Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2014

not the $845,000 base price plug-in hybrid Porsche 918, earlier post , or even the $100,000 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, earlier post —the Golf GTE ( earlier post ) and the A3 e-tron ( earlier post ), are both based on the same MQB (Modularen Querbaukasten, or modular transverse toolkit) plug-in hybrid powertrain. Earlier post.).

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. Cadillac’s Midsize Contender. Both engines use premium 91 octane.

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Cadillac Land Rover MPG Fuel Economy 75

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV concept, which made its formal debut at IAA in Frankfurt ( earlier post ), is a strong indicator of Audi’s series-production electric SUV due in 2018—especially in terms of the powertrain. The e-tron quattro SUV can “ turn like a hunting dog after a rabbit.”

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Audi 2018 Production Concept 150

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 31, 2021

This limited production luxury sedan (1,500 units worldwide) ceased production in November 2021, and ushers-in a new era for the Polestar brand seeing only all-electric cars and SUVs going forward. Polestar plans on being a major manufacturer of all-electric luxury vehicles, competing with the likes of Lucid, Porsche and Tesla.

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PHEV Carbon Fiber Plug-in Gasoline-Electric 76

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

Porsche has presented the second generation of its Le Mans Prototype 919 Hybrid race car. Porsche 919 Hybrid, 2015. Porsche 919 Hybrid, 2015. Liters gasoline. The combustion efficiency of the now lighter and more rigid 2-liter V4 turbocharged gasoline engine has been increased. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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Porsche 2015 Hybrid Carbon Fiber 150

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 21, 2022

The 2023 Genesis G80 EV AWD is the second battery-electric model from Genesis, joining the GV60 SUV. By 2025 it will come out with no new internal combustion engine (ICE) models, then by 2030 will only sell electric cars and SUVs. The Next Step to an All-electric Line-up. Genesis, in only its sixth year, is in a transition phase.

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All-Electric Arkansas Charging Power 78

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 13, 2024

And yes, you boot-up, power-on and power-down an EV just like a computer, unless of course your computer is powered by a gasoline engine! Regenerative braking uses the motors to recharge the battery when slowing or coasting, converting kinetic energy into electric energy, which is stored in the battery. It is a bit each.

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Kia All-Electric Miles Clean 70

Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2012

Porsche will offer the Cayenne Diesel in the United States market for the first time beginning with the 2013 model year. preliminary internal estimates, the Cayenne Diesel SUV will achieve a rating of 20 mpg city / 28 mpg highway / 23 mpg combined (11.7, The Cayenne Diesel is powered by a 3.0-liter The Cayenne Diesel is powered by a 3.0-liter

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Cayenne Porsche Diesel 2013 218

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 11, 2023

Currently the only other cars with an 800-volt systems are the Porsche Taycan and Audi E-Tron GT. Thanks largely to the low slung battery pack, which gives the car a lower center of gravity, the handling is also more akin to a sports car than an SUV. He was impressed by the car’s performance and smoothness.

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Miles Kia Charging All-Electric 77

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

TDI quattro plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ); the Audi A7 h-tron quattro fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ); the Audi e-tron quattro concept battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ); the Audi TT clubsport turbo concept ( earlier post ); the Audi RS 5 TDI competition concept ( earlier post ); and the Audi R18 e-tron quattro ( earlier post ). “EV”

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Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel 150

Cars That Think

APRIL 23, 2022

highlights the small-but-growing phenomenon of people converting fossil-fueled cars to run on electricity. That’s three times the output of the Buick-based Rover V-8 that first powered these trucks in 1979, and nine times that of the anemic 50-hp gasoline engine the Rover boasted at its birth, in 1948.

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Land Rover Tesla Conversion Ferrari 102

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Mercedes-Benz has no interest in ceding any ground to Tesla, Audi, Porsche, Lucid or any of the other car companies that want a piece at the upper end of the luxury EV market. The significance is that at some point everything—sedans, coupes, sports cars, SUVs and possibly even trucks—will run on electrons, leaving oil and gasoline behind.

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Mercedes All-Electric Clean Cleaning 90

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

not a truck or SUV, and not a vehicle from BMW, Audi, Porsche or Mercedes-Benz) have until recently only had Volkswagen-brand cars as an option: Beetle, Golf, Jetta, Passat. The AF40-6 uses a six-element, dual-stage torque converter with a lock-up clutch that helps optimize fuel economy. Click to enlarge.

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Diesel Fuel Economy MPG Economy 311

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 2, 2023

Flash Drive: 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV A Stand-Out Electric Sedan Not all auto manufacturers are abandoning sedans for SUVs; some are even growing their stables of what for decades was the most popular car in America. Never stopping at a gasoline station is a plus, too. If you want to stand out, the Ioniq 6 may be for you.

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Hyundai All-Electric Miles Range 77

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Think has even shown a convertible prototype. It is reminiscent of the early 1900’s, when steam, electric, diesel, biomass, and gasoline power options competed on a level playing field for consumers’ attention. As far as quick, Id give my left nut to own a Wrightspeed EV, so I could (quietly) blow the doors off Porsches and Ferraris.

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