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McLaren Chief: Making Electric Supercars 'Doesn't Make Sense Today'

04 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

'If I build today an electric car, I put, to build it, more emissions in it than in an ICE [internal combustion engine] car...my customers don’t have enough mileage to recover, driving electric, these additional emissions. It doesn’t make sense today to have that for a supercar...Supercar producers have lagged behind in the automotive sector’s transition to electric vehicles"

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Wild 1,360hp Lanzador Concept Previews Lamborghini's First EV

04 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"Behind the Lanzador's genre-bending design is an incredibly flexible and customizable network of performance systems...CEO Stephan Winkelmann hinted that we should expect more than a megawatt (over 1,341 horsepower) output through wheels via a full-electric all-wheel drive system.

"Can an electric car possibly recapture the visceral, emotional appeal of a voracious V10 or operatic V12? We’ll have to wait five years to find out"

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Inside Rimac's Quest To Break Its Own EV Speed Record

04 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"...the fastest you can accelerate forward is 1G,,' Neil deGrasse Tyson declared...a few months later, the Croatian automaker Rimac proved him incorrect

"In a pure “hold my beer” moment in April 2023, Rimac’s all-electric, 1,914-horsepower Nevera set a world record, launching from zero to 60 mph in 1.74 seconds.

"Formula One drivers pull 2Gs under acceleration, for example, and up to 5Gs while braking."

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Polestar Synergy Is An 'Electric Fantasy Supercar' At The 2023 IAA Munich Motor Show

04 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"...the Polestar Synergy electric car is the result of the firm’s latest design competition. It’s on display as a 1:1 model at the 2023 IAA Munich motor show. Having had over 600 entries into the competition, Polestar whittled them down to a shortlist of 10 before deciding it couldn’t actually pick a single winner. The Synergy is in fact the product of three different student designers’ visions...Polestar’s just signed a deal with Hot Wheels."

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Zeekr 001 FR Challenges Tesla Model S Plaid With Four Motors Making 1,265 HP

04 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

The Zeekr 001 FR...going big with a quad-motor powertrain that generates a whopping 1,265 horsepower...The Geely-owned EV maker claims the 001 FR can go from 0-62 mph in 2.07 second...slightly off the Tesla that does it in 1.99 seconds...Model S Plaid got the upper hand at 200 mph...approximately 26 mph more than the 001 FR. the 001 FR uses an 800-volt EV architecture... enabling a 10 to 80 percent charging time in just 15 minutes."

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Zero-to-88 MPH: The New Electric DeLorean

03 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"The Alpha5 is an all-electric car with a claimed 100 kWh battery and a range of 300 miles...they claim it can also go from 0 to the mighty 88 MPH mark in 4.4 seconds...Fitting four passengers, the two-door looks not only fairly spacious but also very tech-oriented. If the Alpha5 can live up to the hype, it may become DeLorean's most successful move in forty years."

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Facing Climate Disasters, Young Americans Deserve a Strong 'Ecosocial' Safety Net

03 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"...the federal government already spends roughly $50 billion a year on these programs, they offer pennies compared to the growing impacts of natural disasters and climate change...We not only deserve a right to a healthy environment but also protection from the social and economic risks brought on by climate change through natural disasters. We need to reform our current system to meet this growing need."

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BMW Says Eectric Cars As Profitable As Petrol, Diesel Cars

03 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"The assumption that combustion engines are always more profitable than electric cars is completely wrong...Although producing electric cars is more expensive, the costs are offset by the higher prices that customers are willing to pay. We make money with every electric car today, and that will be even more the case with the Neue Klasse."

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From Cost-Sensitive Planners To Range Seekers: The Multiple Modes Of EV Charging Behaviour

03 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"...recently published paper from the University of Melbourne on Australian EV charging behaviour has shed some light on the different approaches EV drivers take for charging their vehicles...they found there is no "one-size-fits-all" model for how people approach their charging needs. In fact, the researchers defined five segments of EV users with distinct charging preferences

"One implication of this research is that simple models for encouraging people to charge at the times that work best to support the grid do not apply to every EV driver."

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China Crashes Germany's Least-German Car Show in History

03 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"More than twice as many Chinese automakers will exhibit at IAA compared to when it was last convened in Munich."

"...41% of exhibitors coming from Asia...While China’s manufacturers have largely lagged behind foreigners selling gasoline-powered cars, government subsidies and the country’s growing ranks of coders have helped them build a head start on the latest in electric and digital technology."

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