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2022 Ford Lightning Platinum Review – Style At a Price

The Truth About Cars

Such as the high price for a loaded Lightning, and the fact that doing some “truck stuff” can have significant negative effects on range. I also find the price hard to stomach, even knowing that there are lower trims that are a bit more reasonable, especially if you can live with the standard-range battery’s claimed 230-mile range.

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Ford Performance Introduces 700hp Kit for F-150

The Truth About Cars

An enormous Whipple Supercharger displacing 3.0L – meaning the part customers are& adding & to their V8 technically has more displacement than most cars on European roads – juices the 5.0L Speed freaks intent on building a sleeper will smartly and instantly shill these parts on eBay. to 700 horsepower and 590 lb.-ft

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We’re the New Renewables

Cars That Think

JUICE BOX For many years, environmentalists have looked forward to the coming of net-zero-energy buildings. Much effort was devoted to making lighting, heating, and cooling more efficient so buildings consumed less energy. This WindBox turbine, installed on the roof of a building in Rouen, France, is 1.6

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Novozymes develops fungus to produce biochemicals

Green Car Congress

This is our first biochemical building block and a major milestone towards building a biochemical industry together with partners. This need is growing due to concerns about crude oil scarcity and price fluctuations. Malic acid also has significant potential as a building block in the chemical industry.

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Fiat unveils 5 new boxy ‘Panda-inspired’ concept cars

Baua Electric

While exact dimensions (and price) aren’t available, the New Panda will likely be about the same size as the New e-C3, which is 4,010 mm in length, 1,760 mm in width, and 1,570 mm in height. The battery comes with DC charging at up to 85 kW, which adds enough juice for 31 extra miles of range in just five minutes, according to Fiat.

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2022 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin Ultimate – Not Quite Fully Charged

The Truth About Cars

The dual electric motors (front and rear) that provide the car with all-wheel drive get their juice from a 78 kWh lithium-ion battery, and the system’s output is 402 horsepower and 486 lb-ft of torque. But the price tag is a bit off-putting. The base price for my test unit was $58K. The base price for my test unit was $58K.

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2022 Hyundai Ioniq5 Review – Whatever It Is, It’s Good

The Truth About Cars

Juice is supplied via 77.4 Most cabin materials also feel price appropriate. There’s one other thing about the Ioniq5 I don’t like – the price. Yes, EVs tend to be a bit more costly than similarly sized internal-combustion engine cars because the tech is relatively new and costs a bit more to build.

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