Electric Cars
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The plan for building a sustainable transportation sector and aim to end sales of new internal-combustion cars by 2035 shows one party's commitment to greenhouse gas reduction.
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Lucid Air claimed to be the most aerodynamically efficient luxury carAlthough the numbers haven't yet been confirmed for the production model, this could help reassure Lucid's goal of more than a 400-mile range.
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Production-bound Nissan Ariya electric vehicle: July debut, due in 2021The Ariya EV is expected to be sized about like the Rogue crossover but be more sleekly styled—with a range of about 300 miles.
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Nikola is taking $5,000 pre-orders for electric truck it hasn’t fully shown yetThe Badger electric truck would use a combination of hydrogen fuel-cell and battery power and isn't likely to arrive until 2022 at the earliest.
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Porsche reveals base-model Taycan electric car—so far only for ChinaThe base version of the Taycan might be the model with the highest range, although the model so far is exclusive to China.
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Arrival reveals an electric bus that fits right into its stylish EV ecosystemUK-based EV maker plans to target markets all over the world with up to 1,000 microfactories assembling its vision of electrified transit.
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The first fully electric vehicle from GM's Cadillac luxury brand will debut on August 6 and arrive on the market in 2022.
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Classic Jaguar, Bentley, Rolls EV conversions celebrate the past without the gasolineLunaz, based near the famous Silverstone Circuit, is turning celebrated icons of British motoring into fully electric cars.
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Lordstown Endurance electric pickup: A premiere, a political rally, and a push back to summer 2021The debut of the LMC Endurance electric truck didn't tell prospective buyers much about the truck, but it did provide a political podium.
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California mandate: Commercial trucks go electric starting in 2024, all-EV by 2045New regulation adopted in the Golden State will require 100,000 battery electric and fuel-cell trucks by 2030 and 300,000 by 2035.
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Analysis: What does the Ford F-150 Hybrid reveal about the F-150 Electric?The Ford F-Series electric likely won't share much with the Hybrid, but the F-150 Hybrid positioning leaves room to let the electric be the efficiency and ownership-cost leader.
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Lordstown Motors CEO Steve Burns: 10 questions on Endurance electric truck origin and futureThe Ohio startup claims to be developing an electric pickup for fleets that will beat Tesla, Rivian, GM, and Ford to market. How is this possible?
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The market research firm J.D. Power has ranked Tesla at the bottom of its annual Initial Quality Survey results, due to build quality rather than technology issues.
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World’s first high-power wireless charging for taxis uses Jaguar I-Pace, in OsloMomentum Dynamics will supply the pads and charging systems, in a system that might also be used for last-mile delivery.
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Analysis: Range is a red herring and we don't need a 500-mile EVThe U.S. market is taking a different trajectory on electric-vehicle battery size. Is it the American consumer mindset, or something more?
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Electric truck hopeful Rivian moving more of its workforce to CaliforniaRivian plans to move much of its Michigan workforce to Irvine, California, and to Normal, Illinois, where the electric trucks will be made.
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2021 Jaguar I-Pace electric SUV gets faster charging and new interface, not more rangeJaguar in the UK has confirmed a new infotainment system and faster Level 2 charger as among the pending I-Pace updates.
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Electrify America finishes first cross-country fast-charging route for EVsIn just 20 months, Electrify America has completed a cross-country route with high-power fast-charge stations spaced 70 miles apart.
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California Clean Car Standards for emissions and the ZEV mandate for electric vehicles might be adopted by Nevada in 2024.
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Apple CarPlay will help BMW i4 electric car find chargers along the wayApple announced a series of iPhone iOS updates Monday, some of which will bring new features to BMW vehicles soon.
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Nikola claims to be BEV and fuel cell leader, hasn't delivered a vehicle yetThe truck-oriented company is betting that hydrogen fuel cells—including the infrastructure pieces—will cost less than batteries.
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Hyundai-Kia and LG Chem hope to woo battery-tech startupsWith a program to recruit startups, the automakers and battery giant hope to gain expertise in the whole electric-car battery ecosystem.
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Mullen banks on Chinese electric sports car and SUVs for going publicThe Qiantu K50 electric coupe and MX-05 electric SUV are part of a plan for a publicly traded Mullen, although many questions remain.
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Utilities aim to make I-5 a West Coast electric highway for commercial trucksA group of utilities wants to build a network of ultra-high-power DC chargers for medium-duty trucks and eventually big rigs.
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