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Geländewagen, Electrified: Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology

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The electric G features a ladder frame design, selectable low range off-road gear reduction, an independent front suspension, and solid rear axle. Those electric motors are good for 579 horsepower and 859 lb-ft of torque. In terms of charging, it can hoover up electricity at 200 kW from a sufficiently robust DC fast charger.

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Mercedes-AMG Unveils New GLC Coupe

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Billed as the brand’s “first performance hybrid SUV coupe”, the GLC 63 S E Performance Coupe does cut a handsome if immediately recognizable figure. liter turbo engine with an electric drive unit on the rear axle. In this example, the 63 variant combines a 2.0-liter

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BMW Unleashes New 5 Series

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Score one for the vanishingly few people who still prefer a sedan over an SUV (read: just about everyone working here). Further up the food chain we find a pair of trims which start with the letter i, a vowel which BMW uses to denote its electric wares. First up are the 530i and 530i xDrive, powered by a 2.0L Why not e, you ask?

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The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq N Will Land With an Almost $70,000 Price Tag

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Hyundai is expanding its “N” performance line with the new electric Ioniq 5 N, which will land as a 2025 model. The Endurance mode limits peak power output to conserve battery on the track, while Sprint gives full juice for the fastest lap times. Selectable drive modes let the driver dial in performance and energy consumption.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Blog Archive ▼ 2009 (52) ▼ April (6) Waxman-Markey and REDD BlogRoll Review: Space Beams, Leaded Batteries, an. Here we go again.or

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

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Currently, there are some industrial facilities that use battery swapping to replenish the energy stores of electric forklifts. Perhaps more importantly, quickly "pouring" electricity into many of the batteries available today may stress the very expensive component and shorten their useful lifetime.

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

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The Volt is, and always has been, more than than an electric car. GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 It is simply the cost of doing business.

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