Audi E-Tron GT Pros and Cons +

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https://www.motortrend.com/news/2022-audi-e-tron-gt-electric-sedan-pros-cons-review/amp/
2022 Audi E-Tron GT Pros and Cons Review: Audi's First Electric Sedan
2021-11-08 ... Based on Porsche's J1 platform, which underpins the Porsche Taycan — a 2021 Car of the Year finalist and an entrant in this year's program, too—the new E-Tron GT is Audi's first electric sedan. Whereas its Taycan cousin is available in a smorgasbord of body styles, powertrains, battery packs, and more, the E-Tron GT follows Audi's traditional mold: three trims, two powertrains, and one battery. Representing the E-Tron GT in this year's competition: both an E-Tron GT and an RS E-Tron GT. The former has a front and rear motor combo good for 522 hp and 472 lb-ft of torque; the latter takes the same format and bumps it up to 637 ponies and 612 lb-ft. Like the Taycan, the E-Tron GT features a two-speed automatic for its rear motors. Objectively speaking, the E-Trons are among the least efficient EVs on the market, netting just 82 mpg-e combined and 238 miles of range in the most efficient configuration—though it's worth mentioning E-Trons are capable of DC fast charging at peak speeds of 270 kW, making them among the world's quickest-charging ...
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Myanmar rare-earth$ fund their brutal junta =conflict-minerals

https://www.myanmar-now.org/en/news/rare-earth-metals-used-in-electric-vehicles-may-come-from-mines-controlled-by-myanmar-junta
Rare earth metals used in electric vehicles may come from mines controlled by Myanmar junta
Nov 10, 2021 ... profits from heavy rare earth metals mined in Myanmar are helping to strengthen the brutal junta, and the metals should now be legally designated as conflict minerals. That would compel manufacturers to check that they are not being mined in a way that contributes to human rights abuses and, if they are, to disclose that the metals are sourced from conflict zones ... Campaigners are calling for stricter regulations ... Not using dysprosium in magnets means that electric vehicles will be less powerful and less profitable for the companies that make them ...
https://www.myanmar-now.org/sites/myanmar-now.org/files/styles/content_image_full_width/public/media/rare_earth_myitkyina_news_journal.jpeg




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