Vehicles

I’ve test driven a number of electric cars and plug-in hybrids in cold weather and the drop-off in driving range is significant.

The automaker claims its combined passenger car fleet of new vehicles in the European Union achieved average CO2 emissions of 92g/km while the legal CO2 target for the brand was 97g/km.

“People are falling in love with the second most lived-in space, and that’s the car,” Andrew Poliak, chief technology officer for Panasonic Automotive, says during a panel discussion at the recent CES 2021.

The new Envision gets overhauled styling, updated tech and safety features, and upscale options. The base Preferred trim carries a starting price of $32,995.

The supplier expects the computing power required per car will increase by a factor of 50 between 2015 and 2030.

Both the Pickup and Patriot SUV, with a starting price of about $27,000, are equipped with a 2.7L 4-cyl. and a 6-speed automatic transmission designed with General Motors. The Russian government has promised special export subsidies.

GM President Mark Reuss notes during a CES 2021 conversation with author Malcom Gladwell that GM concluded about two years ago it didn’t want to spend another dollar in R&D “on things that carry two propulsion systems.”