The Truth About Cars
AUGUST 4, 2023
liter turbocharged four-cylinder that works in concert with two electric motors and a 400-volt battery pack, plus an eight-speed automatic transmission. Your combined MPGe is 49, and your gas-only combined MPG is 20. But if you have the scratch and the access to juice, it makes a strong argument for itself.
Clean Fleet Report
MAY 1, 2021
Fuel economy for the Recharge is 55 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) when you use electricity and gasoline and drops to 27 mpg when you don’t charge up the battery. The EPA’s green scores on the standard 0-10 scale, where 10 is best, include a 7 for Smog, 7 for MPG the Fuel Economy score and a 9 for CO 2 on Greenhouse Gas score.
Cars That Think
AUGUST 8, 2022
The Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX, and its showroom-bound tech, looks to banish range anxiety for good: In April, the sleek prototype sedan completed a 621-mile (1,000-kilometer) trek through the Alps from Mercedes’ Sindelfingen facility to the Côte d'Azur in Cassis, France with battery juice to spare.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. "The Volt is a case study. " In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0
Charged EVs
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The plug-in hybrid Jeep Wrangler isn’t like the Chevy Volt or Toyota Prius Prime: It doesn’t run first as an electric vehicle when the battery is fully charged, adding engine power only after the battery depletes. The EPA rates the 4xe at 22 miles of electric range and an unimpressive 20 mpg operating as a hybrid. 54k MSRP.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
For on-the-go juice ups, the idea is to exchange your dead battery for a fresh one owned by Better Place. Extended-range electric vehicles — such as the Chevy Volt, which GM says will recharge in three hours — offer another route, adding a small gas engine to keep drivers from feeling stranded without access to fuel.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
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