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Chevy just revealed the Silverado EV First-Edition RST specs and it’s got 440 miles of range

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The Silverado EV First-Edition RST, which has GM-estimated 754 horsepower and 785 lb-ft of torque, is capable of zero to 60 mph in 4.5 Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisors to help you every step of the way. ad* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Opinion: The Bentley Crash in New York is Scrambling Brains

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I understand that someone who isn’t a car person – and I have no idea of what level of automotive knowledge Kois possesses – might make an unfortunate correlation between the number of gears in a transmission and the amount of power a car’s engine possesses. A high-schooler in auto-shop class will understand how a transmission works.

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Univ of Utah studies find up to 27 seconds of mental distraction for drivers after using new hands-free technologies

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One of the studies showed that it is highly distracting to use hands-free voice commands to dial phone numbers, call contacts, change music and send texts with Microsoft Cortana, Apple Siri and Google Now smartphone personal assistants, though Google Now was a bit less distracting than the others. 3.3), as did Apple Siri (3.4,

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Honda unveils Fit EV concept and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle platform at Los Angeles Auto Show

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President and CEO Takanobu Ito unveiled the Fit EV Concept electric vehicle and the platform for a mid-size plug-in hybrid electric vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The high-density motor is derived from the FCX Clarity fuel cell electric vehicle; the Fit EV will have a top speed of 90 mph (145 km/h). and Google, Inc.

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Volkswagen outlines a range of near-term technologies for reducing fuel consumption and emissions; stop-start 2.0, 10-speed DSG

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Fuel consumption of the sedan, which has a top speed of 240 km/h (149 mph), is 5.3 It is also easy to find addresses by Google search and integrate them into navigation. Here, the trunk lid closes as soon as the person with the Passat key moves away from it; the car is also automatically locked. Mild hybrid: stop-start 2.0

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Where to locate public chargers?

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Surge in EVSE essential EV sales are accelerating and are expected to grow exponentially , EV buyers taking personal action to fight the climate crisis , and/or discovering that EVs are safer, faster, more economical , and more fun to drive. In California, it is 134 mpg. Most public chargers are Level 2 or Level 3. Level 3 charging networks.

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First drive in the Maserati Grecale Folgore SUV: Italian luxury is going all-electric and we love it

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Two 205 kW electric drive motors provide 820 Nm (~604 lb-ft) of torque and propel the SUV to 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 4.1 I can’t speak to the nav system because Maserati had us use Google Maps from a phone. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More on that in a bit. I didn’t see them at first.