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Charging shorts EV interest, big SUV safety, Rivian Gen 2 and Toyota hybrid wagon: Today’s Car News

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Several big, gas-guzzling SUVs aren’t actually so safe , found the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in a new round of crash tests of the Chevrolet Tahoe, Ford Expedition, and Jeep Wagoneer. The 2025 Rivian R1S SUV and R1T pickup will be offered in Dual-, Tri-, and Quad-Motor layouts, with Standard, Large, and Max battery packs.

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New Ford Police Interceptors deliver up to 35% better fuel economy when idling

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In recent Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department testing , the EcoBoost Police Interceptor beat all competitive police cars from General Motors and Chrysler in 0-60 mph acceleration tests. L/100km) is best in class, topping the Chevrolet Tahoe PPV. L/100km) is best in class, topping the Chevrolet Tahoe PPV. seconds for the Tahoe.

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New Ford Police Interceptors deliver up to 35% better fuel economy when idling

Green Car Congress

In recent Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department testing , the EcoBoost Police Interceptor beat all competitive police cars from General Motors and Chrysler in 0-60 mph acceleration tests. L/100km) is best in class, topping the Chevrolet Tahoe PPV. L/100km) is best in class, topping the Chevrolet Tahoe PPV. seconds for the Tahoe.

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We drove the 500hp electric Arc Sport and holy heck, this thing rips

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Wake boats have been growing in popularity lately, both for standard boating activities and for wakeboarding/wakesurfing. And, like in electric cars, an electric motor has high torque at zero rpm, which means it has… A LOT OF GET-UP-AND-GO. The motor in this case is pretty centrally located, under the floor of the boat.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Lucid Air Touring AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Flash Drive: 2023 Lucid Air Touring AWD Exceptional All-Electric Luxury Sedan Lucid Motors invited the automotive media to California to drive the all-new 2023 Air Touring , one of the sedan offerings from Lucid. kW charger, the slowest is by a standard 120V household plug that delivers a full charge in about two and a half days.

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At the EV Crossroads

Clean Fleet Report

A PHEV is a dual-drive vehicle, but is either a gas-powered car carrying around an electric motor and load of batteries to assist it or an EV lugging a heavy gas engine in case it runs out of battery. liter gas engine (28 mpg highway) for a run in the snow up to Lake Tahoe. Our Q4 was the standard upright SUV-like profile.

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Road Test: Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition

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When Clean Fleet Report first reported on the Ford Mustang Mach-E in March 2021 , we were impressed with its styling, range, and standard features, but what we were lusting for was to get behind the wheel of the Performance Edition GT version, which wasn’t available at the Mach-E launch. in South Lake Tahoe. The Hottest Mach-E.

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