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OSLO (Reuters) -Nine out of ten new cars sold in Norway last year were powered by battery only, registration data showed on Thursday, placing the country within reach of its target of only adding ...
An electric vehicle (EV) is a vehicle whose propulsion is powered fully or mostly by electricity. [1] EVs encompass a wide range of transportation modes, including road and rail vehicles, electric boats and underwater vessels, electric aircraft and electric spacecraft.
Battery electric cars are becoming more and more attractive with the higher oil prices and the advancement of new battery technology (lithium-ion) that have higher power and energy density (i.e., greater possible acceleration and more range with fewer batteries). [12] Compared to older battery types such as lead-acid batteries.
Modern vehicles run most accessories on electrical power. Typically, only 2% of a vehicle's total power output has gone towards powering accessories. [1] Electrical and hybrid vehicles may use a larger proportion of energy for accessories, due to reduced inefficiencies in the drive train, especially the elimination of engine idling.
Toyota is recalling nearly 100,000 Tundra pickups and about 3,500 Lexus LX 600 luxury SUVs to fix a problem that could cause their engines to lower power while driving.
Ford Motor is recalling 295,449 diesel-engine trucks because a defective fuel pump could cause a loss of power, ... Ford also recalled nearly 50,000 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus vehicles over faulty ...
New energy vehicle sales in 2012 represented 0.07% of the country's total new car sales. [96] During 2013 new energy vehicle sales totaled 17,642 units, up 37.9% from 2012 and representing 0.08% of the nearly 22 million new car sold in the country in 2013. Deliveries included 14,604 pure electric vehicles and 3,038 plug-in hybrids. [16] [97]
By Laila Kearney. NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. data-center power demand could nearly triple in the next three years, and consume as much as 12% of the country's electricity, as the industry undergoes ...