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Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX covers more than 621 miles on single charge

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Traveling from Sindelfingen across the Swiss Alps and Northern Italy, to its destination of Cassis on the Côte d’Azur, the VISION EQXX electric concept ( earlier post ) from Mercedes-Benz covered more than 1,000 km (621 miles) in everyday traffic on a single battery charge. kWh per 62 miles). kWh per 62 miles).

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Newly launched Porsche Taycan fails to impress in comparison with Turbo S

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seconds at 062 mph. A bigger battery does make it accelerate from 0-62 mph to 155 mph in 3.8 Porsche has informed that the new Taycan 4S has EPA range of 203 miles and thus making it as one of the efficient versions.EPA rates for Turbo and Turbo S is calculated at 201 miles and 192 miles respectively.

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Toray and Gordon Murray unveil carbon-fiber T-Wave AR1 Concept EV Sports Car

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27 city EV, earlier post ) to create the T-Wave AR1, a concept EV two-seater to demonstrate the extreme weight savings possible with Toray’s carbon fiber composites. The T-Wave AR1 has a range of 185 km (115 miles) and a top speed of 147 km/h (91 mph). Toray has teamed up with Gordon Murray Design (creator of the T.27

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Lucid Air achieves industry-best 0.21 coefficient of drag

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As quick reference comparisons, both the GM EV1 and Volkswagen’s XL1 had drag coefficients of approximately 0.19; the Mercedes-Benz A-Class comes in at approximately 0.22; the Tesla Model 3 at 0.23. The rolling road accommodates full-size vehicles, with air and rolling road speeds coordinated up to 180 mph.

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Tesla adds 2-motor all-wheel drive and advanced driver assistance “Autopilot” to Model S

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Model S drive comparisons. Range (miles). 208 miles a. 225 miles b. 265 miles a. 295 miles b. 265 miles a. 275 miles b. 0-60 mph (sec). Range (miles). 208 miles a. 225 miles b. 265 miles a. 295 miles b. 265 miles a. 275 miles b.

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Toyota introduces second-generation Mirai fuel cell electric vehicle as design and technology flagship

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The RWD layout also allowed for increased hydrogen storage to boost EPA-estimated range to 402 miles (Mirai XLE grade), a 30% increase over the first-generation Mirai. In comparison, the first-gen Mirai was FWD, and the larger stack was placed under a raised section of the passenger compartment floor.

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Audi to offer new R8 e-tron EV on request; almost 2x pack capacity, 280-mile range with new Li-ion technology (update 1)

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Audi is presenting the second generation of its high-performance R8 sports car at the upcoming Geneva show, featuring new V10 engines, newly developed quattro drive, and a new multimaterial Audi Space Frame (ASF) combining aluminum and carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP). mph) or 250 km/h (155.3 Audi R8 V10. Click to enlarge.

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