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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 …

stupid fast Audi RS e-tron GT gets ,000 price cut

stupid fast Audi RS e-tron GT gets $50,000 price cut

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With almost 1,000 hp and a blistering 60 mph coming in just 2.4 seconds, Audi’s electric flagship super sedan made headlines and set performance records when it was launched back in 2024. Unfortunately for Audi, it didn’t set many sales records, and you can now buy the ridiculously rapid RS e-tron GT with more than $50,000 in discounts. (!) SKIP THE STORY: take me to the deals! As our own Fred Lambert wrote in his 2024 review of the updated RS e-tron GT, the 2025 model features new, active suspension technology that delivers both better cornering dynamics and enhanced ride comfort, while the RS Performance mode, exclusive to the top-shelf model, optimizes torque distribution and suspension settings for maximum grip and precision on challenging roads or track conditions. Despite the car’s performance chops and chiseled good looks, though, the sales just weren’t there, and the dealers that have these six-figure electric rocket ships on their lots are doing whatever they can to move them – and Audi Las Vegas is leading that race to the bottom, offering …

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, …

Affordability? These EV lease deals are HALF the average payment

Affordability? These EV lease deals are HALF the average payment

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Edmunds data shows US average monthly car payments crept over $770 in the closing months of 2025. With rising fuel costs and a shaky job market adding to the chaos, getting around feels more expensive than ever — but fear not! These EV lease deals clock in at under half that price, and can help slash your fuel costs, too! More than 20% of America’s new car buyers are paying more than $1,000 per month for the privilege of buying new, which is driving near record levels of adoption for leases that can help to reduce payments and provide a buffer against rapid swings in the used car market by providing a set residual price — a rare consumer win that we’ve outlined before. With war in Iran ratcheting up oil prices at the same time, getting around is becoming a substantial fiscal challenge for many Americans, and why these awesome, low-cost lease deals (presented in alphabetical order) couldn’t have come at a better time! Chevy Equinox EV LT1 2026 Chevy Equinox EV LT 1 …

Volvo is offering 0% interest financing on electric excavators

Volvo is offering 0% interest financing on electric excavators

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The groundbreaking EC230 Electric excavator has spent the last few years proving its worth on job sites around the world – now, Volvo is making it easier than ever to help it prove itself on your job site with an aggressive 0% financing deal. Global heavy equipment sales last peaked in 2021 with 1.36 million units sold, but every year since has seen slow, but steady declines, with growth in China keeping things from looking really dire. Part of that decline has been driven uncertainty in terms of regional emissions regulations, logistical headaches, and chip shortages – but another part has undoubtedly been the high cost of money in recent years, and that’s what Volvo Financial Services’ latest round of incentive offerings is hoping to address. To that end, Volvo CE is offering aggressive 0% financing deals to qualifying buyers for up to 48 months on 2025 model year excavators like the 20-ton, battery-powered EC230 Electric that we’ve been writing about for years. It doesn’t stop there WM takes delivery of an EC230 Electric at Waste Expo, …

Mercedes is offering a secret G-Wagen rebate worth up to ,000

Mercedes is offering a secret G-Wagen rebate worth up to $10,000

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Discounts on a brand-new Mercedes G-Wagen are hard to come by, but if your in the market for an electric G-Wagen you’ll want to pay attention: Mercedes is offering a hidden rebate deal on 2026 Mercedes G 580 with EQ Technology SUV that’s worth thousands. SKIP THE STORY: take me to the deal (trusted affiliate link) The ponderously-named Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology SUV is NOT ponderous once you push the right pedal down. The boxy, all-electric off-roader packs 576 hp worth of electric motors capable of launching it from 0-60 mph in just 4.6 seconds. That’s nearly as quick as the twin-turbocharged, V8 ICE-powered G63 AMG SUV, and even quicker off the line and down the eighth mile, surely. Despite the comparable performance and objectively superior noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH), the electric G has failed to find a foothold in the ultra-high performance SUV market. And, with a relatively low 239 mile EPA-rated range (despite its large, 116 kWh battery and $163,200 starting price), it’s hardly on the radar for EV and …

