Dodge Charger News
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Less than two years after Stellantis launches its first EVs the automaker's looking to test solid-state batteries.
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Dodge Charger Daytona possibly preparing for police dutyDodge's next-gen police car might offer an electric powertrain.
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Fratzonic: EVs have to sound like something, but does it have to be ICE?The new Charger won't be made with a V-8, but Dodge made the electric version sound like one.
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2024 Dodge Charger Daytona EV charges up for $61,590Range and efficiency aren’t priorities for the first EV from Stellantis’ Dodge brand.
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Amazon hooks Kia owners up with easier home-charger installationThose just transitioning to an electric car, like the 2019 Kia Niro EV, face some potentially daunting decisions well beyond the vehicle itself—not just how they’re going to charge up the vehicle in their own garage or driveway, but how they’re going to charge it quickly enough...
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Report: Home electric-car chargers vulnerable to hackersConnected home chargers can bring a higher level of convenience to the electric-car ownership experience, allowing more flexibility with remote access, charge scheduling, power-output adjustment, and even data displays. But according to the cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab, they can also bring a...
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You can't refuel your gasoline or diesel car in your garage, but one of the greatest benefits of owning a plug-in electric car is home recharging. With a device that requires no more wiring than an electric clothes drier, electric-car drivers quickly learn to plug in when they arrive home in the evening and wake up to a fully charged battery. The charging stations themselves are offered both by the makers of plug-in cars and other vendors, so there's a wide selection. DON'T MISS: How To Wire A New Garage For Electric-Car Charging: What You Need To Know Reporting from the Geneva Motor Show...
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DOE Study: Focus Charging Around Homes, Workplaces, ‘Hot Spots’Public charging infrastructure isn’t actually needed everywhere to accomplish wider electric-vehicle adoption. That’s one potentially surprising conclusion resulting from a new analysis of charging habits, released by the Idaho National Laboratory this week. ALSO SEE: Volkswagen Diesel...
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Want To Upgrade Your Leaf Charger To 6.6-kW? It Might Not HappenThe Nissan Leaf may not be able to have its battery recharger upgraded.
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BREAKING: Nissan Leaf To Get Faster Charger 'In a Year Or So'You just never know what you'll hear at conferences. You might, for instance, hear Nissan America's director of product planning, Mark Perry, casually mention that the Nissan Leaf electric car now permits Level II 240-Volt charging at 3.3 kilowatts--"and we'll raise that in a year or so." In other...
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Toyota to Launch Home Electric Car Charger, Jumping into a Crowded MarketToyota, maker of the hybrid Prius and the upcoming plug-in version of the Prius, will launch its own home electric car charger, jumping into what is shaping up to be a crowded market. Major companies and startups alike have surged into the electric car charging segment. GE launched the WattStation...
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Why Custom Rims Won’t Go Down With Your Electric RideCustomization has been a part of car ownership ever since Henry Ford told customers they could have any color “as long as it’s black.” But while lightning bolt graphics and a kick-ass sound system may be part of your electric car dream, a new set of pimped out shoes could put your...
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This year — and next — will be a busy one for arrival of electric cars. The Ford Focus Electric and Coda’s sedan are slated for launch by 2011. The Nissan Leaf is slowly making its way to buyers in the U.S. and Europe, the Wheego Whip and LiFe are on sale in New York, and the partially electric Chevrolet Volt is on dealer lots now. Yet Tesla Motors, the one company that’s been ahead of the pack in actually selling electric vehicles, saw its stock price drop 16 percent today. The Silicon Valley-based maker of the all-electric sports car Roadster saw its stock drop today...
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What Is EVSE And Why Does Your Electric Car Charger Need It?There was a time when an electric car could be plugged into just about any electrical outlet its owner could find. With a little bit of ingenuity and forward planning, any electric car could plug-in just about anywhere. We’ve heard stories of National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA)...
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GE WattStation Ad Helps Alleviate Range Anxiety, Makes Charging SexyWhat happens when the humble charging station gets a makeover courtesy of a top San Francisco design firm, a choice of colors and an TV advert full of young, happy, carefree friends making an EV road trip? The GE WattStation. Developed by General Electric as its answer to the demand for electric...
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Oops! Coda Sedan Promo Photos: Next To Charger It Can't UseWhat happens when a publicity photo-shoot goes on the hunt for the perfect image but doesn't notice the devil in the details? Over the weekend, our sister site GreenCarReports was privileged to publish the first-ever official photographs of the production version of the 2011 Coda Sedan. As well as...
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Car Charging Station-Maker Coulomb Raises $15 Million to Expand NetworkCoulomb Technologies, a leader in roadside charging stations and infrastructure, announced a $15 million third round of funding, which it will use to further develop its network of electric vehicle charging stations. The company has inked partnerships with Leviton and Siemens, which will add their...
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Charging Your Electric Car At Home: What You Need To KnowOne of the most important aspects of electric-car ownership might not be how they drive, or how far you'll go on a charge, but how you'll actually charge it in the first place. That's why we asked "What comes first, the car or the charger?", with many potential EV owners waiting for a public...
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Yesterday, we published a piece called Five Myths About Electric Cars, Courtesy of Think, whose CEO Richard Canny sent them to us. Today we have five more, to finish off his list of 10 myths. Below is the second half of Canny's list (which is why it begins with # 6), along with our assessment of Think's rebuttal to each one. The Think City is a purpose-built electric car designed for urban use . It is capable of highway speeds and has a range of more than 100 miles, emission free, on a single charge. It's now built in Finland; U.S. sales will begin later this year. NOTE: We did a little...
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Early EVs Won't Need Many Public Charge Points, Says NYCNew York City often startles people, and it stayed true to form in a recent analysis done by McKinsey & Company for the city's PlaNYC planning group, "Exploring Electric Vehicle Adoption in New York City." In particular, one of the report's conclusions may come as a shock to many...
John Voelcker