All posts tagged: EREV

Ford’s 2,200-HP electric Mustang runs 6.87-sec quarter mile, smashes EV record

Ford’s 2,200-HP electric Mustang runs 6.87-sec quarter mile, smashes EV record

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Ford Racing’s new Mustang Cobra Jet 2200 just became the quickest electric car on the planet, running a 6.87-second quarter mile at 221 mph at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte this weekend. The run demolished Ford’s own previous EV record — a 7.623-second pass set by the Cobra Jet 1800 in September 2024 — by a massive 0.75 seconds, a staggering improvement in a sport measured in thousandths. A clean-sheet design, not an evolution The Cobra Jet 2200 is not a tweaked version of the previous Cobra Jet 1800 that Ford used to chase records and wheelies. It’s a ground-up redesign that fundamentally rethinks how to deliver electric power down a drag strip. The headline number is 2,200 horsepower from two custom-built electric motors paired with inverters exceeding 98% efficiency. Each motor/inverter pair delivers roughly 1,200 horsepower. But the real story is that these motors weigh roughly half as much as the previous generation while producing an additional 600 horsepower — a massive leap in power density. Advertisement – scroll for more content Ford’s …

Hyundai’s first EREV spotted with interesting design ahead of debut

Hyundai’s first EREV spotted with interesting design ahead of debut

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The Santa Fe will launch as Hyundai’s first extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) in 2027. With its official debut coming up, the Santa FE EREV was spotted with a unique design. When is Hyundai launching the Santa Fe EREV? The Santa Fe is one of Hyundai’s most popular SUVs, so an electric version makes sense. However, this one won’t be fully electric. During its CEO Investor Day in September, Hyundai announced plans to launch its first extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) in 2027. While it didn’t say it would be the Santa Fe, recent spy shots confirmed Hyundai is testing an EREV variant. A camouflaged Santa Fe prototype was spotted in South Korea, with a sticker confirming it was in fact an extended-range EV. Advertisement – scroll for more content Hyundai has yet to reveal final specs, but did say that upcoming EREVs will offer an “EV-like” driving experience and a combined driving range of over 600 miles (960 km). The vehicle is still powered by electricity, but it’s also equipped with a gas engine that acts …

New EV fee proposals charge owners 2-3x what gas drivers pay in federal tax

New EV fee proposals charge owners 2-3x what gas drivers pay in federal tax

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A growing number of states and federal lawmakers are pushing flat annual fees of $200 to $250 on electric vehicles, amounts that charge EV owners two to three times more than what the average gas car driver pays in federal fuel tax. The proposals are being framed as a way to fund road infrastructure, but the math doesn’t add up. At a time when EVs represent roughly 10% of new car sales in the US and deliver billions in health, environmental, and energy security benefits, these blanket fees are a punitive approach that discourages adoption rather than fairly distributing road costs. The math: EV owners would overpay The federal gas tax has been stuck at 18.4 cents per gallon since 1993. Based on the average American driving 11,484 miles per year at 22.3 mpg, a typical gas car driver pays roughly $95 per year in federal gas tax. That’s it. Yet the proposed federal EV fee, introduced by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), would hit EV owners with $200 per year, …

CAT puts century-old tech to work in its newest electric drive dozer

CAT puts century-old tech to work in its newest electric drive dozer

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Diesel-electric locomotives have been barreling along America’s wide-open plains for generations, and the century-old combination of consistent, high-efficiency rpm diesel engines spinning up generators to power high-torque electric motors has proven tough to beat. Now, Caterpillar is putting that century-old design to work in its heaviest tracked dozer yet – and the efficiency gains are incredible. Before we get lost in the specs of Caterpillar’s new D8 XE, I want to make sure that you, dear reader, understand that large-scale construction are often penciled and bid on razor-thin margins, and a swing in job site efficiency of just 1-2% can mean the difference between a winning deal or sour loser that leaves a bad taste in everyone’s mouth. As you read the following words from CAT’s own marketing team, keep the weight of that knowledge in your mind. “Through an internal, head-to-head test in a composite cycle,” explains Sam Meeker, market professional for Caterpillar, “the D8 XE consumed up to 10% less fuel and moved up to 6% more material in a given timeframe than the …

Buick Electra E7 EREV goes nearly 1,000 miles

Buick Electra E7 EREV goes nearly 1,000 miles

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As long as range anxiety is still a thing, you could make the case that manufacturers posting huge range numbers between stops is only making it worse, convincing hesitant, late-adopters that range is the only stat that matters. That said, with 1600 km (~995 miles) of combined range, the new Buick Electra E7 is an impressive, bladder-busting ride. Built around the SAIC-GM True Dragon Plug-in Hybrid Pro powertrain that pairs a high-efficiency 1.5L internal combustion generator with a powerful 165 kW (~210 hp) electric motor and LFP battery, the new Buick Electra E7 crossover promises up to 210 km (~130 miles) of pure electric driving before the ICE kick in to go even further. In practice, that means a driver who plugs in at night would be able to drive on battery power almost everywhere, almost every day, and never have to worry about pre-planning their stops before they hit the road for a long trip. In America, at least, it sure feels like that freedom to suffer consequences from a lack of forethought is …