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Review: 2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Class works on its quads (motors, that is)

Baua Electric

It has four motors, 579 hp, and an off-road heritage that goes back further than the Rivian R1S, GMC Hummer EV, and Tesla Cybertruck. With a quad-motor setup, each generating a maximum of 108 kw, the G 580 EQ nets out at 579 hp and 859 lb-ft of torque. Mercedes promises a 0-62 mph time of 4.7 feet to make a U-turn.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST

Clean Fleet Report

kW of external charging capability, with up-to 10 outlets, designed to power a worksite, campsite or home Ready for the long haul Driving the Silverado EV RST The GMC Hummer EV and the Chevrolet Silverado EV are built on the same Ultium battery platform. This temporary blast of electrons pushes the 2+ ton mass 0-60 mph in about 4.5

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of Rivian's R1T

Cars That Think

The world’s first-to-market electric pickup truck, it turns out, isn’t from Ford, General Motors, or a late-to-market Tesla Cybertruck. That capability begins with four individual electric motors, as I experienced on a stirring R1T test in and around New York. I’m looking forward to my first hardcore off-road runs in the Rivian.

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Cars That Think

liter V-8 generates 780 metric horsepower; another 220 hp comes from the plug-in hybrid’s electric motors. Ferrari As Ferrari’s first plug-in hybrid, the SF90 integrates a trio of electric motors. A third axial-flux motor is sandwiched between the mid-mounted engine and the dual-clutch transmission. The twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

Green Car Congress

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Earlier post.).

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of World’s First 500-Mile EV

Cars That Think

Whether Lucid Motors will succeed in the brutally competitive auto business remains an open question. seconds at over 233 km/h (145 mph), and 0-60 mph in less than 2.5 Their 20,000-rpm permanent-magnet motor, gearbox, inverter and differential weigh just 74 kilograms, and the entire unit can squeeze inside a standard roller bag.

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Volvo Unveils Compact EX30 All-Electric SUV

The Truth About Cars

General Motors recently released the absolutely ludicrous GMC Hummer EV while the Chevrolet Bolt is being discontinued. It’s basically a smaller, stripped-down version of the Volvo C40 Recharge and looks to be what most manufacturers are hoping to deliver with their bottom-rung EVs. The 2025 Volvo EX30 is 166.7 inches long, 72.3

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