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Stellantis Patents Fake Engine Vibrations for EVs

The Truth About Cars

But others felt it broke new ground in terms of vehicular sound design and would ensure electric cars could retain some of the magic of combustion vehicles. Stellantis has found itself in a tricky situation since buying up the former Fiat Chrysler properties. Electric vehicles are interesting from a performance perspective.

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Prototype test drive: Lucid Gravity might defy segments

Baua Electric

This isn’t going to be another car cosplaying an SUV. From the rear, from the right angle, there’s a serious Chrysler Pacifica likeness. Launch cars will all likely feature this system, which will seemingly be the most expensive and advanced. One of my engineer chaperones asked me to close the door and let him reset the car.

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

Charged EVs

The Wrangler 4xe (pronounced “four-by-e”) will become Jeep’s third plug-in hybrid for Europe, where far more stringent emission rules encourage plug-in cars of all types. The range was lower at highway speeds, of course, but around town, it wasn’t hard to keep the car in Electric mode by avoiding hard acceleration. 54k MSRP.

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Seven-day test: Living with the Porsche Taycan RWD

EV Central

Add on-roads and the car you see here is well over $200,000 to drive away. This car features the Taycan S’s 19-inch Aero wheels ($2400) – not a bad option as the standard fit 19-inch jobs are a bit dull. This car’s 5.4 It’s a simple way for car companies to boost earnings by charging for such updates.

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The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The EV discussion groups take this up and, with huge amounts of optimism, tell us that we will soon have the ability to instantly charge our electric cars at home or on the highway. A rule of thumb would suggest that a car such as this gets about 5 miles of range for each kilowatt hour of energy taken from the battery.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. CDM Baby, CDM Ruminations on Vegas and NASCAR California Dreamin' ► February (16) Car Sharing and Saving in a Tough Economy Throwing down the gauntlet to Secretary Clinton Weather Does Not Equal Climate The Hub Lab Seeks Revolutionary New Energy Science.

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Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

PT Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year By AUBREY COHEN SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF Seattle will be one of the first cities where Nissan sells a new electric car, and the city will help make the vehicles viable here, officials from the city and auto maker said Tuesday.

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