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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 shift-by-wire single speed transmission drives all four wheels 0-60 miles per hour in about 4.3

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Hyundai IONIQ 5 N debuts at Goodwood Festival of Speed

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Hyundai Motor Company’s IONIQ 5 N—N brand’s first high-performance, all-electric model—made its world premiere at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex, England. The new vehicle represents Hyundai’s long-standing practice of offering high-quality mobility alongside driver-focused N models.

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Hyundai is going all in on hydrogen, and relying on food waste to make that happen

Baua Electric

Source: Hyundai Kia-owner Hyundai certainly isn’t in a big rush to go carbon neutral. Clean hydrogen should be for everyone, powering everything, and available everywhere,” Jay Chang, president and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company, said in a statement. It has set its target as the far-away date of 2050.

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Tech: How do Hybrid & Plug-in Hybrid Batteries Recharge? Do I Need to Plug a Hybrid In?

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Regular Hybrids Regular hybrids recharge their onboard nickel-metal hydride or lithium-ion battery packs by reclaiming energy through a process called regenerative braking. It takes with kinetic energy that would normally be lost as heat through traditional mechanical friction brakes and stores it as electric energy in the battery.

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5. Hyundai, along with its siblings Kia and Genesis, has some of the best-designed vehicles on the road. The 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 is one EV that blurs the traditional look of a sedan, crossover and hatchback. Hyundai calls this its Smart Living Room concept. The Shaking Things Up EV.

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Volvo C40 Recharge Pure Electric review

EV Central

Volvo has some of the most aggressive goals when it comes to brand-wide electrification, and the new C40 Recharge is a big step in its electric charge towards zero emissions. Its official name is the Volvo C40 Recharge Pure Electric, and it’s available as either a single motor or dual motor (the latter is called the Twin).

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Hyundai previews Connectivity Concept with smartphones and NFC

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Hyundai previewed near its European headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, a prototype of its Connectivity Concept which leverages smartphones and NFC (Near Field Communication). In addition the device’s battery is recharged wirelessly while in use. The company suggested the technology could be in its cars as soon as 2015.

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