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2022 Mercedes-Benz C300 4MATIC Sedan Review – Slick Sport at a Dear Price

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I loved almost everything about the 2022 Mercedes-Benz C300 – except its price. Not even by deleting my phone from the Bluetooth and re-installing. To be fair to our German friends, the base price is a reasonable $45,550. But laden with options, the price balloons. Plus dual-zone climate control, Bluetooth, 11.9-inch

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T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

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Medium-sized battery-electric cars are on average 14% cheaper to run than equivalent diesels today, if slow charging overnight near home and/or fast charging at preferential rates are available. This is because of cheaper electricity, lower EV retail prices and higher purchase incentives in France.

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CoBank report finds that troubled US grid may need to use EVs for grid balancing

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According to a new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange, age, weather and the generating resource mix is undermining US power systems faster than the infrastructure can be replaced, reinforced and possibly re-envisioned. CoBank is a cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. But that premise is quickly changing.

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ICCT: incremental technology can cut vehicle CO2 by half and increase fuel economy >60% through 2030 with ~5% increase in price

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Based on a detailed analysis of the efficiency technologies used to achieve these lower CO 2 emission levels, the ICCT study concludes that vehicle prices would increase by about 5% by 2030. Vehicle price increases from using increased vehicle efficiency technology to achieve lower CO 2 emission levels. Source: The ICCT.

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2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD review: Why driving Toyota’s first electric car on dirt is like chucking a Giraffe in a pool … Really

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2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD price and equipment The top-spec bZ4X lists at $77,990, which makes it marginally cheaper than the Tesla Model Y Long Range, which lists at $78,400. The Model Y will travel further, though, claiming 533km between charges, compared to the Toyota’s 411km. There’s also dual-zone climate, a 12.3-inch

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Aston Martin reveals production-ready Rapide E EV at Shanghai

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liter V12, gearbox and fuel tank were located, with the 800V system allowing for more efficient charging and greatly improved thermal characteristics over existing electrical architectures. However, the car’s 800V high-voltage battery system enables faster charging of 3101.2 This bespoke battery pack lies where the original 6.0-liter

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2023 Toyota BZ4X Review – Falling Short

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Instead, it’s a weird package that has pricing that is considered affordable relative to the average transaction price, but still not "cheap.” Compare the bZ to the brand’s own re-done Prius – the new Prius has flaws but it’s generally packaged much better. Total price? kWh capacity. Toyota’s SafetySense 3.0

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