The Truth About Cars
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
The Ramcharger uses two electric-drive modules (EDMs), one at each axle, to get power to the ground. The front electric-drive module -- yes we know this sounds like a fancy way of saying "electric motor" -- makes 250 kilowatts and the rear 238. A 92-kilowatt-hour battery and a 130-kilowatt generator combine to bring the juice.
The Truth About Cars
OCTOBER 30, 2023
For ages, this writer used a gasoline-powered pressure washer, firm in the belief it ran better and more reliably than any cheap electric plug-in unit ever would. The battery is a large cube and sits where the gasoline engine resided on my old pressure washer, consuming about the same amount of space. Its total capacity is just over 1.0
The Truth About Cars
OCTOBER 30, 2023
If you want to be picky, the 198 6 Sprint ER was the gas-mileage king of 1980s America, rated at 44 city and 53 highway miles per gallon. The 1987 Sprint ER came in second place, due to its insatiable thirst for go-go juice on the highway (51 miles per gallon). liter Suzuki three-cylinder engine, rated at 49 horsepower.
Clean Fleet Report
DECEMBER 29, 2022
It sounds like a utopian dream: rows of electric vehicles staying cool and charging away beneath solar panels while their owners shop, dine and conduct business. The right changes to infrastructure, technology and policies could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 70% by 2050—a crucial deadline for controlling rising temperatures.
Clean Fleet Report
APRIL 8, 2023
liter, 16-valve 4-cylinder engine with two electric motors for a total system 196 horsepower and 139 pound-feet of torque. The gas power Toyota’s hybrid automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power. It combines a 2.0-liter,
Cars That Think
MARCH 11, 2023
In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. For the utilities, it promised an economical way of meeting rising demand for electricity.
The Truth About Cars
JUNE 5, 2023
liter turbocharged four-cylinder (177 horsepower, 195 lb-ft of torque) with a permanent synchronous electric motor that makes 59.3 The juice is supplied by a 1.49 The hybrid pairs a 1.6-liter horsepower and 195 lb-ft of torque. There's also a starter/generator motor that makes 17.3 hp and 31.9 lb-ft of torque. kWh lithium-ion battery.
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