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Mercedes-Benz USA announces performance acceleration on-demand upgrade for EQE and EQS

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Optionally available as an Over-the-Air update, this new feature raises the vehicle’s output by up to 80 hp and improves acceleration from 0 to 60 mph by as much as a full second. second quicker acceleration from 0 to 60 mph (SUV). The Mercedes me connect Store follows a simple, personalized and highly flexible offering logic.

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Opinion: We Don't Need No Stinkin' Speed Warnings

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The California Senate has passed a bill that, if signed into law, will require all new cars sold or build in the state to have "passive speed limiters" installed by 2032. It's true that some cars offer a similar feature -- I've tested a few. This is a horrible idea. But I worry that these systems are going to be annoying.

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2021 BMW 330e and 330e xDrive PHEV sedans priced in US starting at $44,550 and $46,550

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Available in SPORT mode, XtraBoost offers an immediate 40 hp power increase for up to 10 seconds. The BMW 330e Sedan’s electrified drivetrain allows it to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 5.6 Both models feature an electronically limited top speed of 130 mph when equipped with all-season tires. seconds (5.7

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Fisker introduces Alaska pickup truck, Ocean with Force E off-road package; 11 Ocean deliveries in Q2

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Fisker Ronin is an all-electric four-door convertible GT sports car—a true five-seat GT with a carbon fiber hard-top convertible, four butterfly doors, a high-tech luxury interior, and futuristic exterior design. A triple-motor all-wheel drive powertrain is projected to deliver 1,000-plus horsepower and 0-60 mph in approximately 2.0

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GHSA projects that drivers killed more than 7500 pedestrians in 2022; most since 1981

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Drivers of passenger cars have consistently accounted for the greatest number of fatal pedestrian crashes. However, over the past decade the number of pedestrian deaths in crashes involving sport utility vehicles (SUVs) increased at a far faster rate (120%) than deaths in crashes involving passenger cars (26%).

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Musk: Tesla Roadster Will Use SpaceX Tech and Have Rocket Boosters

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Tesla presented the “new” Roadster back in 2017, but the car isn’t expected to officially launch until next year. CEO Elon Musk has made some big promises about the car, including that it could break the one-second 0-60 mph time barrier. It’s going to be really cool. It’s going to have some rocket technology in it.”

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Lucid Motors opening 20 sales and service locations in N America through 2021

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Customers will have the option to visit a Studio in person, make their inquiries entirely online, or any combination of the two. Within the site, a configurator will enable prospective owners to customize their own car and view it from any angle in a variety of environments. Lucid Digital Experience.

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