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2024 Dodge Charger Daytona: the ‘Brotherhood of Muscle’ goes electric – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona is a Detroit anomaly: it’s a passenger car in an age of trucks and SUVs, it’s battery-electric when U.S. Like the latest BMW sedans that offer either battery-electric or gasoline power in the same model, e.g. the 2024 BMW i7 and 2025 BMW i5 , the electric version is likely to be a better vehicle all around.

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Ford study shows Rankine waste heat recovery system on a light-duty vehicle could almost meet full vehicle accessory load on highway cycle

Green Car Congress

The Rankine cycle is widely used used commercially to generate power in stationary power plants, and is under consideration as a potential waste heat recovery system for use in both light-duty (BMW, earlier post ; Honda, earlier post ) and heavy-duty ( earlier post ) applications. on the highway cycle and 0.513 on the city cycle. in the city.

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Road Test: 2022 Lincoln Corsair PHEV Grand Touring AWD

Clean Fleet Report

The bumper, with a flat top, sits above the dual exhaust chrome tips. Just for fun, the Lincoln Symphonic Chimes were created in conjunction with the Detroit Symphony. These six soothing and unique chimes, recorded by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, are a blend of percussion, violin and viola. Road Test: 2020 BMW X3 xDrive30e.

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Three perspectives on China’s EV industry (spoiler alert: legacy brands are toast) – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Volkswagen, Renault and BMW export “huge numbers” of made-in-China EVs to Europe. As a native of Detroit, it is hard to watch the Detroit 3 commit such massive, self-inflicted damage,” writes Michael Dunne. Stellantis invested $1.7 billion in Leapmotor last year to build vehicles for export.

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Cadillac launches new V-6 family; 3.0L Twin Turbo w/ cylinder deactivation and stop/start for CT6

Green Car Congress

Twin Turbo’s estimated 400 horsepower and 133 hp per liter is 27% greater than the BMW 740 Li’s 3.0L This new, parallel-flow design maximizes heat extraction in the area of the upper deck, intake and exhaust valve bridges in the heads and integrated exhaust manifold with a minimal amount of coolant. TFSI engine, while the 3.6L

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Buick introduces 2013 Encore; 1.4L turbo with 6-speed transmission

Green Car Congress

Buick introduced the all-new 2013 Encore at the Detroit Auto Show. turbo four-cylinder/six-speed automatic powertrain, will compete with vehicles such as the BMW X1 and Audi Q3. The 1.4L’s turbocharger is integrated within the exhaust manifold for reduced weight and greater packaging flexibility. 2013 Buick Encore.

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Cars That Think

Ten- and 12-cylinder engines are on a virtual death watch, with V-12 purveyors like Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley, and BMW widely expected to eliminate these longtime markers of automotive prestige. A jaw-dropping weight-to-power ratio of 1.57 kg/hp tips the scale in Ferrari’s favor: It’s a new record for any volume-production supercar.

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