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GM’s new RWD PHEV system for Cadillac CT6 designed for fun-to-drive high performance as well as efficiency; Volt on steroids

Green Car Congress

seconds; delivers an all-electric range of more than 60 km (37 miles) and an all-electric top speed of 125 km/h (78 mph); and features combined fuel consumption of less than 2.0 seconds; the 4,431-lb CT6 accelerates from 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 5.6 L/100 km (117.7 You have that EV launch feel. —Tim Grewe. (As

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Wally Rippel drives the Mini E

Revenge of the Electric Car

This SlideShowPro photo gallery requires the Flash Player plugin and a web browser with JavaScript enabled. The Mini E just keeps pulling like crazy all the way to its top speed of 95 mph. At one point, I was doing about 70 and punched it. Even at that speed, the car felt like it was taking off from a dead stop.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

Lightning’s accolades include a first place finish at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with the LS-218 , an e-motorcycle that had formerly set a land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats when it hit 218 mph. This same model was featured on Jay Leno’s Garage.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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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.