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Stuff We Use: Under Pressure (Washers)

The Truth About Cars

We’ve mused before on these digital pages that a clean car seems to run better – a missive that apparently holds true for sports cars and hot hatchbacks, though burly off-road pickup trucks and SUVs may take umbrage with that assessment. This author has recently discovered that (gasp!) Its total capacity is just over 1.0

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2023 Toyota BZ4X Review – Falling Short

The Truth About Cars

Instead, it’s a weird package that has pricing that is considered affordable relative to the average transaction price, but still not "cheap.” The juice comes from a lithium-ion battery pack with a 71.4-kWh That’s a shame because had this car been done right, it could’ve easily worked as affordable EV transport. kWh capacity.

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2023 Jeep Wrangler 4xe Rubicon Review – Charged-Up Jeep

The Truth About Cars

liter turbocharged four-cylinder that works in concert with two electric motors and a 400-volt battery pack, plus an eight-speed automatic transmission. So while other SUVs might get dinged for these things, we chalk it up to part of the experience. Speaking of warning, we can’t say we didn’t warn you that this Jeep doesn’t come cheap.

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2023 Kia EV6 GT review: Mega-popular electric vehicle put to the seven-day test

EV Central

Striking thing, this electric SUV-cum-wagon. Okay, 97 per cent battery life and 387km range. Day 4: Juicing Up Despite all my driving fun, I’m still returning just under Kia’s official consumption figure. That’s what they call this colour. It’s an extra $3295, but this matte hero hue is peak ‘look at me!’

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Blog Archive ▼ 2009 (52) ▼ April (6) Waxman-Markey and REDD BlogRoll Review: Space Beams, Leaded Batteries, an. Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. Several early models of passenger vehicles have enough energy stored in advanced batteries to power several homes for hours.

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