Electric Cars
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The big-box retailer is offering an extra $2,000 off the E-Tron, through its Costco Auto Program through March 31.
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Electric-car frunks: Bonus space or wasted opportunity?Do frunks add fun space or take away from electric vehicles' potential? Designers and engineers appear to be split on their worth.
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Why GM has put hybrids—and the Chevy Volt—in its pastThe automaker has faced plenty of questions about why it's not embracing hybrids before its electric vehicles arrive in significant volumes.
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Confirmed: Electric cars outsold manuals for the first time in 2019Battery electric models now have a higher overall market share than gasoline models with manual transmissions.
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2020 Tesla Model Y gets a better city efficiency rating than Model 3EPA ratings released yesterday confirm that the Tesla Model Y has nearly the range of the Model 3—and some unexpected advantages.
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GM pitches all-electric future, with lackluster support from WashingtonThe automaker's CEO outlined an ambitious plan for sustainability in its latest presentation for investors.
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In a presentation to investors, company president Mark Reuss revealed some more details about the motor-and-battery configuration in GM's upcoming electric vehicles.
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Electrify America is gaining ground on Tesla SuperchargingIn terms of fast-charging locations in the U.S., Electrify America is catching up quick with the Tesla Supercharger network.
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Audi E-Tron electric SUV plugs into some sunshine with solar programA solar program for the Audi E-Tron sends more energy generated from sunlight to owners' houses—as well as a little money back.
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Electric payload: These 5 trucks will change AmericaA set of fully electric pickups arriving in the next few years will wage a quiet coup over the V-8 truck status quo in America.
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UPS turns to Arrival for some very stylish electric delivery vansThe shipping giant will use 10,000 Arrival electric delivery vans in the U.S. and Europe.
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2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric: Lease deals already offset higher price tagJust as the 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric starts to arrive at dealerships, a new round of incentivized leases apply.
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Lucid will be revealing its all-electric sedan in New York in April, but will preview it this month to reservation-holders.
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Super Bowl 2020 electric-car ad showdown: Which one gets you charged up?This year's Super Bowl features at least three ads for electric vehicles. Vote and comment on the one you think is the best.
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BYD has made more electric buses in the US than anyone else—and it hasn’t given up on carsChina's BYD has focused on electric buses and trucks in the U.S.—and it's delivered more electric buses than any other maker so far.
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Audi Super Bowl ad: “Frozen” song, electric vehicles, and climate changeAudi rolls out a new ad for its E-Tron electric vehicles that suggests, about gasoline, that you "Let It Go."
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GMC Hummer EV electric truck: First details emerge before Super Bowl adThe GMC Hummer EV boasts 1,000 horsepower, 11,500 pound-feet of torque, and 0-60 mph in 3.0 seconds.
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Tesla Model S and Model X get another range boost, 400-mile range now in reach for SModel X and Model S are good for more range than currently rated—and a 400-mile Model S is coming soon.
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The first electric vehicle from Lincoln won't be the "elegant" version of the Mach-E previously hinted, but the one based on Rivian's skateboard.
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Tesla Model Y getting range boost to 315 miles, deliveries before AprilIn advanced of its quarterly financial update, Tesla announced a boost in rated range for the Model Y—and deliveries by the end of March.
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GM’s electric-vehicle future: President Mark Reuss offers some hintsThe future of General Motors involves many more electric cars, and in a few brief answers GM president Mark Reuss gave us some more hints about what, when, and even why.
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Real-world highway range: UK test lauds Kia Niro EV, Tesla Model 3A real-world test in the UK finds differing range results vs. rated range, but no unpleasant surprises in the way they reach zero charge.
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California report: To be the green choice, ride-hailing needs to go electricAnd despite sophisticated algorithms, Uber and Lyft have too many "deadhead miles"—meaning miles with the driver and no passenger.
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Karma plans US-built all-electric pickup and SUVCalifornia's Karma Automotive is planning both a pickup and SUV that will be all-electric and potential rivals to Rivian.
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