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Meanwhile, Roman shares his first impressions of the all-new, all-electric Volvo EX60 and the high-performance Nissan Z Nismo.We also put the industry's most popular compact crossovers through a brutal, mid-hill stop test to see whose AWD system actually works. The results were shocking: while the Toyota RAV4 Woodland and its E-AWD system left Tommy stranded, the Volkswagen Tiguan—on standard street tires—managed to crawl up the incline with ease. We also discuss the unique driving dynamics of the Lucid Gravity, the rowdy farewell of the Jeep Wrangler 392, and the national security concerns surrounding connected car cameras.( http://www.patreon.com/tflcar ) Visit our Patreon page to support the TFL team!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy"},"annotations":[{"startTime":25.8,"endTime":32.5,"type":"term","title":"electric","url":"/glossary/electrics","quote":"Barcelona where I did the new EX60, the electric, let's call it kind of Model Y sort of kind of competitor,","canonicalId":"term:electric","priority":0.55,"confidence":0.6,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"In this context, “electric” refers to a battery-electric vehicle (BEV) that propels itself using electric motors powered by a high-voltage battery. 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