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Geländewagen, Electrified: Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology

The Truth About Cars

Electrification has crept like a static-filled blanket over the Mercedes shop floor, consuming just about every major model in a wide variety of segments in which the German automaker is present – although it must be said that, for now, there are plenty of gassers from which to select. Images: Mercedes-Benz] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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We experience the 2022 Kia EV6 : ADAS | Sensors | Regen | 150 kW Fast Charging

Plug In India

We visit him at the Kia dealership for his fist service and also go on a drive and check out the ADAS features, observe some interesting sensor alerts and enjoy the insane torque that the dual motors provide! The 320 HP motors on both front and rear wheels – pump enough torque to take on an F16 fighter jet on the runway.

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Audi RS e-tron GT review: Driving the most powerful production Audi ever

EV Central

Another rival is the Mercedes-AMG EQE53 , which has also just launched in Australia. Performance and efficiency The RS e-tron GT is all-wheel drive with a permanently excited synchronous e-motor sitting on each axle. The rear motor drives via a two-speed automatic transmission split into high and low ratios.

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New EV Prototype Leaves Range Anxiety in the Dust

Cars That Think

The Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX, and its showroom-bound tech, looks to banish range anxiety for good: In April, the sleek prototype sedan completed a 621-mile (1,000-kilometer) trek through the Alps from Mercedes’ Sindelfingen facility to the Côte d'Azur in Cassis, France with battery juice to spare.

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Upcoming electric vehicles in India

Electric Vehicles India

Honda PCX electric scooter will provide a range of 41km and may get a 4.2kW (5.6bhp) motor that offers a top speed of 67kmph. It gets power from a 40 kW electric motor and its top speed is 120 kmph. It works with a 3 kW bldc motor and provides a top speed of 100 kmph. The motor gets power from a 72v 40 ah 2.88

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Prototype test drive: Lucid Gravity might defy segments

Baua Electric

I punched it with the accelerator matted to the floor and the Gravity’s dual-motor powertrain launched us back into our seats as the overgrown wagon took off. Earlier in the drive I was warned the car was “low on juice” so I would never get the full beans. I let up quickly as this was a public road.

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Auto Racing Test Drives Its Own EV Future

Cars That Think

Still, Ferrari, Red Bull, Mercedes, and McLaren spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year on race engineering and R&D alone. Today’s second-generation car has a 250 kW (335-hp) electric motor on its rear axle, and can reach a solid 280 kph. Dial back to 402 horsepower, and stamina grows to more than 45 minutes.

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