Green Life
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Getting a new EV for all-day home backup might not be necessary, as a high-voltage inverter that's been around for a decade will repurpose a Prius to do the same.
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Teardrop camping trailer boosts EV driving range—with lots of batteries on board
Essentially power banks on wheels, Colorado Teardrops' campers aim to boost the towing EV's range beyond its normal unladen range.
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Bridgestone aims to make natural-rubber tires from a sustainable American southwest crop
Natural rubber from guayule could offset the oil, silica and virgin carbon black currently used in tires.
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Tesla Model Y: Californians can subscribe by the month to drive best-selling EV
Autonomy aims to offer a more flexible alternative to traditional buying or leasing, at prices lower than rental services.
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Affordable electric convertibles: Could Mini be working on one?
A Cooper SE Convertible could be a great niche electric vehicle and a minimalist effort, aimed at evening cruises and quick blasts out on country roads.
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Study: Point-of-sale EV rebates buyers prefer could have saved $2 billion vs. tax credits
Buyers prefer a rebate that's applied at the point of sale—sometimes referred to as "cash on the hood"—to a delayed tax credit, even if the credit amount is higher, the study found.
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Participating customers' Powerwalls will collectively form a "distributed" battery that can absorb excess energy during low electricity demand, and discharge it back into the grid during high demand.
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Lake Michigan EV touring route takes form with open Rivian Waypoints chargers
Heading to the beaches of Lake Michigan for a summer getaway? You'll soon have more EV charging options.
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Fully electric RVs are coming—with steeper range and charging challenges than electric cars
Electric RVs are going to need high-power DC fast-charging, in some quite different places than electric cars, pickups, and SUVs.
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Long before Tesla or the Leaf, this Nissan electric car claimed a 155-mile range
A low 0.19 coefficient of drag, aluminum-intensive construction, low-rolling-resistance tires, fast-charging, a solar roof, and a heat pump were among the many innovations in this concept.
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Jeep updates Magneto concept for one-pedal off-roading, quicker acceleration
Jeep's Magneto 2.0 concept is a more powerful version of last year's off-road-focused electric Wrangler—as Jeep thinks out how to take its off-road icon all-electric.
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What should the charging station of the future look like?
In a recent competition, architects and designers drew out their visions for the road-trip charging hubs of the future.
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The long-awaited production Volkswagen electric van inspired by the original Microbus has a reveal date: March 9.
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Airstream eStream: Electric travel trailer could boost range or mpg, upgrade the whole experience
The eStream is a proof of concept for how the classic travel-trailer experience can be updated for the EV age.
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Porsche Taycan goes coast-to-coast with just 2.5 hours of charging
Tesla hasn't touched this yet, and the Taycan comes close to rivaling the time spent in real-world stops for a gasoline vehicle.
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The top-selling electric vehicles in the U.S. have two wheels
E-bikes have been outselling electric cars in the U.S., and 2020 and 2021 were very strong years for e-bike sales, according to a recent report.
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Electric Winnebago motorhome, Thor RV debut as industry sees getaway from gas and diesel
The Winnebago e-RV is built on Ford Transit underpinnings and a conversion by Lightning eMotors.
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Electric Airstream travel trailer revealed: Game-changer for EV camping?
An electric motor helps maintain range, while driving the trailer in certain situations—even parking itself remotely in some situations.
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Kia is aiming to have 11 EVs by 2026, with renewable energy at all its factories by 2030, plus initiatives to upcycle plastic waste.
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EV vs. gasoline: Lifetime CO2 footprint keeps getting better with renewable energy mix
Volvo is among a few automakers publishing CO2-footprint analyses for its vehicles, but it underscores some advantages that all EVs pose as the energy mix becomes cleaner and more renewable.
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California EV incentive is getting smaller in November
If you live in California you have access to several state EV incentives—although one of them will soon be halved.
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Study: Taking Uber or Lyft costs society and environment more than driving yourself
All the miles ride-hailing cars travel with only the driver amounts to more overall pollution, congestion, crashes, and noise, a study concludes.
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Vintage Porsche 912 goes electric with Tesla Model S transplant, stays lightweight
It's not as sacrilegious as it sounds for collectors; the no-cut, no-weld fits in a Tesla motor plus two banks of batteries—and ends up weighing half as much as a Model S.
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Range life: The 8 EVs EPA-rated for 300 miles or more
The list of fully electric models that returns 300 miles on a charge has grown to include more than just Tesla. And many more are on the way.
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