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Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate Surprising Performance in a Compact Plug-In Hybrid SUV Okay, a show of hands if “quick or fast” come to mind when Volvo SUV is mentioned. New for the 2022 model year, the 2023 XC60 Recharge continues to deliver performance and all-electric and hybrid efficiency in a premium compact SUV.

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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

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The company plans to do it with a mixture of all-electric vehicles, like the new XC40 Recharge, and plug-in hybrid versions of its SUVs and sedans. The XC90 Recharge is an example of the second group. The XC90 Recharge T8 has several drive modes to choose from. Volvo has been talking about going electric a lot lately.

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Audi offering plug-in hybrid version of A6 Avant wagon

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It also uses a large amount of information for this purpose, including navigation, online traffic events, the customer’s driving style, and the vehicle sensors such as the camera and radar. The lithium-ion battery is thus recharged in around 2.5 This means that it is eligible for a 50% company car tax reduction in Germany.

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Eindhoven wins world championship for solar-powered family cars in World Solar Challenge

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Top speeds of 120 km/h (75 mph) with a full load of four people were no exception, the team said. A combination of time, recharging from the mains, the number of passengers and the final jury verdict on Saturday decided that the students from TU/e were the World Champions in solar-powered family cars. Click to enlarge.

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Jeep’s first EV will land in the US as early as July, electric Wrangler-like Recon to follow

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Jeep claims the Wagoneer S will be “lightning fast,” packing 600 hp for a 0 to 60 mph sprint in 3.5 We’ve already seen a sneak peek of the Recon Moab 4xe after images leaked out of a dealer event in Las Vegas. Not only that, it will “reach the end of the trail with enough range to drive back to town and recharge,” Morrison claimed.

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Google to sponsor NASA Green Flight Challenge

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CAFE (Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency) will conduct the event from 25 September through 2 October 2011 at Charles M. Competing aircraft must demonstrate at least 100 mph and 200 passenger mpg on a 200-mile flight. Schulz Sonoma County (California) Airport. The $10-million Ansari-X Prize was for suborbital spaceflight.).

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Mercedes-Benz unveiling diesel plug-in hybrid preproduction models at Geneva show

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A discharged battery can thus be fully recharged in two hours at a wallbox. Events such as negotiating towns on the way to the destination are taken into account when planning the available electrical energy, and during recuperation and thermal conditioning of the drive components. kWh of energy.

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