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Cars That Think
MARCH 29, 2022
The world’s leading sports- and luxury-car brands, together with muscle-car mavens like Dodge, are now pushing the envelope of the relatively inefficient internal combustion engine (ICE). Spinning at up to 25,000 rpm, two permanent-magnet motors independently power the front wheels, or regenerate energy from braking to recharge the batteries.
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 29, 2021
The spacious sedan actually exceeded expectations, combining shelter-magazine interior luxury, slick handling and boggling acceleration. Step on the accelerator, and the 1,111-horsepower Lucid sprints ahead like the cartoon Roadrunner, leaving most internal-combustion cars looking like hapless Wile E.
Charged EVs
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The e-motor also provides regenerative braking to recharge the battery, and there’s an integrated 33 kW (44 hp) starter-generator as well. The e-Save button also toggles to invoke Battery Charge, which recharges the pack using engine power. Instead, the driver has to brake at about 4 mph to bring the car to a complete stop.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
The fuel engine on the Volt is used to run the generator to recharge the battery when a trip exceeds 40 miles, and it’s rage on a full tank is around 400 miles. Also maintenance on these (no oil changes to speak of) etc will cost much less than an internal combution propelled car. the viability of GM as a company.
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