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Audi will phase out gas engines by 2033, reversing past stance of CEO

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Audi will now phase out gas engines by the year 2033, CEO Markus Duesmann announced at the Berlin Climate Conference earlier today. Duesmann said that “Audi is ready to make its decisive and powerful move into the electric age,” finally accepting the challenge of ditching gas engines for electric ones.

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How Long Do Electric Car Batteries Last?

Blink Charging

Electric cars are on the rise. Maybe not as fast as the gas price, but they’re rising, nonetheless. The number of electric car sales nearly doubled from last year until now. About 10% of people buying a new car chose an electric one. Electric cars are much older.

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Audi unveils e-gas project: synthetic methane from the methanation of green hydrogen; series production of CNG models in 2013 powered by e-gas

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Audi A3 TCNG for e-gas project. Starting in 2013, Audi will begin series production of TCNG models whose engines—derived from TFSI units—will be powered by e-gas: synthetic methane produced via the methanation of hydrogen produced by electrolysis using renewable electricity. Click to enlarge.

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

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Additionally, Dragy, a speed tracking device, found the following acceleration rates: 0-10 MPH in.58s. 0-20 MPH in 1.20s. 0-30 MPH in 1.80s. 0-40 MPH in 2.44. 0-50 MPH in 3.21. 0-60 MPH in 4.12. 0-60 MPH with 1-foot rollout in 3.89. 1,000 feet: 10.433 seconds. 1/8-mile: 8.03 seconds @ 86.67

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Want to downsize a car but not ready for a bicycle? Here’s why you need a seated electric scooter

Electrek

Gas prices are ridiculously high and they just keep climbing. Your car isn’t getting any cheaper, but buying a new electric car also isn’t in your budget (and let’s face it, putting one more car on the roads isn’t helping anyone either).

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Ford Mustang Mach-E passes Michigan State Police standards, fleet inclusion to be determined

Teslarati

The subcategories are broken down as follows: Acceleration and Top Speed Testing: “Acceleration: To determine the ability of each test vehicle to accelerate from a standing start to 60 mph, 80 mph, 100 mph, and determine the distance to reach 100 mph and 120 mph.”

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Mercedes-AMG reveals performance hybrid and battery-electric AMG derivative strategy

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An electric actuator switches to the 2 nd gear by approx. 87 mph, when the maximum speed of the electric motor would be reached at approx. Electric drive mode: all-electric driving from a standstill up to 81 mph, the combustion engine always remains switched off. 13,500 rpm. AMG High Performance Battery.

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