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Flash Drive: 2023 Lucid Air Touring AWD

Clean Fleet Report

The sleek exterior with a long hood and short, almost bustle-like rear give it a very low 0.197 coefficient of drag (C d ) In comparison, the Mercedes-Benz EQS comes in at.200 Really good, not perfect Climbing behind the wheel of the Lucid Air Touring, you’ll quickly have an appreciation for a fine automobile.

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

My Electric Car

Both the battery and the fuel cell use chemical reactions to produce electricity. More significantly it must be realized that hydrogen, just like a battery, is not an energy source in itself, but simply a means of storing energy. For this reason the anodes of fuel cells need platinum to prevent rapid degradation.

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Road Test: 2023 Polestar 2 Dual Motor Performance Plus

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Polestar and Volvo were acquired by Geeley, a Chinese automobile company, in 2010. For comparison, the base Polestar 2 Dual Motor is rated at 4.2 High eficiency means less plugging in Battery and Charging When slowing or stopping, regenerative braking converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery.

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Cars That Think

These numbers above exclude all the existing hybrid electric and other alternative fuel models available or in the works, which number at least another 265 models. As a comparison , in 2011, there were only two battery electric and 29 hybrid electric vehicle models offered for sale in the US. Modify ICE or Go EV?