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DS brand accelerating development of electric cars

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Peugeot’s premium brand DS is accelerating the development of electrified cars. Starting with DS 7 CROSSBACK, it will be releasing a new model every year, all with an electrified version (hybrid or all-electric). By 2025, more than a third of DS vehicles sold will be hybrid or all-electric.

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Volvo to unveil XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept at Detroit show; system targeted for US and China markets

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At the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Volvo Car Corporation will unveil the Volvo XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept. In February 2011 at the Geneva Motor Show, Volvo introduced the diesel-electric V60 Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) to go on sale in Europe later this year. Click to enlarge.

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Ford Mustang Mach-E GT tests its 1/4-mile mettle

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Now that Ford has started delivering the Performance variant of the Mustang Mach-E all-electric crossover, the GT configuration is heading to the drag strip to test its mettle in the all-too-common proving ground for performance vehicles. The all-electric Mach-E ran a 12.657-second 1/4-mile at 100.02 0-20 MPH in 1.20s.

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How Safe Are EVs for Fleets?

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Many fleet owners and operators are interested in reducing operational and maintenance costs with electric vehicles (EVs), but they worry about vehicle safety. The fact is that EVs are just as safe as internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and, in many ways, they are even safer. This can mean pedestrians may not hear them.

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Lightning Eyes 10-Minute Charging for its Motorbikes

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In 2011, the company’s LS-218 SuperBike set a landspeed record for production electric motorcycles at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, with a 347.55 mile-per-hour) average run and a 351 kph (218 mph) peak. The battery pack holds more energy than the 22 kWh pack in BMW’s original i3 electric car that debuted in 2012.

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News: 2023 Maserati GranTurismo Folgore EV

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This move into electrification, Folgore is Italian for lightning, is a major step for Maserati as it continues its performance DNA, but without gasoline engines. Three 300 kilowatt (kW) electric motors—one front and two rear 760 horsepower and 996 pound-feet of torque All-wheel drive All-wheel torque vectoring 0-60 mph in 2.7-seconds

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News: 2023 Toyota and Lexus New Products

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The Corolla Cross, launched in 2021 with a gasoline engine, will be joined in 2023 by the compact crossover Corolla Cross Hybrid, one more gasoline-electric hybrid offering from Toyota. – Toyota says the Corolla “rolls into 2023 a changed car.” 4-cylinder gasoline engine replacing the 1.8L

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