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Will in-wheel motor tech go big in electric pickups?

Baua Electric

In-wheel motors became a reality in a production electric pickup for the blink of an eye—in the Lordstown Endurance. passenger vehicle or personal-use truck. The truck also has eight-lug wheels, which are used on Ford Super Duty pickups but not on the production Lightning or gasoline F-150. That could change in the future.

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Second-generation Audi A7 Sportback features standard 48V MHEV system with gasoline or diesel engines

Green Car Congress

TFSI (gasoline) or a 3.0 With either engine, the MHEV system is based on a newly developed 48-volt primary electrical system and a belt alternator starter (BAS) generating up to 12 kilowatts of recuperation power. The three-liter gasoline unit produces a subtle and sonorous sound that never becomes intrusive even under load.

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BMW unveils i8 Roadster, 2019 i8 Coupe; optimized eDrive tech increases power and range

Green Car Congress

The new BMW i8 Roadster and BMW i8 Coupe can cover up to 18 miles (29 km) (preliminary) in purely electric driving, up from 14 miles (23 miles) for the current i8. With hybrid-specific all-wheel drive, the combustion engine driving the rear wheels and the electric motor driving the front wheels, acceleration from 0 to 60 mph takes just 4.2/4.4

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Honda EV concepts, Kia electric vans, Vinfast pickup concept, Hertz dumps EVs: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

And Kia revealed a new global family of PBV concept electric vans that will provide a modular basis for last-mile delivery, cargo operations, and even robotaxis. Afeela electric sedan prototype as shown at CES 2024 Sony led its CES presentation by touting all the ways its bringing movies, TV, and gaming to market.

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BMW M5 Touring Becomes America's First M-Wagon

The Truth About Cars

liter V8 features twin turbochargers and uses the M Hybrid drive system, meaning it’s mated to an ell-electric motor. The all-electric portion of the powertrain can help launch the M5 from a dead stop or be used to pilot the vehicle calmly around town using nothing but battery power. second time to 60 mph.

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Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

Green Car Congress

In 2014, Volkswagen of America announced that starting with the launch of the zero-tailpipe emissions battery-electric 2015 e-Golf ( earlier post ), it would invest in projects to offset the carbon emissions created from the e-Golf on a full lifecycle basis: production, distribution and up to approximately 36,000 miles (57,936 km) of driving.

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Busting Five EV Charging Myths

EV Connect

Myth 1: EVs Are Just as Environmentally Disastrous as Gas Cars This is the most prevalent and distressing myth about EVs, and it tends to come in roughly two forms: concerns over the electricity that powers our vehicles and concerns about the resources needed to manufacture EVs. times higher for a gasoline vehicle. As for the future?