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Updated Audi Q7 SUV has 48V MHEV as standard, new PHEV option

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Audi’s updated Q7 SUV will have the company’s 48V mild-hybrid system (MHEV) as standard. mph), the Audi Q7 recuperates energy, rolls in idle or coasts for up to 40 seconds with the engine switched off. The same applies to the Car-to-X service traffic light information, which is being rolled out in stages in selected European cities.

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Porsche’s all-electric Boxster EV seen sporting production lights in new testing video

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With Weissach package added, the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT can sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 2.1 Porsche CEO Oliver Blume said earlier this month , “We already have 10,000 orders, and these customers haven’t even been able to drive the car yet.” It starts at $230,000. Next up, will be the fully electric 718 Boxster EV.

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Jeep Details the New All-Electric Wagoneer S

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We first heard about the all-electric Jeep Wagoneer S a while back, and the automaker recently detailed specs and performance for the sleek SUV. Jeep will launch the Wagoneer S at its EV-certified dealerships later this year, with a starting price of $71,995, and it said that the SUV would qualify for federal tax credits.

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Rivian R2 production, Kia EV3 debut date, Eli Zero: Today’s Car News

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This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Rivian is rejiggering the production capacity of its plant in Normal, Illinois, to accommodate up to 155,000 of its more affordable R2 SUVs annually. Kia has confirmed that its compact EV3 electric SUV is production-bound and will arrive next year. And how small of an EV is big enough?

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GHSA projects that drivers killed more than 7500 pedestrians in 2022; most since 1981

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Drivers of passenger cars have consistently accounted for the greatest number of fatal pedestrian crashes. However, over the past decade the number of pedestrian deaths in crashes involving sport utility vehicles (SUVs) increased at a far faster rate (120%) than deaths in crashes involving passenger cars (26%).

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Northern Lights Energy signs LOI to purchase 1,000 AMP electric SUV conversions over 5 years

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a company engaged in the emission-free electrification of OEM vehicles, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Northern Lights Energy ( NLE ) to support the introduction of all-electric SUVs into Iceland as part of a national electric vehicle (EV) project. AMP expects to deliver its first Electric SUV to NLE in early 2011.

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IIHS: few vehicles excel in new nighttime test of pedestrian AEB systems

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Four of the first 23 midsize cars, midsize SUVs and small pickups tested earn the highest rating of superior, but more than half earn a basic score or no credit. The ambient illumination surrounding the test track must remain below 1 lux—about the amount of light cast by a full moon—throughout the evaluation.

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