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Stellantis Patents Fake Engine Vibrations for EVs

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Stellantis knows this and has been developing devices that effectively help EVs mimic the experience of riding within a raucous combustion-engined automobile. Based on the details provided in the related documents , it will work in conjunction with the fake engine noises future Stellantis products will presumably offer.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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Photo-illustration: Max-o-matic; photo source: Alec Brooks The AC Propulsion experiment thus became an obscure footnote in the tortuous saga of the green automobile. In the early years of the automobile, battery-powered electric cars were competitive with cars fueled by gasoline and other types of propulsion. Electric Car tzero 0-60 3.6

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Hydrogen Cars vs Electric Cars – Who Is Going to Rule the Market?

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I know it is a tough one to digest but looking at the policies and strategies made by automobile giants and governments all around the world, the message is pretty loud and clear. As a result, hydrogen cars have features of both electric and traditional gasoline automobiles that is, it has a fuel tank and an electric motor.

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Auto Racing Test Drives Its Own EV Future

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The Cayman e-Performance clearly shows Porsche on the cusp of building all-electric cars that can match the performance of their top production-based 911 GT racers—while using a fraction of the energy, and with zero tailpipe emissions. The all-electric GT4 can already match the Monaco lap times of the brand’s fearsome 911 GT3 Cup racer.

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

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That event was meant to show that the new company, a combination of the old Fiat Chrysler Automobiles with Europe’s Peugeot Citroën, had the plans to electrify its model line that FCA conspicuously lacked. Production seems likely for the 2024 or 2025 model year. . So how many of those 12,000 owners plug in their 4xe Jeeps?

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Greentech Media | ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed

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Lithium, nickel metal hydrides and even advanced lead acid products are now capable of great energy storage and have strong recycle lives. Currently, battery costs are one of the main barriers, but these barriers are declining as usage and production increase while new technologies and materials continue to push down costs.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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"On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). based technology will actually achieve any economy in production. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 It is simply the cost of doing business. Thats right.

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