Electric Cars
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May sales data will point to a "new norm" about buyer priorities—and that definitely applies to electric cars and plug-in hybrids.
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Location is everything for high-power DC fast chargingElectrify America teases that deciding where to put chargers involves much more than dropping a pin wherever makes sense.
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Musk: Tesla Cybertruck won't be downsized, but smaller follow-up truck a possibilityNever mind what he says to Jay Leno. And suddenly there are potentially two Tesla Cybertrucks in the mix.
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Hyundai Kona Electric: The new favored police patrol car for Europe?A number of European municipalities are choosing the Kona Electric for its long range, quiet performance, and lack of tailpipe emissions.
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Connected EVs could help power the grid: California utility studies howCan electric cars help stabilize the grid? Another utility is planning to study this with a more hands-on approach.
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How the Sono Sion electric car will use every body panel as a solar panelThe Sono Sion solar electric car has more than a solar roof. Sono recently outlined some of the challenges of charging from all its body panels.
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Electric cars will drop in sales this year—just less compared to the vehicle market as a whole.
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Report: Tesla might be adding bidirectional charging capability to its vehicles (UPDATED)Tesla might already be installing the hardware to permit bidirectional charging; when will it be enabled, and what for?
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Pop-up EV charging hubs deemed a success in UK trialChargers that rise from the sidewalk only when needed were a resounding success in a test in Oxford, UK.
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Nissan electric ambulance curbs the tailpipe emissionsAmbulances are a vehicle type that should probably go all-electric and zero-emissions, for the sake of lung health.
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GM battery chief: 600-mile EVs viable, million-mile battery in sightThe executive in charge of battery technology and EV development suggests that cell tech is moving ahead at a faster rate than anticipated.
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California will mandate more electric cars for Uber and Lyft: Here’s howHuge portions of the Uber and Lyft fleets will be required to go electric—and it's up to those companies to figure out how.
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The company best known for vacuums, helmed by Britain's richest man, might still license its potentially game-changing solid-state battery tech.
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Polestar will deliver its electric cars in these cities firstPolestar Spaces aren't exactly like Tesla Stores, but the tech-oriented brand from Volvo and Geely aims to provide something close to that experience.
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Lightyear inks deal for production of long-range EV's solar roofA producer is lined up for the key component on the Lightyear One electric car—its solar roof system.
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Very fast electric-car charging will require a new generation of cables—and cable coolingOne of the suppliers for DC fast charging cables is making sure that the cables aren't the bottleneck in future charging rates.
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First drive review: The 2020 Mini Cooper SE electric car realigns how I see EVsWe drove the new all-electric Mini Cooper SE around Downtown Denver to see how the future of Mini could be.
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2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E charging rates look competitive vs. E-Tron and I-PaceFord has verified that its upcoming Mach-E electric SUV will recover up to 61 miles of range in 10 minutes on 150-kw fast chargers.
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A new battery manufactured with help from China's CATL might help Tesla be more price-competitive.
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Polish EV can split lanes like a motorcycle, keep a wide stance for curvesAn electric vehicle being developed in Poland, called the Triggo, can vary its stance for a mix of stability and space-defying convenience.
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Report: US will catch up with Europe on public EV charging infrastructure by 2030Although the U.S. market for charging will trail Europe for several years, the prevalence of single-family homes will help spur growth by mid-decade.
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SparkCharge mobile charging will get tested by roadside assistance in SF and LAAs part of a pilot program, a leading roadside assistance company will be rescuing EVs with mobile-charging tech from SparkCharge.
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Lordstown electric pickup will use Elaphe in-wheel motors, made in-houseThe upcoming Lordstown Endurance electric work truck will use motors designed by the same company set to supply Aptera.
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GM has fast-tracked its electric-vehicle program in pandemic slowdownAccording to GM's VP in charge of electric and autonomous vehicle tech, the pace of development hasn't let up in the pandemic.
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