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GM was producing gasoline vehicles up until last year at a plant in Ohio. Lordstown Motors will soon use that plant for making electric trucks.
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All 2020 Hyundai hybrids have a clever 12-volt lithium-ion accessory battery
A lithium-ion accessory battery is now included in the 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid and all other hybrids from the brand.
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Tesla Model Y teardown: Smart cost-cutting, but no hidden V2G potential
A disassembly of the Tesla Model Y is showing a very high level of commonality with Model 3, but with a few noteworthy differences.
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Mach-E isn’t the only electric Mustang: Cobra Jet 1400 could be quickest pony car ever
The Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 won't be available for sale, but Ford says it's the first fully electric dragster from a factory car.
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Tesla Roadster was a giant leap for EVs, Jay Leno’s 2008 drive reminds us
In 2008, Jay Leno interviewed Elon Musk and drove a Tesla Roadster; a look back highlights the importance of the model.
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Lucid teases dynamic testing for Air sedan, updates on Arizona factory
Lucid Motors has shown its electric car undergoing dynamic testing, and its assembly plant under construction in Arizona.
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The Chinese startup Aiways hasn't found much market traction from its EVs yet, but its robotic charging concierge is refreshingly different.
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Electric flying car racing series heads toward launch by the end of 2020
The airborne Airspeeder series could be a great proving ground for battery technology advances—that could trickle down in more affordable forms in electric cars.
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Formula E electric-car racing busts 5 persisting EV myths
An organization that definitely helps foster electric-car enthusiasm helps debunk 5 myths and misconceptions.
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Retractable car cover claimed to gain miles of EV range each day
Thin-film solar-cell tech has helped produce a car-cover accessory that can provide miles of range from a sunny day but retract in place when not needed.
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Lordstown reports orders for Endurance electric work truck, teases hill-start traction
Lordstown Motors is getting closer to the production start of its electric truck, sometime later this year, and it's angling for fleet buyers, not families.
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Here’s the heat pump that will likely boost Tesla Model Y range on long drives
The heat pump Tesla is including in the Model Y will likely save energy and demonstrates some smart packaging.
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Keeping your electric car battery lasting long is a matter of keeping a few good habits for charging and discharging—and avoiding extremes.
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Lordstown Endurance electric pickup prototype: In-wheel motor goes off-road
The electric trucks due to be made at a former GM plant in Ohio could be delayed due to suppliers and partners, Lordstown Motors suggested.
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Rivian reports delay for electric trucks, provides look inside Illinois factory
The well-funded future electric truck maker has been prepping its Illinois factory on schedule but reports a pandemic-induced delay.
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Lucid Air electric sedan prototype covers 400+ highway miles, company teases
In a company-produced video, Lucid claims to have done the full loop from San Francisco to LA—plus some extra—with just one charging stop.
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Aptera's hyper-efficient, solar-charged car: Does $2 gas change its appeal?
Aptera appears to be pitching its electric lightweight vehicle around oil conflict and an activist mindset. Will that work around $2 gas and economic woes?
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Keep your parked electric car and its battery healthy with these simple tips
Not driving your electric car for even a few days or weeks? Understanding a few basic things about the battery will go a long way.
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Best known for lawnmower engines, Briggs & Stratton engineered a hybrid car in the late 1970s, on the heels of the oil crisis.
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This Tesla Model 3 sounds like a gasoline car
An Active Sound Control system from Milltek Sport creates engine sounds for the electric car of your choice—like a Tesla Model 3.
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Electric pickup from former GM plant will have in-wheel hub motors
The Lordstown Motors Endurance, to be built in a former GM plant, will have four in-wheel hub motors—but no sign of a range extender.
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Yamaha enters the business of electric-car motors–just not whole EVs
After many signals last decade that it was interested in becoming an electric vehicle maker, Yamaha has decided be an EV motor supplier.
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Bill Gates owns a Taycan, calls EV progress “most hopeful” for climate concern
Microsoft co-founder gives props to Tesla for its progress, but chose the Porsche Taycan as his first electric car.
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Shopping for a used Tesla? This is one of the best starting points
The refreshingly blunt Tesla YouTube host offers advice to help pick out the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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