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In Attack Mode, the Gen 3 car goes from 300 kilowatts of power to 350 and becomes a four-wheel drive car.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
To demonstrate the industrial applicability of the technology, the team has built a 3-kilowatt (kW) prototype system.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
In California, for example, increased wildfire spending from 2019 to 2024 added about 4 cents per kilowatt hour to annual rates, according to a report from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
The price per kilowatt hour of electricity went from 17.9 cents in January 2025 to 18.9 cents in December 2025, according to the St. Louis Fed.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 18 Jan. 2026
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
To demonstrate the industrial applicability of the technology, the team has built a 3-kilowatt (kW) prototype system.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
In California, for example, increased wildfire spending from 2019 to 2024 added about 4 cents per kilowatt hour to annual rates, according to a report from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
The price per kilowatt hour of electricity went from 17.9 cents in January 2025 to 18.9 cents in December 2025, according to the St. Louis Fed.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Kilowatt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kilowatt. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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kilowatt
noun
kilo·watt
ˈkil-ə-ˌwät 
: 1000 watts
Medical Definition
kilowatt
noun
kilo·watt
ˈkil-ə-ˌwät
: 1000 watts
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