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Lucid Air Dream Edition gets an in-depth review and speedy test drive at the hands of Jay Leno

Teslarati

It appears to be the same narrative with Tesla and Lucid, two electric car companies fighting for the top spot as the marker of the EV sector’s most luxurious vehicles. Rawlinson says the Air Dream Edition was not geared for a world-record 0-60 MPH time, although it stands at a lightning-quick 2.4

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Kia E-Niro electric car review

Drive Electric

The Kia e-Niro 64 kWh is a practical, family-friendly crossover with a 282-mile electric range and it’s one of the more affordable longer-range electric cars. Charging costs: Full charge costs £8.69 (calculated using UK average energy cost of 14p per kW) find out more about how much it costs to charge an electric car.

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Kia E-Niro electric car review

Drive Electric

The Kia e-Niro 64 kWh is a practical, family-friendly crossover with a 282-mile electric range and it’s one of the more affordable longer-range electric cars. The multi award-winning electric vehicle won ‘Car of the year’ back in 2019, as well as Best Electric Car 2020. Max speed: 124 mph.

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2022 Los Angeles Auto Show Review

Clean Fleet Report

We reviewed the last year of this small but fun EV, noting its limitations, not the least of which was an 84-mile driving range. As a city car, this is fine, but it didn’t make it viable as all other electric cars had the ability to go a whole lot further. of torque, good for a 0-60 mph time of 3.2

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

Green Car Congress

People might be bored reading about the Prius but a review on four Priuses (2004, 2005, two 2006s) that my family owns that ran a total of 913k km (570k miles) should be interesting, right? On the highway at around 130 km/h (80 mph) , we get by with about 5.3 l/100 km (44 mpg US), a figure that some diesel cars might be jealous of.

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Event: “Building an Electric Future” at the Petersen

Clean Fleet Report

Museum Exhibit Review: 107 Years of Electric Cars. With the recent technological advancements and increased adoption of electric cars, SUVs and trucks, it is lost on most people that electricity was an early popular propulsion system for cars. Detroit Electric. 20 mph (top speed).

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Kia EV6 Review – WhatCar? of the Year 2022 Road-Tested & Reviewed

Drive Electric

(Calculated using UK average energy cost of 14p per kW – find out more about how much it costs to charge an electric car ). Charging speed : 10 to 80% in 18 minute minutes at a 350kW charge point ( Find out more on how long it takes to charge an electric car). Max speed : 114 mph. 0-62 mph : 7.3

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