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Tesla gains another Chinese competitor as Xiaomi unveils SU7 EV

Teslarati

Xiaomi recently unveiled its SU7 electric vehicle (EV) and set its sights on beating Tesla in the Chinese EV market. The Xiaomi EV’s initials stand for Speed Ultra, a detail the Chinese company has made sure is factual. Meanwhile, the Tesla Model S Plaid has a top speed of 200 mph and can run 0 to 60 mph in 1.99

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This Chinese electric car is almost entirely windows

Baua Electric

It’s definitely a qualifier for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column and hopefully helps us finish the year strong! The rear units look like they’re barely a hand wide and the front is perhaps half of that again, but the designers definitely weren’t about to spend a penny more on body panels than they had to.

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Audi unveiling two new production plug-in hybrids in Shanghai, new prologue allroad PHEV show car

Green Car Congress

TFSI quattro accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in less than six seconds and consumes 2.5 TFSI quattro (offered on the Chinese market). TFSI engine and electric motor to deliver 270 kW (367 hp) and 700 N·m (516 lb-ft) of system torque—enough to accelerate the SUV from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 5.9

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A car like the Circuit does not like to be stuck on roads with 25 mph speed limits, but those roads made up most of the prescribed route. Not to mention the parts you most definitely could sell from the running gear. It seems like it still may be cheaper to just buy a well used Lotus Elise and modify it yourself.

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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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2024 Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor review: Better, but good enough?

Baua Electric

With 220 kW of peak output, it certainly won’t melt your face off, but I never really wanted a lot more when using this car as transportation — it is definitely an adequate amount of power. This RWD model tops out at 210 km/h (130 MPH), at which speed you will still probably be passed by a middle manager in an EQS.

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