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

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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. If the G can go electric,” Mercedes marketing vice president Bettina Fetzer told Green Car Reports and other journalists in late April prior to our drive, “any car can go electric.”

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Hummer EV Edition 1, BMW i3 milestone, New Jersey might ban gas cars: Today’s Car News

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New Jersey is mulling the phaseout of gasoline cars. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. General Motors has revealed its 2022 GMC Hummer EV Edition 1. With more than 350 miles of range, 0-60 mph acceleration in 3 seconds, and the kind of off-road performance promised by a. And BMW reaches 200,000 i3s.

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2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E: Quicker charging, range to 320 miles, lower price

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The automaker has also substituted in a new in-house-designed motor unit and thermal changes that altogether will make top-performance versions quicker-accelerating than the Tesla Model Y Performance, it claims. Performance is much-improved thanks to the new rear motor. For instance, Ford quoted a 0-60 mph time of 6.3

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2024 Audi Q4 E-Tron charges faster, goes farther, accelerates quicker

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Q4 E-Tron models retain dual-motor all-wheel drive, but now have a new permanently excited synchronous rear motor with more robust cooling. Total system output rises 40 hp to 335 hp, decreasing the Audi-estimated 0-60 mph time by 0.8 The related 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 second, to 5.0

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2025 Lexus UX 300h AWD hybrid earns 42 mpg, starts around $40,000

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liter inline-4 gasoline engine with more powerful electric motors. The front traction motor now pitches in up to 111 hp and 152 lb-ft of torque—more on the latter front than the gasoline engine’s 150 hp and 139 lb-ft—while in all-wheel-drive versions there’s an additional motor for the rear wheels delivering up to 40 lb-ft of torque.

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Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupé plug-in makes its European debut; showcasing the MQB

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V6 gasoline engine (EA 390) and six-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic transmission with 40 kW electric motor (DQ 400 E) in the engine compartment. Although equipped with a different engine, the CrossBlue SUV also uses the DQ 400 E hybrid transmission and rear-axle motor as the Coupé.). With acceleration from 0 to 62 mph in 5.9

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Electric-car charging etiquette, 2017 Jeep Compass, Mercedes electric SUV concept: Today's Car News

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Today, we look at electric-car charging etiquette, the 2017 Jeep Compass crossover, and a teaser for the Mercedes-Benz electric SUV concept debuting at the 2016 Paris Motor Show. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Watch a Tesla Model S P100D with Ludicrous Mode do 0 to 60 mph in 2.5

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