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VW installs first chargers

Source: Volkswagen Begins Installing Chargers Under Electrify America Plan

In total, eight units were installed in the Washington, D.C. area last month:

Pentagon City Fashion Centre in Arlington, Virginia;
Ashburn Village Center in Ashburn, Virginia;
Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets in Leesburg, Virginia;
Newgate Shopping Center in Centreville, Virginia;
Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center in Woodbridge, Virginia;
Dulles Town Circle in Dulles, Virginia;
Bowie Town Center in Bowie, Maryland;
St. Charles Towne Center in Waldorf, Maryland.

By September, 50 more stations are to be available in 10 metro markets: Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Portland (Oregon), Seattle and Washington D.C.

Currently Volkswagen is installing dual-head...

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Teardown of Chevy Bolt

Source: Charged EVs | Teardown of Chevy Bolt points to massive disruption ahead

It’s not unheard-of for financial analysts to tear down a vehicle to get an accurate estimate of what it costs to produce. Back in 2015, a consulting firm took apart and reverse-engineered a BMW i3. More recently, a team from UBS disassembled a Chevy Bolt and published a cost analysis of the new EV. However, its report went much further, making some bold predictions about the future of the auto industry.

UBS’s main goal was to estimate GM’s cost to build the $37,000 vehicle. It concluded that the Bolt’s electric powertrain is $4,600 cheaper to produce than previously estimated, “with much cost reduction potential left.” However, GM losing money on the Bolt. “We estimate that GM loses $7,400 in...

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Wanna see a 1000 HP Prius?

Check out this extreme rebuild of a Gen II Prius so it can cointain and use a 1000 HP hellcat engine without self-destructing; These Guys Are Swapping a 1,000-HP Hellcat Engine Into a Prius Because Why Not - The Drive

"The team at American Racing Headers has decided to undertake this swap, dubbing it the "PriuSRT8". And while it may look like a gas-sipping hybrid on the outside, it's a fully built, NHRA-approved tube chassis underneath. It would have to be to hold up to the power they're aiming for, and with a 6.2L V-8 paired to a 4.5L Whipple blower, there's no way standard Prius underpinnings could hope to keep up."

Lot more details and pics in the link. Enjoy.

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