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Event: “Building an Electric Future” at the Petersen

Clean Fleet Report

20 mph (top speed). Nissan Hypermini. Nissan Hypermini. 2001 Nissan Hypermini. Nissan Hypermini. 2001 Nissan Hypermini. See image gallery at cleanfleetreport.com ]The post Event: “Building an Electric Future” at the Petersen first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. Detroit Electric. 10 horsepower (hp).

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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

Electric Auto Association

Like nearly everyone else with an electric vehicle (EV) on Saint Thomas, Doug White, co-founder of Virgin Islands Electric Vehicle Association , drives a Nissan LEAF. Of course, they have to offer other Nissan models as well, but their focus has definitely been on driving electric.” “The It went up to 50 mph.”.

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2022 Rivian R1T: a real pickup truck makes an impressive debut

Charged EVs

Dimensionally, the R1T sits squarely among the stalwarts in the mid-size truck category: Chevy Colorado, Ford Ranger, Nissan Frontier and Toyota Tacoma. Rivian quotes acceleration from 0 to 60 mph at about 3 seconds, startling for a truck that weighs 7,000 pounds or more. Targeting luxury truck buyers.

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Ford begins roll-out of Focus Electric; electrifying the platform efficiently

Green Car Congress

A 105 kW permanent magnetic electric traction motor delivers 188 lb-ft (255 N·m) of torque, and propels the car up to 84 mph (135 km/h). As a comparison, the Nissan LEAF is EPA-certified at 99 MPGe combined, 106 MPGe city and 92 MPGe highway. Combined cycle consumption is 32 kWh/100 miles. Earlier post.) An on-board 6.6

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Mini E Makes LA Debut

Revenge of the Electric Car

BMW’s just held an event for the lessees of their Mini E at the Science Center, next to the University of Southern California, a really stellar venue when you consider the product they were showing. orders of magnitude faster than the 95 mph Mini E. The difference with how Nissan is approaching the EV is interesting.

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Mitsubishi’s S-AWC: The Brand’s AWD Secret Weapon

The Truth About Cars

Full disclosure: I attended a Mitsubishi Motors drive event at the ICAR Complex near Montreal, Quebec, on the company’s invitation. mph) in snow mode. And while the Outlander shares a platform with the Nissan Rogue, S-AWC is a Mitsubishi-exclusive giving the car its own driving demeanor. In fact, Mitsubishi might under-hype it.

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2022 GMC Hummer EV: the biggest, baddest, butchest EV to hit the market?

Charged EVs

After a succession of carefully staged events for media and the public, we now know that the 2022 GMC Hummer EV will include at least two models: a sport utility truck (or SUT), with four doors and a short pickup bed, and a more conventional SUV. It’s big, bold, brassy, and in your face—an EV for truck people. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink?),

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