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Range an issue for some when used as a GT car Another day, another electric car, this time in the form of Audi’s entry level to its e-tron GT range, this being the 469bhp quattro model that sits beneath the range topping RS.   As with its RS big brother the Audi e-tron GT quattro is based on the VW Group’s J1 platform, the very same that underpins Porsche’s highly impressive and fast selling Taycan models. As with the Porsche models and the RS, the GT quattro has a 93kWh battery and uses the same motors on the front and rear axle with a two-speed gearbox on the rear. 

Many electric carmakers took advantage of Elon Musk's Saturday Night Live debut. You never know what Elon Musk will do next. During his first time hosting Saturday Night Live last weekend, the Tesla CEO revealed he has Asperger's Syndrome, which may explain some of his eccentricities. "I'm actually making history tonight as the first person with Asperger's to host Saturday Night Live - or at least the first to admit it," he joked during his opening monologue on the comedy sketch show. "To anyone I've offended I just want to say, I reinvented electric cars and I'm sending people to Mars on a r...

Car and Driver In our highway fuel-economy testing, a Tesla Model S Long Range Plus went 320 miles at an average speed of 75 mph. This is the first EV that's broken the 300-mile barrier in our range testing. At 103.9 kWh, the Long Range Plus model has slightly more battery capacity than its predecessors, such as the Model S 100D, which went 270 miles in the same test. In addition to the increased energy, Tesla unlocked the extra range with a series of efficiency-minded modifications to the rest of the car. In the five years since we started conducting a 200-mile highway fuel-economy t...

Tesla: Range Improvements Remain One Of Our Main Priorities Apr 28, 2021 at 8:44am ET ++ Between 2012 and 2021 it increased from 265 to 412 miles and 500+ miles is on the horizon. Tesla wrote in its Q1 2021 report that range remains one of its main priorities because it's a very important factor to convince people to switch from gas vehicles to EVs. We assume that that's true, even if the daily mileage is not specifically high. The company has a long history of range increase - through use of higher battery capacity or improved overall efficiency. ...

Mercedes-Benz Mercedes has, however, confirmed that the EQS will travel 435 miles on a single charge based on WLTP ratings. In the US, the EPA estimate will likely be around 400 miles, so it could have an even better range than the Model S Long Range Plus, which was the first EV with an EPA rating of over 400 miles. Mercedes is also developing an SUV version that will be sold alongside the EQS liftback. Mercedes still hasn't confirmed when the EQS will debut, but its world debut should be close now that the German automaker has revealed the elegant exterior's silhouette. Reports claim it ...