Electric Cars
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At a delivery event in Vietnam, the company delivered 100 of its EVs to “pioneer customers who made the earliest reservations.”
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VW ID.Xtreme concept turns the ID.4 into a rugged off-roaderThe off-roader pushes the MEB platform off-road, and it might help set the stage for a rugged ID.4 version or potentially for products under VW's upcoming Scout electric truck brand.
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Ford Mach-E EV, Lincoln Corsair plug-in hybrid among first to get automated lane-change featureAn updated version of Ford's Bluecruise—and by extension, Lincoln's Activeglide—allows drivers to initiate lane changes with the turn-signal stalk.
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Nissan approves first US bidirectional charger for Leaf, use won't affect warrantyThe Leaf-compatible Fermata Energy charger will be the first bidirectional system in an EV able to supply power to the grid, Nissan claims.
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BMW battery shift targets 30% more range, faster charging with cylindrical cells and cell-to-pack techBMW is reversing course and embracing a type of cell it previously rejected, with huge goals to cut costs, boost efficiency, and perhaps speed up EV adoption.
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Commercial EV startup Harbinger claims it can erase the up-front cost premium vs. gas or dieselEV startup says scalable powertrains can make electric commercial vehicles more competitive.
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The Bollinger B1 and B2 were bound to be rugged cult-favorite heavy-duty EVs, and now with Mullen Automotive's majority stake in Bollinger they might once again be a possibility.
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Rivian and Mercedes-Benz plan to make electric vans together for EuropeThe two companies aim to share costs around manufacturing electric vans, with plans for a factory in Europe.
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StoreDot delivers fast-charging batteries for real-world EV testing, claims 100 miles in five minutesIf StoreDot's cells prove ready for production, they could enable EVs with charge rates to approach those of gas-station refueling.
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2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV confirmed at $30,000 for 250-mile base modelGM sees the Equinox EV as leading the charge beyond early adopters—and a $30,000 starting price point is an important part of that.
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Jeep Recon EV: Electric Wrangler “brother” is one of three production-bound EVs revealedAvenger, Wagoneer S, and Recon are among the EVs on the way by the end of 2025, plus a full portfolio of 4xe plug-in hybrids.
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Review: 2024 VW ID.Buzz EV counters crossover culture with iconoclastic pizzazzThe 2024 VW ID.Buzz is on the way, and it’s a modern-day electric Microbus in more than design inspiration.
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Funds will also be used for a planned international expansion; Lightyear hasn't confirmed plans to enter the United States market, however.
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Will the extra weight of EVs vs. ICE vehicles worsen road safety?With American traffic deaths already at a 16-year high, safety officials haven't yet weighed in on the effects of a sudden weight gain in the vehicle fleet with the shift to EVs.
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Buick offers dealer buyouts in advance of EV remake for GM brandAll of Buick's roughly 2,000 U.S. dealers will be given the opportunity to take a buyout. In a similar previous deal, Cadillac shed about a third of its dealerships.
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California rule will make EV charging more affordable, reduce load on gridMany home chargers already have metering capability, but without the requirement to use it utilities were forcing customers to install separate meters at their own expense.
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Rivian electric trucks can level up with Camp mode feature, part of latest OTA updateCamp Mode's automatic leveling could be particularly useful for owners who use their Rivian as overnight shelter.
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Lucid Air Pure undercuts the Model S in price and efficiency, and it's nearing productionThe most affordable version of the Lucid Air lineup might be arriving soon, Lucid hinted in a holiday-weekend message.
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Two Japanese facilities will be shifted to battery production as part of deeper commitments to EV manufacturing.
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Leading into Labor Day weekend, California asks EV drivers to limit chargingCalifornia's grid operator doesn't want EV owners plugging in after 4 p.m. going into the holiday weekend.
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2023 Mercedes EQS SUV starts at $105,550, EPA range up to 305 miles for US-made EVThe base Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV 450+ will be one of a short list of three-row EVs to top 300 miles of range.
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Sono hits 20,000 reservations for its $30,000 Sion solar EVThe Sion promises around 70 free miles from the sun per week, plus home power-bank functionality with bi-directional charging.
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Toyota's accelerated battery plan suggests future US-built EVsPart of $5.6 billion for global battery manufacturing, the new investment adds capacity for U.S. EV battery production—and, by extension, likely future U.S. EV production.
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EV sales crack 15% of vehicle market in California, Tesla continues to dominateMore Model Ys were sold in the first half of 2022 than all models from Nissan, Hyundai, or Kia. To enable California's vision, non-Tesla EVs will need to be sales successes at some point soon.
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