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Green Grand Prix Plans Double Header Again in 2010

Green Car Congress

Drivers of alternate fueled vehicles, hybrids and fuel-efficient, gasoline-powered cars will have two opportunities to test their vehicles at the 6 th Annual Green Grand Prix in Watkins Glen, NY on 8 May. Click to enlarge. Other activities include educational displays, speakers, cars on display, exhibits, music and food.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Acura ZDX Type S

Clean Fleet Report

The Fastest Acura SUV Ever Built The all-new 2024 ZDX is the first electric Acura and, as Quincy Tam, Acura product planner, says, it is “for their customers that are ready to take that next step into electrification.” Power and Range There are three ZDX configurations, each with their own all-electric driving range (AER.)

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

2021 Is Here: Here Are the Top 10 Electric Car Companies. Picking the Top 10 electric car makers now involves making some choices as the number of vehicles available increases. Porsche Taycan 6,822. Almost two-thirds of the battery electric cars sold in the U.S. Tesla Model 3 80,681. Chevrolet Bolt 22,799.

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VW Group head of research says its time for electrification, but progress has been extremely low; We need more

Green Car Congress

” In the 1970s Volkswagen had put two electric cars on the market, but sales figures were in the two-digit numbers, Leohold said. It will not be enough to improve the efficiency of conventional engines or to launch alternative fuel concepts, Leohold said. So what has changed?

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Road Test: 2022 Polestar 2 Single Motor EV

Clean Fleet Report

The answer, which I was able to get to elevator-pitch length, is that Polestar is the all-electric division of Volvo Cars, and the Polestar 2 is its first all-electric car here in the States. I had not done any research as I wanted to experience this all-electric sedan with eyes wide open. Good enough? Not nearly. A rare new EV.

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Road Test: 2024 Kia EV6 GT

Clean Fleet Report

The 2024 Kia EV6 GT is one of the best electric vehicles you can buy. seconds, the 1/4 mile at 118 mph and, if daring enough, spin the dual electric motors to their maximum of 161 miles per hour. You won’t be driving this fast very often, so worrying about the all-electric driving range (AER) being reduced is well-worth the trade-off.

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate

Clean Fleet Report

Volvo has flipped its usual script with the 2023 XC60 Recharge plug-in hybrid, but it hasn’t sacrificed any of the benefits of owning a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV), which is the perfect bridge between a gasoline and electric power. kilowatt electric motor good for 143 hp, producing a total of 455 hp and 523 pound-feet of torque.