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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of World’s First 500-Mile EV

Cars That Think

seconds at over 233 km/h (145 mph), and 0-60 mph in less than 2.5 Next year brings an acid test, a single-motor, 480-hp Air Pure for $78,900 — about $12,000 less than a Tesla Model S Long Range, and $31,000 less than Mercedes-Benz' electric EQS. That includes an insane quarter-mile run in 9.69 miles per kilowatt hour.

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Kia EV9: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2024

Baua Electric

That brings strong acceleration and it’s good for a 0-60 mph time of 4.5 built three-row electric SUVs: the Rivian R1S, Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV , and upcoming Volvo EX90. But if you want single-motor rear-wheel-drive output, the numbers are far lower, at 201 or 215 hp, and 258 lb-ft for both.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A car like the Circuit does not like to be stuck on roads with 25 mph speed limits, but those roads made up most of the prescribed route. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. Follow us on Twitter! New York 2009: The Scion iQ goes Big Wheels!

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

“The Toyota Prius took over five years to reach break-even and has gone on to be a wild success.&# So the Volt would cost $32,500–not so much more than what people are reportedly paying for the Prius. With this price I can buy a nice used C200 class Mercedes and still have money to afford Gas……uuuuuugh.

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