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BMW unveils new 7 Series; battery-electric i7

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The 2023 BMW 740i is powered by a thoroughly upgraded version of the iconic B58 3-liter TwinPower Turbo inline six-cylinder engine. The top speed of the new BMW i7 xDrive60 is electronically limited to 149 mph. The extremely slim high-voltage battery with a cell height of just 4.3-inches kWh of usable energy.

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Chevrolet introduce electrified AWD Corvette: 2024 E-Ray hybrid

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second 0-60 mph time before breezing through the quarter-mile in 10.5 —Tadge Juechter, executive chief engineer, Corvette. kWh battery pack, which is located between the seats. There is no plug-in charging for the E-Ray’s battery system. The E-Ray is the quickest production Corvette in history, clocking a 2.5-second

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Williams Advanced Engineering debuts ultra-high performance EV platform for hypercars; H2 variant under development

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Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) unveiled an ultra-high performance electric vehicle platform designed to accelerate the ambitions of hypercar manufacturers, from start-ups to OEMs. With a 85 kWh battery and peak power of 1650 kW, EVR enables sub-2.0 Williams Advanced Engineering also unveiled the Scalable Battery Module (SBM).

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BMW’s eighth-generation 5 Series offers two all-electric i5 variants; PHEVs in 2024

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The new model generation will be offered worldwide with all-electric drive and, depending on the market region, also with the plug-in hybrid systems as well as with efficient gasoline and diesel engines including 48-volt mild hybrid technology. This enables the BMW i5 M60 to accelerate from zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.8

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GM heat pump recovers energy from EV battery to power heating & propulsion while helping conserve range: Ultium Energy Recovery

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GM is introducing a patented heat-pump in its Ultium-based EVs that captures and repurposes waste energy from the battery. Through the Ultium Platform’s energy recovery system, this waste energy can increase a vehicle’s range, reduce battery energy needed for heating, increase charging speed and even enable sportier driving.

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Mercedes-Benz S 580e 4MATIC PHEV available to order in US starting from $122,550

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I-6 six-cylinder engine with 367 hp from the current generation of Mercedes-Benz engines. kWh battery and a permanently excited synchronous electric motor with internal rotor, which has an output of 148 hp to create a combined total output of 510 hp. S 580e 4MATIC Engine 3.0L This is paired with a 21.5

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Proterra unveils ZX5 next-generation battery-electric transit bus

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Proterra introduced its newest battery-electric transit vehicle: the Proterra ZX5 electric bus. The ZX5 bus, Proterra’s fifth-generation battery-electric transit vehicle, features a new streamlined vehicle design and maximizes the amount of energy that can be stored on board the vehicle to increase power and range.

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