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Acura unveils all-new electrified ARX-06 race car

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Acura Motorsports released the first official images and details for the all-new, electrified Acura ARX-06 prototype sports car, which will make its competition debut next January at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The MGU is contained in a common transmission casing and gearbox internals provided by Xtrac. Bodywork and Aerodynamics.

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Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

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For 2023, CR reported that EVs had 79 percent more problems than automobiles that use internal combustion. However, standard hybrids actually outperformed every other group with 26 percent fewer problems than vehicles wholly reliant on gasoline. Plug-in hybrids were even worse with 146 percent more issues.

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Ford returning to Le Mans in 2016 with Ford GT

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The new race car is based on the all-new Ford GT supercar unveiled in January at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The all-new Ford GT serves as the pinnacle product of the new Ford Performance group, a division dedicated to providing innovation through performance. Click to enlarge. Drivers will be announced later.

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What is the North American Charging Standard (NACS)?

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When NACS was named and opened to the public, it was not codified by an existing standards organization such as SAE International (SAE), formerly the Society of Automotive Engineers. Tesla’s dominance in the North American EV market and its buildout of the most extensive DC EV charging network in the U.S. Is NACS a true standard?

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What is the North American Charging Standard (NACS)?

Driivz

When NACS was named and opened to the public, it was not codified by an existing standards organization such as SAE International (SAE), formerly the Society of Automotive Engineers. Tesla’s dominance in the North American EV market and its buildout of the most extensive DC EV charging network in the U.S. Is NACS a true standard?

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Ford puts the pedal down on performance … but not with electric drive technology right now

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At the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit this week, Ford delivered first proof of that focus with the reveal of the new Ford GT carbon-fiber supercar, as well as the new F-150 Raptor based on the new aluminum F-150 and the Shelby GT350R Mustang. Earlier post.) Front and rear shock canisters have grown from 2.5

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2025-2035: Rewriting The Automotive History

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According to the research, dropping battery prices will drive and accelerate this shift, allowing EVs to attain price parity with internal-combustion automobiles and market supremacy by 2035. Others have established firm deadlines for when internal-combustion engines will be phased out. Let’s answer that question now.