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Mercedes-AMG Brings Entry-Trim SL 43 to America

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Fun fact: the turbo can spin at speeds up to 170,000 rpm which seems to be the approximate speed of the blades on your author’s Lasko 3300 Wind Machine box fan on setting number three. Exclusively rear-wheel drive, an AMG 9-speed automatic is part of the deal and 60 mph should appear in less than 5 seconds. They were probably right.

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2023 Toyota Prius Prime Review - Time For Me To Fly

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No doubt you’ve seen it, whether here on TTAC, other websites or magazines (GASP! Depending on the trim selected, you can get between 39 and 44 miles of all-electric range from a full charge in a Prius Prime, up to 84 mph. That steeply-raked nose and windscreen surely improve the already-wind-cheating profile of previous Priuses (Prii?)

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Peapod Comes Out on Earth Day '09 - GoodCleanTech

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Its a low-speed machine that has a max speed of 25 mph the designer, Peter E. PC Magazine, the PCMag.com logo and Gearlog are registered trademarks of Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. Add our RSS Feed to your favorite feed reader. Got a Question? All Rights Reserved. is prohibited.

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of World’s First 500-Mile EV

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The spacious sedan actually exceeded expectations, combining shelter-magazine interior luxury, slick handling and boggling acceleration. seconds at over 233 km/h (145 mph), and 0-60 mph in less than 2.5 Lucid's wind-tunnel testing isn't yet independently confirmed. That includes an insane quarter-mile run in 9.69

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

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Because the front wheels are driven independently, the car can travel 26 kilometers (16 miles) on electricity alone, at speeds up to 135 km/h (83 mph). second launch from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph), and 0 to 200 km/h in 6.7 In a test by Car and Driver magazine, the car exploded to 60 mph in 2.0 second pace.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

People are scared that they’ll get stuck and have no way of charging the batteries, hey I have an idea why not build a wind turbine on the roof that way as you drive the turbine spins and charges the battery. Just think they may have a rapid charging option today. — Tony 11. April 17, 2009 3:47 pm Link 1. I miss my EV1.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A car like the Circuit does not like to be stuck on roads with 25 mph speed limits, but those roads made up most of the prescribed route. In California, 20% of our electricity comes from zero CO2 renewables (sun, wind, geothermal), another 20% from zero CO2 hydro, and only 20.1% But where does Hydrogen come from?