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Preview: Dodge Hornet R/T plug-in hybrid stings with 30-mile electric range, muscle-car cues

Green Car Reports

As part of a Speed Week event in Pontiac, Michigan, Dodge has revealed the 2023 Hornet, a performance-themed compact car—er, crossover—that brings some pint-size punch back to the Dodge lineup.

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Dodge electric concept car coming in 2022, on the way to EV muscle car in 2024

Green Car Reports

How will Dodge transition a brand best known in recent years for its gas-swilling, tire-scorching Hellcats, Demons, and Hemi V-8 engines to a brand that sees electric performance as the future? Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis recently provided Automotive News some more hints, at a Dodge-sponsored drag-racing event.

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Dodge enters electrified era with Hornet R/T plug-in hybrid crossover

Electric Cars Report

The first electrified vehicle for the Dodge brand will be a plug-in hybrid compact utility vehicle (CUV) called the Hornet. The plug-in hybrid which Dodge Hornet R/T will hits dealers next spring starting around $40,000.

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Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept — Muscle Car With An EV Attitude!

CleanTechnica EVs

At the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Dodge gave EV performance enthusiasts another peak at the hopefully soon-to-be-launched Dodge Charger Daytona SRT® Concept. The Dodge Charger Daytona SRT® Concept is slated to become the world’s first electric muscle car.

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Dodge CEO Says Electrification Won’t Spoil American Muscle

The Truth About Cars

However, Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis is trying to assure the world that this won’t be the case. Everybody's panicked about [electrification]," Kuniskis told Automotive News from the sidelines of Roadkill Nights, the annual Mopar-themed motorsports event held in Pontiac, Michigan, ahead of the Woodward Dream Cruise. "It It is what it is.

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Autonomous Racing Drones Dodge Through Forests at 40 kph

Cars That Think

Many of these problems could potentially be mitigated by using event cameras rather than traditional cameras, since faster sensors, especially ones tuned to detect motion, would be ideal for high speed drones.

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Stellantis Patents Fake Engine Vibrations for EVs

The Truth About Cars

When Dodge previewed its Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust for the all-electric Charger Daytona SRT concept (pictured), enthusiasts were divided. Brands like Dodge are decidedly American and have a clientele that’s about as EV averse as you’ll likely find anywhere in the developed world.

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