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Ricardo and A2Mac1 renew partnership to expand benchmarking and competitive analysis of EVs and PHEVs; online database

Green Car Congress

Systems benchmarked include the high voltage battery pack; inverter; motor; DC/DC converter; on-board charger; HV junction box; HV cables; and HVAC system. MY2014 Acura RLX Hybrid. Users of EV/Hybrid Analysis are given a look into the design and value chain strategies employed by manufactures of today’s most advanced electric vehicles.

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Lucid Gravity drive, Acura ZDX review, Jeep plug-in hybrid pickup: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Lucid Gravity prototype The 2024 Acura ZDX EV is the quickest SUV ever from the Honda luxury brand—and it definitely looks the part. Yesterday in a review of the Acura ZDX Green Car Reports looked at whether the first fully electric vehicle from this Honda luxury brand keeps it on-brand—even with GM bones.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

Kia had its Soul EV on the market and made its presence known, then added the Niro EV (and PHEV & Hybrid), but now is adding the EV6 crossover. Road Test: 2021 RAV4 Prime PHEV ; Flash Drive: 2021 Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle. Related stories you might enjoy: How Long Will It Take To Convert The U.S.

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac CT4 Premium Luxury AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Cadillac has converted the torque, from foot-pounds into newton-meters (Nm), which is a metric torque measurement used in most countries around the world, but not the U.S., Road Test: 2016 Acura ILX. Road Test: 2016 Audi A3 E-tron PHEV. powered models). The first thought is this references a 5.0-liter