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2025 Mercedes-AMG CLE53 Cabriolet Maintains Brand’s Commitment to Convertibles

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Mechanically identical to the non-convertible version, the CLE53 is a mild hybrid. Mercedes estimated a 0–60-mph acceleration time of 4.3 However, when one wants to transition to an open-air cockpit, Mercedes said the CLE can drop (or raise) the top in under 20 seconds at speeds below 37 mph. Pricing has yet to be announced.

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Study finds NYC Clean Air Taxi rules successful in cutting pollution

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exhaust emissions declined by 82% and 49%, respectively. —Dustin Fry, MPH, a researcher at Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. The biggest effect was seen in Manhattan neighborhoods with a high density of yellow taxis—not in low-income and outer borough areas with elevated rates of respiratory illness.

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News: Corvette Adds Electric Power to Boost Performance

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News: Corvette Adds Electric Power to Boost Performance Hybrid E-Ray Is a 70 th Birthday Present & Future Direction Indicator The 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray is something old and something new for the brand. liter V8’s exhaust. To get to 60 mph in 2.5 Since the Tesla Model S Plaid claims 0-60 mph in 1.99

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Road Test: 2022 Maserati Levante Trofeo

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The Levante Hybrid is not available in the United States or Canada, but in select countries outside of North America. Maserati says the top speed is 187 mph, making this luxury SUV a fast grocery-getter. The LED boomerang-shaped tail lights sit high above the twin, rectangular tailpipes where that wonderful exhaust notes escapes.

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Acura provides more technical detail on NSX sports hybrid AWD powertrain, body

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Acura unveiled the production model of the next-generation NSX at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) this past January ( earlier post ), and now has provided more technical detail on the high-performance hybrid sports car and its new Sport Hybrid-AWD power unit. With the newly designed twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter

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DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

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Off-road vehicles, motorcycles, three-wheeled vehicles, neighborhood electric vehicles, low-speed vehicles, medium-duty vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles and other non-conventional passenger vehicles are not desired and will be deemed nonresponsive to this announcement. Subtopic 6B: Enabling Technologies for Engine and Powertrain Systems.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. The word “hybrid” is misleading.

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