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First drive in the 2023 Genesis Electrified GV70: A beauty of an EV… just not for long trips

Baua Electric

Let’s start with the 2023 GV70 EV’s performance specs per Genesis, so you can get an idea of what I was working with, or at least thought I was working with: Powertrain: Dual motor AWD 160 kW in both front and rear combine for 320 kW Horsepower: 429 hp Torque: 516 lb-ft Battery: 77.4 I never got anywhere near that number.

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2022 Ford F-150 Lightning First Drive: Ford’s most valued model is now electric

Charged EVs

We surmise Ford was startled at the degree to which this idea propelled the truck’s popularity. With an available adapter, a Lightning was able to recharge the battery of a Mach-E using that car’s portable charging cord. Team Edison surveyed truck owners, and found many were open to the idea of an electric F-150—though skeptical.

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Toyota RAV4 EV key for meeting California ZEV requirements; Tesla powertrain uses Model S components

Green Car Congress

The target buyers have strong personal convictions on the environment, oil use, and cutting edge technology. “ and I think this will give us a good idea of overall consumer acceptance of EVs. kWh, providing an anticipated EPA-estimated driving range of 113 miles. My point is not that the EPA is incorrect. —Bill Fay.

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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

Clean Fleet Report

If you’re thinking, “this sounds like a Swedish Tesla,” you’re getting the idea. The EPA gives this all-electric car ratings of 96 MPGe city/88 highway/92 combined (where MPGe is Miles per Gallon equivalent that measures how far the car will travel on the electric energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline/33.7 kilowatt-hours).

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First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

Green Car Congress

Put another way, even when driving the conventional T6 model and accelerating briskly up a winding road, the driver has no idea that only a 2.0L (1,969 cm 3 ), 4-cylinder gasoline engine is doing the work. Estimated EPA MPGe. >59. EPA-rated fuel economy is 20 mpg city, 25 mpg highway, 22 mpg combined. CO 2 (g/km). 0-60 (sec).

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Mercedes eSprinter first drive: here’s the deal – it’s a van, but it’s electric

Baua Electric

This can lead to some inconsistent braking feel as the van decides which brakes to apply, but some companies do this with the idea that it’s more familiar to drivers who have previously driven ICE cars. Over the course of our drive, we didn’t get quite the same efficiency that Mercedes estimates, though some of the other journalists did.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles by Darren Murph , posted Apr 19th 2009 at 4:24PM Just hours after General Motors put forth a proposal for a standardized plug for electric vehicles , in flies this. And personally I like better simple solutions. The "normal plug" idea doesnt neccessarily work dude.