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First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

Green Car Congress

1 Given that US EPA fuel economy figures for the vehicles are not yet available, we are using the ECE fuel consumption figures from Europe as a means to provide a comparison across vehicles, and are providing the estimated EPA figure where available. kWh Li-ion battery pack—acceleration improves by about 9% (0-62 mph in 5.6

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News: 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV

Clean Fleet Report

The closest comparisons for hydrogen-only cars are the Toyota Mirai and Hyundai Nexo. seconds in 0-60 mph runs. On the freeway with consistent 65+ mph cruising, we may have opted for Eco. To provide a basis for comparison, Honda let us first drive a 2024 CR-V Hybrid that weighed 500 pounds less than the e:FCEV.

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2024 Polestar 2 priced from $51,300, up $1,500 from 2023

Baua Electric

It’s now rated at 299 hp and 361 lb-ft, plethora for a Polestar-estimated 0-60 mph month of five.9 An enlarged 82-kwh battery bundle bumps field to an estimated 320 miles, in comparison to an EPA-rated 270 miles for the 2023 style. Polestar estimates 0-60 mph in 4.3

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Road Test: 2023 Polestar 2 Dual Motor Performance Plus

Clean Fleet Report

Power and Range The 2023 Polestar 2 Dual Motor Performance Plus, built in Luqiao, China, has electric motors on each axle, producing a total of 476 horsepower and 502 pound-feet of torque. For comparison, the base Polestar 2 Dual Motor is rated at 4.2 In a few 0-60 miles per hour runs, we averaged 3.9

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

Appendix B: Car of the Future: A Comparison of Alternative Vehicles. It is alarming to see comparisons of the Chevrolet Volt PHEV with battery electric cars when the comparison focuses only on the electric range and ignores the other important differences. More information on e-mile comparisons is given by Reference NÂș 2.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I imagine there will be tax incentives to build green generators when were at that stage. By comparison, NOx emissions in Travis county from motor vehicles totaled approximately 30,000 tons per year in 1996 -- the last year for which complete data was available. (1, excluding coal power in china. Neutral why not the LS2LS7? @

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Shouldn’t the article above have been placed in the muscle car section, not the weenie tree hugger section?: “The Chevy Volt feels “particularly muscular&# up to about 30 mph, CNN reports, though its actual zero-to-sixty time is “about average for a modern car.&# [link] “ — Electric drive performance.

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