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Faraday Future Starts Testing 91 For Pikes Peak Climb

As promised back in February, Faraday Future is getting ready to climb Pikes Peak this summer. Today, the company released some more information about the climb attempt as part of its “testing series.” The automaker is starting a video series called, “Testing the FF 91,” which, “will chronicle the detailed testing efforts made by FF’s engineers to bring a new species of electric mobility to the market and push the limits of FF’s technology in a variety of demanding environments.” This particular demanding environment, of course, is a 12.42-mile route that takes 156 turns to reach the 14,115-foot summit.

Faraday will be tacking Pikes Peak in the Exhibition Class this year, wiht the Beta development vehicle driven by FF’s principal engineer Robin Shute.

Faraday Future has not been subtle in its attempts to wrest the EV crown from Tesla, and the hill climb attempt could be seen as the latest version of...
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Tesla Model X Not Nearly As Successful As It Should’ve Been

One would think that with SUV and Crossover sales at monumental numbers in the US, the Tesla Model X may have exceeded Model S popularity and sales.

However, the numbers don’t prove this. Model S sales continue to climb, as does Tesla’s overall sales, but the Model X is not yet close to outpacing the sedan as was anticipated by many. In the U.S. Model X sales have surely been up and down since its debut, and global sales for the SUV have grown as worldwide production has come online over the course of 2016, but it certainly hasn’t been the hit that was expected by many.
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Tesla Model X Not Nearly As Successful As It Should've Been

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AutoExpress: Prius PHV vs. Golf GTE vs. Optima PHEV

Electric car sales are slowly increasing, but for many buyers range anxiety remains a big hurdle. So plug-in hybrids could be the perfect answer; they combine the eco-friendly benefits of zero emissions motoring with the confidence-boosting fallback of a conventional fuel engine.

The latest model to join the fray is the second-generation Toyota Prius PHV, which follows hot on the heels of the more conventional petrol-electric model. Featuring bespoke looks, bigger batteries and an electric range that’s twice as long, the newcomer has all the on-paper credentials. Yet plug-in models are proving more popular, so before the Toyota can celebrate, it must face...
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