric SUV on Friday at the Chengdu Motor Show in China. At first look it closely follows the EV5 concept revealed in March, although it doesn’t have that model’s solar panels or swivel seats.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 22, 2020

The Tesla Model 3 is serving as a test mule for Lightyear’s new solar roof. Mullen is moving to the stock market and now also talking about an electric SUV. Public electric-vehicle charging expanded at a record rate in 2019 as EV sales themselves sputtered.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Now an eight-year veteran on the Australian scene, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV was the world’s first plug-in hybrid SUV. The Outlander PHEV’s on the larger end of the mid-size SUV segment, allowing a third row of seats for super-breeders. But it’s had a chunky price rise over the old model. What is it?

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Electric Vehicles India

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Toyota unveiled its first electric car bZ4X comes with roof-mounted solar panel . The Toyota has teased its first battery-electric vehicle in April and now it has unveiled the production version of its first purpose-designed EV, bZ4X SUV. Toyota electric car bZ4X specifications . kWh capacity and is water-cooled.

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The Driven EV News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Jeffrey Johnson, who lives on a 1750-acre property at Mullewa, 280km north of Perth, powers his electric SUV with solar energy and says many regional drivers dismiss the technology unfairly.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The 2019 Audi E-Tron SUV is getting more range. A steering yoke, a solar roof, radiant heat, and. Toyota shows that EVs aren’t tedious, with some technology firsts in its upcoming bZ4X. Some Tesla models are being recalled. And yes, EVs emit less than other vehicle types over their lifetime.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Add 180 portable mobile electric vehicle chargers and solar carports. These solar carports and portable chargers can be moved from location to location, supporting flexible and emergency charging as the City of New York transitions the fleet to electric vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 17, 2022

Jaguar is using repurposed batteries from I-Pace electric SUVs to support its Formula E racing program. Charged by solar panels, it uses cells from one-and-a-half I-Pace battery packs to provide a mobile source of power where.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 19, 2022

Electrify America is going big on solar to offset its charging network. Honda teased its Prologue electric SUV. Kia and Hyundai are recalling some of their latest and greatest EVs to the dealership due to a software issue. And Kia sees electric vans are part of the mobility future. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2023

Miba is particularly well-suited to provide the type of features we wish to have in our batteries to provide optimum range and efficiency and integration with the body structure of our SUV and Sedan. This will prove particularly useful to customers who power their homes using solar energy harvested from photovoltaic panels.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 12, 2024

Read more: Kia set to export this all-electric SUV at a price that undercuts Tesla To limit power outages and make your home more resilient, consider going solar with a battery storage system. Plus, it’s free to use and you won’t get sales calls until you select an installer and you share your phone number with them.

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InsideEVs

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The portable, renewable energy (wind+solar) unit will be used to charge the Ariya during rest stops in the polar regions.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2011

GM introduced the Buick Envision plug-in hybrid SUV concept vehicle in China; it will appear on the Shanghai GM stand at Auto Shanghai 2011. A high-performance lithium battery and a solar energy roof with optical equipment serve as an alternative energy source independent from the engine. The Envision concept plug-in hybrid.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 16, 2024

The GMC HUMMER EV Pickup and SUV has CrabWalk, too.) If you’re an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels. To make sure you find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing on solar, check out EnergySage , a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2022

The flagship system has a capacity of up to 125kWh—more than enough to charge Jaguar’s multi-award-winning all-electric I-PACE performance SUV fully, or to power a regular family home for a week. Pramac directly reuses up to 85% of the vehicle battery supplied by Jaguar Land Rover within the storage unit, including modules and wiring.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2023

The company has completed production of 200 demonstration tires and is pursuing joint evaluation with automakers for use on the next generation of electrified SUVs and crossovers (CUVs). Aiken also operates an on-site, 8-acre solar array that provides renewable energy to aid in powering the plant’s manufacturing operations.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

We’ve also included a few solar power stories. EVs Fisker Ocean all-electric SUV will make its European debut at Mobile World Congress Vauxhall named UK’s best-selling electric LCV manufacturer Volvo & Northvolt accelerate […]. It’s time for another roundup of EV news releases from the past day or so.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 6, 2022

The Sono Sion solar car shifts away from Swedish production—to Finland instead. Lexus has teased a full reveal for its RZ 450h electric SUV, in production form, for April 20—with a version. NHTSA reviews potentially fire-prone EV batteries. And Lexus sets a date for the reveal of its first EV.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2021

As the first of the 10 models, the mass-production model based on the Honda SUV e:prototype is scheduled to go on sale in spring 2022. Honda SUV e:prototype shown at Shanghai 2021. The company plans to introduce 10 Honda-brand EV models within five years.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

2024 Cadillac Lyriq Sport trim (Source: Cadillac) General Motors is banking that Europeans will want an American-made $93,000 SUV that has zero emissions – but the US brand has had plenty of trouble getting production off the ground on its home turf. The all-around Lyriq has been compared to the Mercedes EQE SUV, Audi A8 e-tron, and BMW iX.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2015

If you drive an SUV in Southern California those miles cost over 30 cents each.). The first eye-opener for large scale solar was the Austin Energy PPA last year that was priced at 5 cents. The calculation for rooftop solar is not quite as straightforward as multiplying the number of kilowatts by the number of hours of sun in a year.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 8, 2014

Bad news for green-car fans: SUVs are back, and sales are stronger than ever. Good news: They''re not the same old SUVs. Don''t resign yourself to a hermetically-sealed, solar-powered bunker to avoid the pollution from all those sport utilities just yet.

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