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How Efficient Is Your EV? It’s Complicated

Cars That Think

With motor sports moving hard and fast toward electric drive, a friend recently told me that electric drag-car racing just wouldn't be the same without the deafening roar of combustion engines and the smell of "nitro" fuel. With electric vehicles, however, calculating efficiency is not so simple. She's 90 years old.

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2022 Ford F-150 Lightning First Drive: Ford’s most valued model is now electric

Charged EVs

The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck may be the first real mass-market electric vehicle sold in the US. We drove several F-150 Lightnings, in various trims, with and without payloads or trailers, out of San Antonio and through the winding roads of Texas hill country during the first week of May. The F-150 Lightning is good.

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BMW unveils i8 Roadster, 2019 i8 Coupe; optimized eDrive tech increases power and range

Green Car Congress

The new BMW i8 Roadster and BMW i8 Coupe can cover up to 18 miles (29 km) (preliminary) in purely electric driving, up from 14 miles (23 miles) for the current i8. With hybrid-specific all-wheel drive, the combustion engine driving the rear wheels and the electric motor driving the front wheels, acceleration from 0 to 60 mph takes just 4.2/4.4

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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

Clean Fleet Report

The secret is that Polestar is an electric performance brand from Volvo and its Chinese owner, Geely Holding. The car is a “2” because it was preceded by the “1,” which is an electric performance plug-in hybrid GT, with a six-figure price tag and a limited output of 500 units per year over the next three years. Plentiful Power.

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European version of the BYD Seal is unveiled

Push EVs

Appealing, dynamic, sporty, technologically advanced full-electric D-segment sedan Available with a highly efficient Blade Battery – 82 kWh with up to 570km range (WLTP) and DC Charging (30-80%) up to 150 kW in just 26 minutes Available in rear-wheel and all-wheel drive configurations Advanced Cell-to-Body technology and BYD e-Platform 3.0

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

Electric Auto Association Silicon Valley (EAASV), established in 1967 as the original Electric Auto (now Vehicle) Association, has a long history of attracting members and presenting speakers who have gone on to become tech and transportation luminaries. He had all these charts and graphs showing the power going into the motor.

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The Transformative Role of Electric Vehicles in Shaping Smart Cities

Baua Electric

Introduction In the era of rapid urbanization and sustainable development, the integration of electric vehicles (EVs) plays a pivotal role in shaping smart cities. In this section, we delve deeper into the various facets of environmental sustainability in the context of electric vehicles and their impact on smart cities.