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Mercedes-AMG 2L, turbo four-cylinder pushes out up to 421 hp, 500 Nm

Green Car Congress

liter M 139 engine is the world’s most powerful turbocharged four-cylinder engine in series production. With this engine, Mercedes-AMG has even exceeded the previously most powerful M 133 by 30 kW (41 hp). The increasing torque at higher rpm makes the engine more free-revving. liter V8 engine in the AMG GT 4-door Coupé.

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2035 Canberra ICE ban an important step, but a drop in the EV ocean

EV Central

READ MORE: EVs no more expensive than petrol cars: ACT Government. Yes, it is admirable that the ACT is the first Australian jurisdiction to announce plans to phase out internal-combustion engines, and that it is following the lead of the EU, which plans to do the same thing by the same year.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

Clearly, that’s no lazy Rover diesel chugging below the hood—or even a Chevrolet V-8, a current go-to engine for vintage-car fans seeking a contemporary edge. About 60 percent of those cells go into the front engine bay; the rest reside below the cargo hold. This Defender, known for raiding tombs , has raided Tesla’s temple of tech.

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The right way to get oil-rich West Asia to pressure electrical vehicles? Chinese language EV makers contemplate

Baua Electric

Around the six Gulf states, together with oil majors Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, electrical vehicles account for simply 0.4% While it’s still relatively cheap to run a gas-guzzler in many places — petrol costs between $2.18 In the UAE, where the government sets petrol pricing higher at $3.43

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies, and now they expect us to believe that they are just so cutting edge now?

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