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Porsche, Siemens Energy and partners advance climate-neutral eFuels development; Haru Oni pilot in Chile

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Porsche, Siemens Energy and partners are developing and implementing a pilot project—the “Haru Oni” project—in Chile that is expected to yield the world’s first integrated, commercial, industrial-scale plant for making synthetic climate-neutral fuels (eFuels). Porsche will be the primary customer for the green fuel.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Acura ZDX Type S

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Ask any race car engineer the importance of getting the weight low to the ground and evenly distributed. seconds; Porsche Taycan GTS at 3.4 Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. Hyundai Ioniq 5 N at 3.1 seconds; Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance 3.5

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BMW’s iVision Dee Brings Sci-Fi to the Driveway

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BMW battery engineers said the cells pack in 10-percent more active battery material versus its prismatic units, and boost energy density by 20-percent. With 40 percent of the cost of every BMW EV tied up in batteries, the new cells should cut BMW’s battery costs by 50 percent at the pack level.

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BMW’s iVision Dee Brings Sci-Fi to the Driveway

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BMW battery engineers said the cells pack in 10-percent more active battery material versus its prismatic units, and boost energy density by 20-percent. With 40 percent of the cost of every BMW EV tied up in batteries, the new cells should cut BMW’s battery costs by 50 percent at the pack level.

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury FWD

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Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. liter V6 engine. Both engines use premium 91 octane. Cruising Comfort.

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The Importance of Thermal Management Systems In EVs

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But as a matter of fact, ICE engines prefer it hot, hence these systems only cool the engine to roughly 95 degrees Celsius during typical operation. Tesla discovered this at the cost of a series of car fires. EVs Need Cooling Too. In an EV, adequate cooling, particularly of the battery pack, is critical.

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate

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Power and Range The XC60 Recharge PHEV combines a turbocharged and supercharged inline 4-cylinder engine with 312 horsepower (hp) and an 18.8-kilowatt Supercharged, turnbocharged and paired with a 143 hp electric motor Range and fuel economy are rated by the EPA 28 mpg city and highway combined for the hybrid engine.