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Hybrid hype: types, tech, and the road ahead

Baua Electric

There are four types of hybrids available in Inida – mild hybrid, strong hybrid, plug-in-hybrid and electric vehicles with range extender. Mild hybrids, which are typically found in 48 volt electric systems, do not require a plug to operate. As a result, plug-in hybrids tend to have longer electric-only ranges than full hybrids.

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Audi EV fightback! Busiest period ever for German brand as it targets electric cars from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo

EV Central

Audi’s EV fightback kicks off now with the triple motor SQ8 e-tron and upcoming Q4 e-tron that’s primed to take advantage of the generous fringe benefits tax (FBT) exemption. READ MORE: New 2024 Audi Q6 e-tron co-developed with Porsche Macan unwrapped READ MORE: Refreshed Audi e-tron GT primed for Taycan upgrades – and even more power!

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Flash Drive: 2024 Acura ZDX Type S

Clean Fleet Report

The Fastest Acura SUV Ever Built The all-new 2024 ZDX is the first electric Acura and, as Quincy Tam, Acura product planner, says, it is “for their customers that are ready to take that next step into electrification.” The ZDX can be plugged into a 120V common wall plug, but expect replenish times to be long and slow.

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2024 Polestar 4 review: Electric SUV steps up performance to take on Tesla Model Y, Porsche Macan EV

EV Central

The mid-sized SUV is arguably the start of the main game for the fledgling EV brand. READ MORE: Polestar 4 mid-sized SUV now on sale with big EV targets in its crosshairs READ MORE: Polestar’s plan to survive and thrive: Carving a space in the EV world READ MORE: Battery breakthrough! It makes for an upmarket cabin.

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Road Test: 2022 Polestar 2 Single Motor EV

Clean Fleet Report

Once at the Hotel Californian , the staff kindly plugged-in the 2 and had it fully charged when I left two days later. Federal and state tax credits could reduce the price you pay. Polestar plans on being a major manufacturer of all-electric luxury vehicles, competing with the likes of Lucid, Porsche and Tesla. kWh per mile.

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Exclusive: 2023 Cadillac Lyriq Preview

Clean Fleet Report

First was the short-lived, 2014-2016, very cool looking ELR plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). This means the massively popular Escalade will be gone or reengineered, as well as the CT4 and CT5 sedans, and all the XT SUV models. The Lyriq pricing strategy will cause a ripple effect for other premium or luxury SUVs.

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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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