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Aug
11
2021
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By Troy Warren
Battery Taxonomy: The Differences between Hybrid and EV Batteries

Battery Taxonomy: The Differences between Hybrid and EV Batteries

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BY CSABA CSERE | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Cars While electric vehicles require both range and power from the battery pack, hybrids require similar power with far less energy. You might think that the battery pack of any electrified vehicle—hybrid, plug-in hybrid (PHEV), or pure electric (BEV)—is pretty much the same, other than its size. But that overlooks two key differences in the way batteries are used in different types of electrified vehicles. First is the flow of electrical power in and out of the battery relative to its size. For example, during modest acceleration all three types of electrified vehicles use a…
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Aug
10
2021
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2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Ends on a High Note

2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Ends on a High Note

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BY K.C. COLWELL | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Cars Caddy's last V-8-powered V car is so good, fans will demand a follow-up before the performance subbrand goes electric. It's a bittersweet symphony. Hearing the supercharged small-block's raunchy and bellowing soundtrack reverberate against pit wall is as thrilling as it is sad. Every pass reminds us that the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing will be the 18-year-old subbrand's last go at a gas-powered performance sedan. At least Cadillac saved the best for last—the new CT4-V Blackwing is just as wonderful—as the CT5-V Blackwing will be remembered as one of best sports sedans ever made, period. Before…
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Aug
09
2021
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Scottsdale: Now on sale at malls: A growing array of electric vehicles — Lucid Motors is the latest

Scottsdale: Now on sale at malls: A growing array of electric vehicles — Lucid Motors is the latest

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Russ Wiles | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for ScottsdaleNewsAndTalk.Com   Malls are no longer just places to shop for clothes, have lunch or maybe take in a movie. You also might wind up buying a new car. As automakers turn to nontraditional ways to market their vehicles, more are giving malls a try, attracted by the heavy foot traffic and a non-pressure atmosphere. New entrants, especially makers of electric vehicles, are at the vanguard. At least five makers of electric vehicles — from luxury sedans selling for more than $160,000 to scooters priced at $1,500 — have opened showrooms or displays at Arizona malls over the last…
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Aug
09
2021
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2022 Volkswagen Golf R: The Mature Pocket Rocket

2022 Volkswagen Golf R: The Mature Pocket Rocket

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BY DAVID BEARD | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Cars More power, precision, and refinement come to VW's redesigned 315-hp hot hatchback. From the September 2021 issue of Car and Driver. The hot-hatch genre has, at times, made us feel very old. Our younger selves would have happily tolerated a bouncy ride, a laggy engine, or a raucous cabin if it kept the price low and the fun-to-drive quotient high, but our backs, our patience, and our eardrums aren't as forgiving as they once were. Volkswagenseems to understand. Ahead of the VW Golf R's arrival here this fall, we recently drove a Europe-spec model…
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Aug
08
2021
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America Still Loves Its Gas-Guzzling V-8s. But for How Long?

America Still Loves Its Gas-Guzzling V-8s. But for How Long?

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BY ELANA SCHERR | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Cars We hear from the folks in charge at Dodge, Land Rover, and Lexus, on the state of the high-horsepower V-8 amid a fully electric frontier. The International Union for Conservation of Nature says more than 37,400 species are threatened with extinction. Big V-8s in small cars and un­expected off-roaders are not on the ledger, but if they were, we'd expect to see them listed as "near threatened," defined by the conservation union as "­species close to the threatened thresholds or that would be threatened without ongoing conservation measures." Since high-horse V-8s can still be spotted…
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Aug
07
2021
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Ford BlueCruise Removes the Hands from Highway Driving

Ford BlueCruise Removes the Hands from Highway Driving

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BY K.C. COLWELL | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT #cars We try out Ford's new hands-free system, a competitor to GM's Super Cruise and Tesla's Autopilot. It's available on some 2022 F-150 and Mustang Mach-E models. Do not confuse it with Blue’s Clues, the children’s education show, or a booze cruise, the young adult adventure that’s happens when you combine a boat with tons of alcohol. No, this is BlueCriuse, Ford’s hands-free driving feature and answer to GM’s Super Cruise and Tesla’s Autopilot. It is available on some 2022 F-150s and Mustang Mach-Es. Long story short: it works as advertised. Ford isn’t promising commuters…
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Aug
06
2021
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The End of the Show: 2022 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Is a Spectacular Send-Off

The End of the Show: 2022 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Is a Spectacular Send-Off

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BY K.C. COLWELL | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT #cars This is the first of two Blackwing models that are the last gasoline-powered V models the luxury maker will ever produce. Farewell concerts too often aren't the last of anything. Cream, The Who, Kiss, and even Ol' Blue Eyes himself—Frank Sinatra—all returned to the stage after a so-called final tour. Cadillac, however, does not appear to be bluffing when it says that the CT4-V Blackwing and its larger, V-8-powered CT5-V Blackwing brother will be the last of the gas-powered V cars. Even if plans change and somehow more gas-powered Cadillac Vs come after these, like…
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Aug
04
2021
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2022 Audi e-tron GT and RS GT Make Us Forget They’re EVs

2022 Audi e-tron GT and RS GT Make Us Forget They’re EVs

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BY TONY QUIROGA | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT #cars Audi's new e-tron GT Quattro and RS e-tron GT are great sports sedans first and electric cars second. Somewhere between Los Angeles and the desert-like canyon country north of the city, the Audi e-tron GT Quattro ceased to be an electric car. Not literally, of course. Its 83.7-kWh battery pack kept sending electrons to the motors on each axle, which combine to produce 496 horsepower (522 in overboost mode) and 464 pound-feet of torque (472 during overboost). But while cruising at extra-legal speeds, we were struck by how this Audi's goodness as a car overshadowed its…
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