The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 16, 2024

I recently reviewed the 2024 Subaru Crosstrek Premium and my biggest critique, at least from a driving dynamics standpoint, was a lack of guts. You get 18-inch wheels, more sound insulation compared to Premium, LED accent lighting, and yellow interior and exterior accents. Want a Crosstrek that’s a bit more fun?

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 5, 2024

Speed, handling, luxurious creature comforts – those are nice but safety, ease of use, cargo friendliness, and the ability to do some very light off-roading take priority here. The 2024 Subaru Crosstrek Premium fits that bill. Not bad in a time where average transaction prices are in the mid-40s. The starting price was $26,145.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 8, 2024

The cabin is quiet – obviously EVs don’t have engine noise. Fiddling with the drive modes can shorten/lengthen estimated range by 5-10 miles, and steering-wheel-mounted paddles allow you to control the amount of regenerative braking. That said, Hyundai has done a nice job here of keeping most wind and tire noise out.

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EV Central

MARCH 1, 2024

I tend to think of Swedes as cautious and careful, but it turns out the engineers behind Polestar are window-licking lunatics who believe that even family SUVs should be as capable of thrilling an enthusiastic driver as a rally car. Power and torque: 360kW/840Nm Battery: 111kWh battery Range: 610km or 540km Efficiency: 19.8-21.8kWh

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

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. We expect it to be a blast to drive, and will review it when we have the chance to get behind the wheel. liter 4-cylinder gasoline engine that now pumps-out 195 horsepower. 2024 Fiat 500e EV.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2015

A team of engineers from GM Powertrain, Ford and FCA have published a detailed review of how to estimate the engine efficiency benefits of higher octane fuel—e.g., fuel with higher ethanol content—for part- and full-load operation for different engine types and fuel assumptions.

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EV Central

AUGUST 5, 2023

2024 Mazda CX-60 PHEV review: Mazda has been telling us for years it wants to be a premium brand. It is the first of four SUV models it is launching to the world based on a new platform with all-new engines and featuring Mazda’s first petrol-electric plug-in hybrid drivetrain. The CX-60 medium SUV is proof of that in the metal.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Such as, you know, the number of cylinders in an engine. No more V8 Hemi engines. The change in engines is the biggest story, though the truck is also refreshed inside and out. The biggest non-engine news is the addition of the Tungsten luxury trim. Instead, the 3.6-liter liter twin-turbo, high-output inline-six.

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EV Central

MAY 25, 2023

However, whereas the UX300e was adapted from an internal combustion engine architecture, the RZ450e was designed from the ground up as an EV. The RZ450e Sports Luxury gets funky adjustable ambient lighting The $135,000 Sports Luxury picks up some features that arguably should be fitted to all models.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 17, 2023

The Cross Sport is so similar to the seven-seat Atlas that I considered writing only one review, but hey, we have a content (and SEO) beast to feed. The sole available engine is a 2.0-liter The sole available engine is a 2.0-liter This engine is also different from the EA888 offered on the previous generation.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

That power gets put down quietly – very little engine noise intrudes unless you’re summoning the upper rev range – and smoothly. liter turbocharged four-cylinder gets a mild hybrid boost that works pretty seamlessly, with an output of 255 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2019

In a review published in the journal Chem of the technical issues generated by the mating of Li-metal anodes and solid-state electrolytes, a team from Tsinghua University concludes that such solid-state lithium metal batteries (SSLMBs) have “ brilliant prospects, though practically there are still many barriers to be overcome. ”.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2017

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), one of the organizations at the root of uncovering the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal ( earlier post ), has published a new analysis of developments and trends in advanced diesel engine technology. A mid-term review will be conducted this year. Background.

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EV Central

MARCH 15, 2024

Anyway, even the cheapest 2WD bZ4X gets things like LED lighting, 20-inch alloys and a powered boot. The ride, though, is a little too harsh on dodgier road surfaces (a problem also identified by the car’s chief engineer) which impacts comfort in town, but expect that to be updated on future models. SCORE: 3.7/5

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

This engine is offered in the Limited and sportier-looking N Line trims. Sending the engine to the gym to gain some muscle would help. In addition to the grille, new exterior styling touches include light bars across the front and rear and wheel-arch cladding that might contrast with the body color, depending on the trim.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Jeep’s Grand Wagoneer got the Hurricane treatment for the 2023 model year – those engines have now found their way into the 2025 Ram 1500 , as well. liter, twin-turbocharged, inline-six-cylinder engines. A trailer-towing package ($1,370) included trailer-brake control, trailer-hitch zoom, tow hooks, and heavy-duty engine cooling.

