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Cadillac to Refresh the CT5-V and CT5-V Blackwing for 2025

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Cadillac will soon be an electric automaker, but before it’s got some tricks left before it makes the leap completely. Both cars have a new front fascia with Escalade-like vertical light fixtures that bring animated welcome and departure functions. Images: Cadillac] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV

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All-New Compact Electric SUV The 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV is hoping to be what many people have been waiting for—a 300+ mile all-electric range (AER) compact SUV that, with incentives, will be priced in the high $20,000 to low $30,000 range. There is nothing flashy about this latest EV from Chevrolet, which is a good thing.

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Renault Rafale midsize SUV to have as much as 300 hp, four wheel drive

Baua Electric

liter three-cylinder gas engine with 130 hp blended with 50 kilowatt electrical force motor and a smaller 25 kw starter/generator. Each electrical motors are connected to the clutchless gearbox. Renault says gas intake is 4.7 The bottom front-wheel force style produces 200 hp from a 1.2 liters consistent with 100 km.

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Stellantis: new hydrogen Ram Trucks will be made in Mexico

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And, as such, they can’t afford the kind of downtime that many fleet managers currently associate with battery electrics. I can’t help but think this is the correct take, especially in light of the fact that hydrogen has recently spiked over $30 per kg, and that a kilogram of hydrogen has about as much energy in it as a gallon of gas.

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Study finds drone-based delivery could reduce GHG emissions and energy use in the transportation sector, if deployed sensibly

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New research by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Carnegie Mellon University, SRI International and the University of Colorado at Boulder shows that drone-based delivery could reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy use in the transportation sector. An open-access paper on the research appears in Nature Communications.

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin AWD Ultimate

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin AWD Ultimate The First Volvo Compact SUV Coupe EV The 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge was the first electric-only and the smallest SUV from Volvo, falling in-line with the EX90 and XC40 Recharge. The EPA rates the C40 Recharge Twin AWD at 226 all-electric miles (AER) with an efficiency of 39 kWh per 100 miles.

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Road Test: 2023 Polestar 2 Dual Motor Performance Plus

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Next up will be the Polestar 2 with a larger single electric motor and then the company’s first SUV, the Polestar 3. The simple naming aside, all Polestar models offer highly developed electric technology and performance. Polestar says it is a “driver’s car (with the) driving experience enjoyable and engaging.”

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