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Guide to Electric Vehicle Charging
2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV
For many consumers, the strangest thing about driving an electric vehicle has nothing to do with how that car or crossover operates. Instead, it’s the “re-fueling” of the vehicle that takes some getting used to.
What is Qi Wireless Charging?
This Qi wireless charger is located in the center console of a Lexus NX compact crossover.
The concept of moving electric energy from a power source to a device without a wired connection is not new. Physicist Nikola Tesla developed the “Tesla Coil” more than a hundred years ago for that purpose. Practical applications, however, have been a long time coming.
How Turbocharging Works
This belt-driven supercharger is designed to force more air into an engine than it would naturally take in.
“There’s no substitute for cubic inches.” This was a catch phrase during the muscle-car years when the quickest of the quick carried large-displacement V8s. At that time, torque was almost directly related to displacement, and—in another catch phrase—“Torque is what wins in the stock classes” (meaning street cars).
2020 Ford Police Interceptor
Ford says that one big reason its redesigned 2020 Explorer was switched from a front-drive platform to a rear-drive-based one was to improve front/rear weight balance and thus handling … and that’s largely to appease departments that use the Police Interceptor version for law enforcement.
And a lot of departments use them for law enforcement.
Test Drive: 2019 Jaguar I-Pace
2019 Jaguar I-Pace EV400 HSE in Indus Silver Metallic (a $575 option)
2019 Jaguar I-Pace EV400 HSE
Class: Electric Vehicle
Miles Driven: 152
Fuel Used: NA
2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid LE in Blizzard Pearl (a $395 option)
2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid LE
Class: Compact Car
Miles Driven: 817
Fuel Used: 15.3 gallons
Quick Spin: 2019 BMW X1
2018 BMW X1 xDrive28i in Sunset Orange Metallic (a $550 option)
2018 BMW X1 xDrive28i
Class: Premium Subcompact Crossover
Miles Driven: 463
Fuel Used: 19.2 gallons
Test Drive: 2019 Audi A7 Prestige
2019 Audi A7 quattro Prestige in Triton Blue (a $595 option)
2019 Audi A7 quattro Prestige
Class: Premium Midsize Car
Miles Driven: 289
Fuel Used: 13.9 gallons
2019 Honda Passport Elite in Lunar Silver
2019 Honda Passport AWD Elite
Class: Midsize Crossover
Miles Driven: 295
Fuel Used: 19.5 gallons
2019 GMC Sierra 1500 CarbonPro Edition
It seems pickup-truck boxes are no longer the simple cargo-carrying addendums they used to be. In fact, they’ve become the new battleground over which pickup wars are being waged.
