article thumbnail

New Illinois law raises speed limit to 70 mph on rural highways

Green Car Congress

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a new law to increase the speed limit from 65 to 70 mph (105 to 113 km/h) on rural four-lane highways, and to lower the limit by five mph for excessive speeding. D-Smithton), Senate Bill 2356 increases the maximum speed limit from 65 to 70 mph on four-lane divided highways outside of urban areas.

Illinois 300
article thumbnail

Ford Mustang Mach-E GT tests its 1/4-mile mettle

Teslarati

hit the Cedar Falls Motorsports Park in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Additionally, Dragy, a speed tracking device, found the following acceleration rates: 0-10 MPH in.58s. 0-20 MPH in 1.20s. 0-30 MPH in 1.80s. 0-40 MPH in 2.44. 0-50 MPH in 3.21. 0-60 MPH in 4.12. 0-60 MPH with 1-foot rollout in 3.89.

Ford 120
article thumbnail

GHSA: absent traffic jams, many drivers getting more reckless

Green Car Congress

Many states have reported alarming speed increases, with some noting a significant surge in vehicles clocked at 100 mph or more. Examples of the reckless driver behaviors reported recently: In Colorado, Indiana, Nebraska and Utah, police have clocked highway speeds of more than 100 mph.

article thumbnail

Tesla drivers are feeling the brunt of anti-EV sentiments: report

Teslarati

It’s happened to me twice going at 65 mph, and it’s scary,” Ramsdell said. Earlier this year, Axios Des Moines reached out to members of the Iowa Tesla Owners Club on social media. Spencer Hall of Norwalk, Iowa, on the other hand, stated that drivers either try to intimidate him or challenge him to races. Not a New Trend.

Tesla 98
article thumbnail

U-M Solar Car Team wins a fourth consecutive American Solar Challenge, sets record

Green Car Congress

Final time for the 1,650-mile (2,655 km) competition was 44:36:21—10 hours and 18 minutes ahead of second-place Iowa State. Estimated top speed is 105 mph (169 km/h). This is the seventh North American title for the U-M team, which won the inaugural event in 1990 with its first car, the Sunrunner.

Solar 240
article thumbnail

Advantage EV

Electric Auto Association

A study of city fleet EV deployment in cold weather in Des Moines, Iowa, found “a largely positive experience reported by all drivers. Initial concerns were put to rest by the vehicles’ actual performance in daily service.

article thumbnail

Flash Drive: 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV

Clean Fleet Report

Acceleration in Sport with the AWD returned 0-60 mph times of about 5.0 Driving mostly in the Eco, Normal or Sport modes, we were experimenting with how each affects the efficiency and performance. seconds, which is plenty fast for freeway merging and passing big rigs.

Hyundai 78