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Details on GM’s new efficient top-end 8-speed automatic

Green Car Congress

EcoTec3 V-8 (L86) ( earlier post ), and on the Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV. In the 2015 Corvette Stingray, the new 8-speed enables a class-leading 29-mpg (8.1 gear used with previous six-speed automatic models, engine rpm is reduced by 8% (123 rpm) on the highway at 70 mph. l/100 km) EPA highway estimate—a 3.5%

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

With a top speed of only 65 MPH and a 100 mile range, the Think Global will remain a niche City Car for conspicuous green consumers who aren’t concerned about safety. Depending upon where you live, power plants are often burning natural resources. I am more reminded of Segway, or that GM thing that Segway helped them build.