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Home Posts tagged "Range"

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Do we need a 500 mile range Tesla or other electric car?

August 27, 2016 August 27, 2016
Tesla Model S

This week Tesla Motors unveiled a larger battery pack for the Tesla Model S.  With a 100 kiloWatt-hour battery pack they’re now up to 315 miles EPA range, and it also let Tesla juice up the Ludicrous mode for an even faster 0-60 miles/hr time and claim to be selling…

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GM’s “range extended EV” fallacy — fast charging is also a range extender

November 29, 2015 December 3, 2015

For years we’ve had a little semantic squabble in the plug-in electric car field.  General Motors insists on calling the Chevy Volt a range extended electric vehicle, while in truth it is a plug-in hybrid.  But, point out that obvious truth in certain crowds is sure to cause outrage because…

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The 200+ mile range $35k EV competition, is Tesla still out in front?

June 22, 2015 June 22, 2015

A 200ish mile range for $35,000 MSRP is next threshold for electric cars, and appearances it will be reached within a year or two.  Maybe.  Earlier today InsideEV’s reported on a slide from a presentation given by Tesla Motors CTO JB Straubl that claimed the Tesla Model 3 (200 mile range…

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Real electric car experience educates drivers on range confidence, dispels range anxiety

April 30, 2014 March 31, 2015

Does familiarity breed contempt, or confidence?  That depends on a lot of factors, but a recent study showed that after about 3 months of electric vehicle ownership, EV drivers gain confidence and drive further afield.  Familiarity can breed range confidence rather than range anxiety, so please don’t buy into the…

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Nissan Leaf hot battery, increased range, may (or may not) be coming soon, possibly

April 2, 2014 April 25, 2015

Will Nissan launch, this year, a version of the Nissan Leaf that gives a 135 mile driving range?  According to an article last week on TheStreet.com, that’s exactly what Nissan will do, by this fall.  Unfortunately the article offers no solid proof, just a pile of weak guesswork.  However, one…

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Tesla Motors’ hybrid battery pack for ultra-long-range electric vehicles

September 21, 2013 March 31, 2015

Tesla Motors recently filed for a patent on a hybrid battery pack design that enables joining metal-air and lithium-ion battery cells into one battery pack, to implement a much larger total energy capacity and therefore a longer driving range.  The idea is “just” a patent at this moment, and metal-air…

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Gen2 Chevy Volt to have 50-60 miles electric range, says Akerson

August 10, 2013 March 31, 2015

GM CEO Dan Akerson has done it again, allowed his loose lips to say big things about future generations of the Chevy Volt. GM’s CEO Dan Akerson and his loose-lips spoke again about future product plans for the Chevy Volt, predicting on Thursday a future Volt with an longer electric…

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Is GM working on a 200 mile range Chevy Volt? Probably, but so too are the other carmakers

March 7, 2013 April 13, 2015

The news is buzzing today with word that GM is working on a 200 mile range Chevy Volt.  Bloomberg News has a report claiming that GM’s CEO Dan Akerson said this: “There will be breakthroughs in battery technology, they’re on the horizon. We’re actually developing a car today which is…

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