check out these EVs before they’re gone for good in 2026

check out these EVs before they’re gone for good in 2026

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A lot of mainstream auto media coverage right now is pushing the idea that some EVs are “dying.” What we’re really seeing is a wave of end-of-cycle, first-generation vehicles making way for their next-gen replacements. Historically, that’s when buyers get the best deals – so if that’s what you’re after, these are the EVs you should be looking at right now. UPDATE 11JAN2026: added a PHEV people-mover and a plug-in SUV. The original inspiration for this article was the Chevy Brightdrop van that, despite being a solid last-mile delivery option with mountains of incentive cash on its stubby hood, failed to find enough of an audience to justify GM’s continued investment in the electric box van. But legacy brands like Chevrolet aren’t going any anytime soon, and neither are the customers they’ve spent millions of dollars acquiring over the past several decades. What that means is that Chevrolet will keep building parts and its dealers will keep offering service and maintenance on discontinued vehicles like the Brightdrop for at least a decade — and that’s just …

leasing your EV is almost ALWAYS the right move

leasing your EV is almost ALWAYS the right move

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Take it from someone with nearly fifteen years in the business who has written up literally thousands of new car deals. If you drive lots of miles, if you like to keep your car for years and years, and if you hate making payments: leasing is almost always your best option. For most people, the car they drive represents their second-biggest real asset after their home. In 2026, with fewer people than ever owning their home, their car might be their biggest real asset. As a typically depreciating asset, that’s a problem – especially in a used-car market that’s been hit by shock after shock: tariffs, disappearing rebates, rapid technological change, literal acts of Congress, and the occasional high-profile CEO throwing out a “Roman salute” on TV and tanking resale values. Whether it’s a small business, a stock portfolio, or an old shoe box stuffed with Honus Wagners, when something nutty happens and the bottom drops out of your biggest asset, you need to have a calculated exit strategy in place. When it comes to your …

All the EVs you can buy with 0% financing in January 2026

All the EVs you can buy with 0% financing in January 2026

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Lease deals get all the hype, but a lot of people would still rather buy their vehicles. If that sounds like you, you’re in luck, because there’s a whole bunch of great EVs you can buy with 0% financing this month – including the new “affordable” Tesla Model Y Standard! The $7,500 federal EV tax credit may have disappeared in 2025, but great deals on new EVs didn’t vanish with it. Brands like BMW, Dodge, Hyundai, Jeep, and Kia are cutting EV prices to keep dealer showrooms busy – but while discounts and rebates help, interest rates can still make or break a deal. That’s why these free money, 0% interest offers are worth a look. As always, these deals are presented in alphabetical order, by make. And, as for which EV deals are new this month? You’re just gonna have to read the article. Enjoy! Chevrolet Equinox EV 2025 Equinox EV; via GM. The all-electric Chevy Equinox is already one of the most affordable EVs you can get your hands on, with for pricing for the …

K Dodge Charger — is this 50% off EV deal too good to miss?

$29K Dodge Charger — is this 50% off EV deal too good to miss?

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We talk all about the whys and hows behind the all-electric Dodge Charger failing to light up the sales boards the way it lit up its rear tires, but with a base price around $60,000 it hardly seemed to matter — now that Dodge dealers are slashing prices by nearly 50%, however, is this retro EV finally worth a look? SKIP THE STORY: take me to the deal! Having witnessed the sales success of the first all-electric muscle car, I think it’s safe to say that most EV buyers aren’t any more interested in muscle cars than traditional muscle car buyers are in EVs. Now, whether you blame that on divisive politics, culture wars, a particularly fragile grasp on heterosexuality, or the unforgivably stupid “Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust” that lets the whole neighborhood know that daddy’s special boy got a new car is irrelevant, because a nearly sixty-thousand US American dollar coupe was never going to be a volume play, regardless of what was under the hood. Imagine my surprise, then, when I ran across a brand-new, …