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

Teslarati

hit the Cedar Falls Motorsports Park in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The all-electric Mach-E ran a 12.657-second 1/4-mile at 100.02 miles per hour, according to a receipt given to the owner at the track. Splits for the Mach-E were as follows: 1/4-mile: 12.657 seconds @ 100.02 1/8-mile: 8.03 0-20 MPH in 1.20s.

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GHSA: absent traffic jams, many drivers getting more reckless

Green Car Congress

Many states have reported alarming speed increases, with some noting a significant surge in vehicles clocked at 100 mph or more. Examples of the reckless driver behaviors reported recently: In Colorado, Indiana, Nebraska and Utah, police have clocked highway speeds of more than 100 mph.

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U-M Solar Car Team wins a fourth consecutive American Solar Challenge, sets record

Green Car Congress

Final time for the 1,650-mile (2,655 km) competition was 44:36:21—10 hours and 18 minutes ahead of second-place Iowa State. Estimated top speed is 105 mph (169 km/h). This is the seventh North American title for the U-M team, which won the inaugural event in 1990 with its first car, the Sunrunner. U-M Quantum.

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Advantage EV

Electric Auto Association

In Department of Energy fuel economy tests, in short-trip city driving, a conventional gasoline car’s gas mileage is about 12 percent lower at 20 degrees Fahrenheit than it would be at 77 degrees Fahrenheit and can drop as much as 22 percent for very short trips of around 3 to 4 miles. Warming up an EV can be done safely and quickly indoors.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV

Clean Fleet Report

The Standard Range has a driving range of 240 miles, while the RWD gets either 305 and 361 miles depending if shod with 20-inch or 18-inch tires. The AWD driving range is 316 miles with the 18-inch tire and 270 miles with 20-inch tires. The 361-mile all-electric driving range is very appealing in the RWD model.

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