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Geländewagen, Electrified: Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology

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The electric G features a ladder frame design, selectable low range off-road gear reduction, an independent front suspension, and solid rear axle. Those electric motors are good for 579 horsepower and 859 lb-ft of torque. In terms of charging, it can hoover up electricity at 200 kW from a sufficiently robust DC fast charger.

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Stuff We Use: Under Pressure (Washers)

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We’ve mused before on these digital pages that a clean car seems to run better – a missive that apparently holds true for sports cars and hot hatchbacks, though burly off-road pickup trucks and SUVs may take umbrage with that assessment. Its total capacity is just over 1.0

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BMW Unleashes New 5 Series

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Score one for the vanishingly few people who still prefer a sedan over an SUV (read: just about everyone working here). Those of you seeking a slightly hotter gasoline-fed option will be pointed towards the 540i xDrive – until the inevitable M variants appear – which packs a 3.0L First up are the 530i and 530i xDrive, powered by a 2.0L

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid 40+ MPG Small SUV Starting Under $30,000 Another notch in Toyota’s hybrid belt The Toyota Corolla is one of the best-selling vehicles in the world and Toyota is the largest seller of hybrid vehicles in the world. To keep those lofty perches, sitting still will not do. It combines a 2.0-liter,

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800-Volt EV Charging: The ?Other Palliative for Range Anxiety ???

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“Range anxiety” has been a headline concern for electric vehicles. These handsome crossover SUVs might not be able to cruise for 7 hours on the highway, like the 500-mile-range Lucid Air. Hyundai’s sophisticated, e-GMP (electric global modular platform) skateboard architecture gives the Ioniq5 an enormous 3-meter (118.1-inch)

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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

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Local Electric Driving, No Range Anxiety. Volvo has been talking about going electric a lot lately. The company plans to do it with a mixture of all-electric vehicles, like the new XC40 Recharge, and plug-in hybrid versions of its SUVs and sedans. The XC90 Recharge is an example of the second group. It also adds 111 lb.-ft

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

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Since it was not a Level 2 charger, I knew it would not gain much juice overnight. On the last day I knew I would have to get a full charge to make it back to Heathrow and leave it with enough juice for the driver who would collect it. In 1955, the local dairy switched from horses to electric milk floats.

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