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EV Central

JANUARY 23, 2023

Read on for our BMW i7 review. Outside you can expect giant 21-inch alloys, Swarovski crystal front lights which dance a happy little jig when you start the car up, an illuminated grille, a panoramic glass roof and roller sunblinds for the rear windows. It’s the pinnacle of the BMW family , and it both looks and drives like it.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2012

Light-duty vehicle fuel economy penalties for CNG in conventional engines, with and without scaling for performance equivalence. the CNG-fueled engine has lower performance) and up to a 12% fuel consumption penalty when the engine is resized (i.e., “up-sizing”) When scaling the CNG engine up for comparable performance (9.5

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2016

The Volkswagen Group will begin equipping the Group’s new TSI and TFSI gasoline direct injection engines with gasoline particulate filters (GPF). liter TSI engine in the new VW Tiguan and the Audi A5 in June 2017. This will reduce particulate emissions from the direct injection gasoline engines by up to 90%. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2020

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed the Phase 6 review—the last and final phase—of the Design Certification Application (DCA) for NuScale Power’s small modular reactor (SMR) and issued the Final Safety Evaluation Report (FSER). NuScale’s DCA was completed in December 2016 and accepted by the NRC in March 2017.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 13, 2023

There are still some 2022s kicking around press fleets – blame Covid, maybe – and since this Merc hasn’t been changed in a while, and since we haven’t reviewed one in a while, I figured it was still worth a write-up. This Merc doesn’t make too many tradeoffs – for example, the engine is nice and quiet despite the car’s sporting character.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2017

In separate presentations at the 2017 SAE High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium in Detroit, R&D executives from GM and Ford each stressed the importance of improved, advanced fuels—among other technology developments—for their future engine efficiency gains and for long-term CO 2 emissions goals. —David Brooks.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

We will get to how it all works in a moment, but the short version is that, while you still get a petrol engine with your electric motors, the former is only used to recharge the battery or deliver power to the motors — it never actually drives the wheels — giving you what Nissan calls an “EV-like” drive experience, and improved fuel efficiency.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

It’s also true that Rivian’s vehicles have been exceptionally well-reviewed by, well, basically everyone. Letting off throttle for regenerative braking felt “lurching” and “unsettling” to the reviewers. So why would Consumer Reports’ reviewers have such a different take than Rivian’s owners, and than other EV reviewers as well?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed leaving the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for light-duty vehicle model years 2022-2025 in place, based on its technical analysis that shows automakers are well positioned to meet the targets. l/100 km), if achieved exclusively through fuel economy improvements.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is going to update the Light-Duty Vehicle Electronic Certification (LDV E-Cert) system to indicate electric range and credit information of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and zero emission vehicles (ZEV) on the certification Executive Order.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2021

A new study by a team from Environmental Health & Engineering (EH&E) has found that greenhouse gas emissions from corn ethanol are 46% lower than those from gasoline—a decrease in emissions from the estimated 39% done by previous modeling. EH&E) and Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health at Harvard’s T.H.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 24, 2024

The line-up is familiar to the outgoing range, with carry-over engines and mechanicals (a 200kW/332Nm 3.5-litre Mechanical noise is well attenuated and there is no driveline vibration worth mentioning – even when idling the diesel at the lights. The post 2024 Kia Sorento Review appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 27, 2024

litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine with hybrid assistance producing 255kW and 648Nm and driving all four wheels via a nine-speed automatic. If we were picky, we would want for a little more ‘punch’ when overtaking, the engine seemingly favouring city-speed performance than that of the open road.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The National Academies have released a third review of the 21 st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP); the review follows the Phase 1 and Phase 2 reviews by the National Research Council in 2008 and 2012 ( earlier post ) and assesses the progress the partnership has made. A pathway to achieve 55% is being developed.

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EV Central

AUGUST 6, 2023

READ MORE: 2024 Mazda CX-60 PHEV review: Mazda’s electric upmarket gamble READ MORE: Audi confirms more than 10 EVs by 2025, including entry-level model READ MORE: The $1 million Rolls-Royce Spectre reviewed: Is this the best electric vehicle ever made? Value The Audi Q5 55 TFSIe Quattro starts at $102,900 plus on-road costs.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Push it, and the experience is similar to the Si, with the only noticeable seat-of-the-pants difference being that the Acura feels a bit heavier and a little quieter even when the engine is on the boil. Heavier in both ways good and bad – a bit more planted, a bit less light on its feet. But even there the difference seems negligible.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 14, 2023

Perhaps the most notable is an available light bar that spans the grille. Other exterior changes include new LED headlights, standard adaptive headlights, and LED rear lighting that includes a vehicle-wide lightstrip. Also gone is the previous four-cylinder EA888 engine. There are exterior changes, too, but they’re more subtle.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Despite the continuing and significant reductions in the legislated limits of light-duty diesel vehicle NO x emissions under the European Euro 1 through 5 regulations of recent years, many studies have demonstrated that real-world NO x emissions appear not to have been reduced as significantly. mile) radius of the company’s technical center.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 18, 2023

I especially applaud Toyota’s decision to match the manual to the bigger and more powerful six-cylinder engine. The steering is a mix of artificial lightness and appropriate weight. I am not particularly bothered by this blatant badge engineering, although Toyota’s newest infotainment system is easier to use than iDrive.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2023

The JDA includes up to $50 million in engineering work, up to half of which is eligible to be funded through ARDP, and the other half by Dow. —Jim Fitterling, Dow chairman and CEO Working with DOE and subject to its review and approval, Dow and X-energy expect to finalize site selection in 2023.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 23, 2023

If you’re wondering why I’m a writer today and not the mechanical engineer I aspired to be when I was 15, you can look at the above statement as well as my failure in high-school AP Calculus for an answer.& A light foot kept well away from the boost is needed to refrain from excessive premium-octane-only dead dinosaur consumption.

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