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Road Test: 2025 Maserati GranCabrio Folgare EV

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So, what will aficionados of this storied Italian car brand think about electrons replacing gasoline? Designed at Maserati headquarters in Modena, Italy, and built at the Maserati Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy, the GranCabrio Folgare is on the exclusive list of convertible electric cars that deliver performance in style, grace and elan.

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Flash Drive: 2025 Cadillac Optiq

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With no gasoline engine, the Optiq eliminated delays and hesitations that can come from the air-spark-fuel demand under hard acceleration. The variable regeneration, with one pedal driving, when coasting or braking converts kinetic energy into electric energy and returns it to the battery adding driving range.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part LXII)

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automotive market had endured the OPEC crisis, increases in gasoline prices generally, fuel economy pressures from consumers, and increased competition from efficient and reliable Japanese cars. For a customer who wanted the individual personal luxury coupe from General Motors in 1979, the Riviera was the way to go. By 1979, the U.S.

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Road Test: 2025 Toyota Crown Nightshade Hybrid

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Toyotas hybrid system automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power. It doesnt offer the size, utility and all-wheel drive of a midsize SUV that families so desire, but is it almost too roomy and spacious for a single person?

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Road Test: 2025 BMW i4 Gran Coupe

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If you miss the sounds of a gasoline engine, simulated engine sounds can be set in the infotainment screen. Fast charging with friends Powerful regeneration when coasting or braking converts kinetic energy into electric energy and returns it to the battery. miles per kilowatt-hour. Me: Why the move from Tesla? I would never go back!

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The Rise of Green Health Care Fleets

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An example of its transition to electric vehicles and the emerging emphasis on specialized transport services involved taking a person from a Pennsylvania hospital to a nursing home. Emissions-free patient transport For now, these ambulances are standard vehicles converted by third parties. Some automobiles can operate on 85% ethanol.

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New Volkswagen Golf GTI, GTD and GTE; gasoline, diesel and PHEV

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As with all turbocharged diesel engines in the new Golf, the Golf GTD’s drive system is linked to two SCR catalytic converters connected in series (SCR = Selective Catalytic Reduction). The driver can accurately set and store a personal driving profile using a digital slider.

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