Electric Cars
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A General Motors initiative aims at providing triple the amount of Level 2 workplace charging.
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Ford Mustang Mach-E demand goes well beyond the California bubbleOrders for Ford's first mass-produced electric EV aren't clustered in the Golden State; demand is distributed across the whole U.S.
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Fisker Ocean electric crossover: Charging details, new driving footageFisker has released a few more key pieces of information about its upcoming electric crossover, but it's still missing production info.
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Hyundai ramps up Kona Electric production for Europe; will it ease availability in the US?Separate production of the Kona Electric for Europe might make the in-demand model easier to find in America.
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EV growth in Germany was strong in 2019 and bucked international trendGermany registered strong growth in EV sales in 2019, but there's a lot of anxiety in Germany over whether its domestic industry will step up and make those cars.
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California hybrid sales surged in 2019, as plug-in hybrids tumbled and EV growth slowedSales trends in the U.S. state with the strongest plug-in vehicle market changed direction in 2019, giving hybrids a second wind.
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Fully solar chargers will offer a streamlined installation and allow California travelers to charge even at times of blackouts.
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Isetta-inspired Microlino EV gets a redesign before it ever launchedThe all-electric design reboot of the Isetta has been given its own reboot, to debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
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Renault launches new all-electric car-sharing service in ParisZity sweeps in to potentially meet pent-up demand left by former effort Autolib; but will it find better success than other automaker-run programs?
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DS Aero Sport Lounge concept electric car is so very avante-gardeFrance's PSA is showing a flamboyantly styled, fully electric crossover in a concept bound for the upcoming Geneva Motor Show.
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Report: VW mulls electric sports car to rival next-gen Tesla RoadsterIs Volkswagen working on an MEB-based sports car? A new report links the record-breaking ID R race car to a possible production car.
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Lucid reveals battery cell supplier for 400-mile Air electric sedanThe upcoming Lucid Air will be among many other models to use LG Chem cells, but they're a different format here.
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Mercedes' next electric small car after the B250e will be shown by the end of the year and will go on sale next year.
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Polestar Precept concept teases future flagship four-door electric carThe Precept concept is much larger than the Polestar 2 that's soon reaching the market. It has all the makings of a flagship for the EV brand.
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Porsche builds highest-power charging station in Europe—and Teslas are invitedPorsche has installed DC fast charging, capable of Taycan charge rates, at its customer center in Leipzig, Germany.
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Electric pickup from former GM plant will have in-wheel hub motorsThe 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 EVsAfter 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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Tesla Cybertruck active suspension will be "game-changing," says MuskTesla CEO Elon Musk revealed some more details about the Cybertruck, which will have an active suspension and a calculator for load and range.
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Here are a half-dozen plug-in vehicles that set you up well for the winter. You supply the winter tires.
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Report: Tesla considering battery format change in ChinaTesla is reportedly not just changing its cell chemistry for China but also, at least in one model, moving away from cylindrical cells.
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Jaguar Land Rover reveals electric "concept platform" for future urban mobilityThe British automaker gives a glimpse of a more egalitarian electric-vehicle future with an urban-mobility concept.
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Consumer Reports: Tesla improves as a brand, Model 3 named a Top PickThe Tesla Model 3 has been named to the organization's Top Pick Cars list, while the brand was signaled out as much-improved.
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Colorado rule gives Tesla an advantage over Rivian, Lucid, other EV makersCarmakers who plan to deliver vehicles directly to consumers could face difficulties under a current law that favors Tesla.
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GM adds real-time charging-station smarts—via app—to Chevy Bolt EVThe Bolt EV is getting dynamic charging station info, via a smartphone-based app. Is it headed in this way to other upcoming GM EVs?
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