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December 31, 2022, 6:06 AMThe automobile got a whole lot better in 2022. Electric vehicles traveled unprecedented miles on a single charge. Sports car performance reached a new pinnacle. Electric pickup trucks quested and conquered.F-150 Lightning
"You're buying this vehicle for lots of reasons. One of them is 1,000 hp," Al Oppenheiser, the chief engineer of the Hummer EV, told ABC News. "It was General Motors' desire to make this very engaging -- even more so than the base Stingray," he said. "I am amazed the Corvette team was able to convince GM execs to design a brand-new engine for this Corvette."
Now, McLaren is returning to electrification in its Artura, the company's first-ever series production plug-in hybrid. At 3,303 lbs, the Artura is the lightest in its class and also the most fuel-efficient McLaren thanks to a new powertrain and MCLA platform. A twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 engine mated to an electric motor and energy-dense battery pack produces a combined 671 hp and 531 lb-ft of torque.
"Customers want the engagement from the combustion motor but they also want the flexibility of having a hybrid powertrain," he told ABC News. "The compact engine has better throttle response than our non-hybrid cars and the flexibility of e-mode. We're already seeing customers wanting to be able to drive the car quietly."
Kia also said it was partnering with Electrify America to provide EV6 buyers with 1,000 kilowatt-hours of complimentary EV charging at any Electrify America station in the U.S. Many of the higher-end EVs on the market take longer to charge and do not support the same architecture."Long charging times are a burden for a lot of EV owners," Steve Kosowski, Kia's manager of long range planning, told ABC News.