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Maserati launches new tri-motor GranCabrio Folgore convertible that goes 0-100 km/h in 2.8 sec

Baua Electric

We were on location for the debut of the new Maserati convertible, which features three all-electric motors and impressive performance specs. While Quattroporte is shelved for now, the all-electric Grecale SUV is making its way to the market and will soon be followed by the Maserati GranCabrio Folgore. Until then, Chiao!

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

The Truth About Cars

Those electric motors are good for 579 horsepower and 859 lb-ft of torque. A 116-kWh lithium-ion battery provides the juice but Merc isn’t yet spilling any tea about expected driving range on a full charge. A sprint from 0–60 mph is said to take 4.7

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Fiat unveils 5 new boxy ‘Panda-inspired’ concept cars

Baua Electric

Fiat just unveiled a new set of Panda-inspired concept cars at the Geneva Motor Show, including a new city car and a pickup truck. The two-door hatchback comes powered by a 118-hp electric motor for a 149-mile range – not amazing but good enough for most trips and daily use. That’s some press-speak for you.

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Stuff We Use: Under Pressure (Washers)

The Truth About Cars

We’ve mused before on these digital pages that a clean car seems to run better – a missive that apparently holds true for sports cars and hot hatchbacks, though burly off-road pickup trucks and SUVs may take umbrage with that assessment. Its total capacity is just over 1.0 It sure seems stout and I have no reason to doubt that claim.

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Tank 500 Ultra Review: Is this the electrified 4×4 wagon that signals the end for Toyota’s dirty diesels?

EV Central

GWM is a giant Chinese auto brand – GWM stands for Great Wall Motors. Tank is its off-road brand, but it also sells the Ora EV here, Haval SUVs and the Cannon ute line-up. It combines with an e-motor in the transmission tunnel to produce a claimed 255kW and 648Nm. It’s a combination of a 2.0-litre 2024 GWM Tank 500 Ultra.

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BMW Unleashes New 5 Series

The Truth About Cars

Score one for the vanishingly few people who still prefer a sedan over an SUV (read: just about everyone working here). Setting an opening bid for the all-electric fünf is the i5 eDrive40 with an electric motor on the rear wheels belting out 335 ponies and 295 lb.-ft First up are the 530i and 530i xDrive, powered by a 2.0L ft of twist.

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800-Volt EV Charging: The ?Other Palliative for Range Anxiety ???

Cars That Think

These handsome crossover SUVs might not be able to cruise for 7 hours on the highway, like the 500-mile-range Lucid Air. inch) wheelbase—longer than the company’s largest Palisade SUV—with excellent ingress and egress, outward visibility, and cavernous space inside. But overachieving charging may be this platform’s technical coup.

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