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The Age of the Car is Gone, that of the SUV has succeeded

Cars That Think

The sport utility vehicle has become an acronym, but the SUV category's name is questionable. And the category itself is splitting up, like an amoeba, into two major subcategories, car SUVs and truck SUVs. Today's SUV driver, however, looks down not on pedestrians but on paupers in mere cars. SUVs took up.

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EPA trends report sees record levels of average new vehicle fuel economy and CO2 emissions for MY 2012; role of new gasoline vehicle technologies

Green Car Congress

Light trucks (pickups, minivans/vans, and truck SUVs), accounted for 36% of all light-duty vehicle production in MY 2012, the second lowest level since 1993. Gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines have increased market share ten-fold from less than 3% in MY 2008 to more than 30% in MY 2013. VW was the exception.)

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May 2023 – New Stellantis BEVs arrive in France

Push EVs

Jeep is now part of Stellantis Group, and the Avenger shares a powertrain with the updated versions of the Peugeot 2008, Citroen e-C4, Opel Mocha, Opel Astra, and similar Stellantis BEVs. But BEVs are definitely still growing strongly, and France is taking the task of opening battery gigafactories seriously. Specs include a 50.8

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On the Horizon

Plug In Partners

by ’10 By BILL VLASIC Published: May 13, 2008 DETROIT — The Nissan Motor Company plans to sell an electric car in the United States and Japan by 2010, raising the stakes in the race to develop environmentally friendly vehicles. And by the end of the decade two more hybrids will join the Escape SUV in Ford's gasoline-electric lineup.

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The electric year ahead: Every new EV coming to Australia in 2024

EV Central

4, the Q4 e-Tron will be available in a regular SUV body style or a sleeker Sportback, each with a 77kWh battery. It’s the former that will show up first but the latter is more interesting because as a mid-sized SUV it would provide more firepower against the Tesla Model Y. Sharing its architecture with the Volkswagen ID.3

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Electric cars buyers guide

Drive Electric

These cater for all kinds of budgets, whether you’re looking for an inexpensive city car , a family SUV or a high-end sports car. DriveElectric Dictionary Definition: Range anxiety [Mythic worry/concern]. As this luxury SUV has a ‘real world’ range of 230 miles, this equates to a cost per mile of just 4.8p. Peugeot E-2008.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric vehicles are "definitely affordable and environmentally friendly technology, and we think theres a huge potential market in China for them," Li Shufu, Geelys chairman, said in an interview Monday. Mitsubishi to help Oregon build. All rights reserved.

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