Electric Cars
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Additionally, the White House provided updates on the shift to EVs for federal agencies and charging-station deployment by them.
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EU adds e-fuels loophole to 2035 ICE ban, EV charging guidelinesThe EU has added an allowance for cars burning e-fuels, in the face of German opposition.
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Toyota sees dynamic wireless charging enabling smaller batteriesAn agreement with Electreon could lead to aftermarket wireless kits, factory options, and pilot projects with Toyota plug-in hybrids or EVs.
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NHTSA investigates Tesla Model X seatbelt failuresAn issue with possible seatbelt failures in 2022 and 2023 Tesla Model X electric SUVs could affect up to 50,000 vehicles.
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2024 Kia EV9 electric SUV debuts with 800V charging, future V2GThe EV9 is an all-electric SUV sized closely to the gasoline Honda Pilot or Toyota Highlander, or the Rivian R1S EV.
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Battery degradation isn't likely to brick your EV, data confirmsEven considering high mileage EVs, just 1.5% of EV battery packs have been replaced, suggest results from the analysis firm Recurrent.
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Lucid has pushed an over-the-air update that identifies a flawed contactor in a limited number of vehicles—but it requires owners accepting them.
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EV materials from Japan may be tax-credit-eligible with trade pactA reported trade agreement with Japan, due to be formally announced today, might allow EV battery materials from Japan to qualify in U.S.-made vehicles for the Clean Vehicle Credit.
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Aptera solar EV will be first to get Openpilot driver-assist techAptera is planning on factory integration of a driver-assistance system based on open-source code.
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LG plans $5.5B Arizona battery plant as largest in AmericaThe LG Energy Solution plant is claimed to be the largest single battery-making investment in an American facility.
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Tesla Model 3 leads a nosedive in used EV pricesAverage used Model 3 asking prices are down 21.5% since Sept. 2022, making it the used car that has taken the steepest pricing nosedive in the past six months.
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Rivian adds compatible Tesla Superchargers to its navigation appThe interface adds Tesla Supercharger locations, although Rivian drivers must also then use the Tesla app.
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The company is promising dramatically simplified manufacturing, with the software and hardware complexity to allow constant improvement.
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Test drive: 2023 Audi Q4 E-Tron underwhelms in range, priceThe Q4 E-Tron simply doesn’t excel in all the premium ways we expect Audi to versus VW.
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Dongfeng claims world's first passenger cars with in-wheel motorsChina's Dongfeng finds that the setup saves weight versus an inboard, dual-motor setup, adds storage space, and allows more effective torque vectoring.
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Qiantu K50 electric sports car revamped for US as Mullen GTMullen has revived U.S. plans for the K50, also known as the Dragonfly K50, and plans revised styling for it to be more in line with other planned models.
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Review: 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T plug-in hybrid puts performance firstDodge’s first PHEV follows its bad-boy brand image much more than minding the miles per gallon or kilowatt-hour.
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Why Mexico builds many US-bound EVs but buys few of themThe scarcity of public charging in Mexico is part of it. So are the very low wages related to the cost of EVs.
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Robotic charging is seen as a necessity not just for self-driving vehicles, but to make EVs workable for those with mobility issues.
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Genesis builds the Electrified GV70 in Alabama: Why that’s importantLater this month Genesis will start delivering the first model from the Hyundai luxury brand to be made outside South Korea—and it’s an EV.
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Europe gets an all-electric Ford Explorer, with VW's assistRelated to the Volkswagen ID.4, the electric Explorer revealed on Tuesday isn’t due to ever be sold in the U.S.
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Report: EV battery repair hurdles may inflate insurance premiumsAn investigation of what happens when EVs are in accidents found that it's more common to replace rather than repair—leading to some very high collision price tags, and a higher rate of totaled EVs.
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Kia EV5 electric SUV concept taps solar panels, swivel seatsAlthough initially planned for China, the Kia EV5 might bring some innovative packaging and sustainable materials to the compact electric SUV set.
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Review: 2023 Nissan Ariya dances with e-4orce AWD, delivers on comfortThe Ariya e-4orce electric SUV uses all four of its drive wheels to show that faster can also feel level-headed.
Bengt Halvorson