Electric Cars
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The decision to use the format long favored by Tesla would mark a complete turnaround to an option the automaker painted as inferior in the recent past.
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Star Wars and electric vanlife converge in ID.Buzz show carsLike the latest Star Wars series, the ID.Buzz electric van is arriving later than originally anticipated—although potentially with a wide range of themes and personalities.
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Lake Michigan EV touring route takes form with open Rivian Waypoints chargersHeading to the beaches of Lake Michigan for a summer getaway? You'll soon have more EV charging options.
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Tell your friends about EVs: Study suggests automakers still aren’t getting the word outResults from J.D. Power suggest that merely getting a ride in an EV doubles the chance of considering one.
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Wait, weight: DC to charge heavy-duty trucks more to drive, with an EV kickerA proposal mainly aimed at heavy-duty pickups could also impact EVs, as their battery packs can add thousands of pounds.
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Report: VW seeking separate US factory site for Scout EVs, could include commercial vehiclesVW might be looking away from both its dealerships and Chattanooga for a U.S. factory for its Scout EV brand, a recent report suggests.
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The Kia side of this nearly identically equipped dynamic duo of EV cousins is tuned better—although a recent rainy-weather drive in a RWD model put heat pump tech on our wish list.
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EVs might emit more brake dust, which the EU is stepping up to regulateEven though EVs use the friction brakes less, some data suggests they generate more brake dust—and the EU is looking to contain that.
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Lucid Air recalled over instrument panel wiringThe fault involves a wiring harness that may not be secured properly in the affected cars—although it affects less than 1% of recalled vehicles.
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Seattle is installing curbside EV charging by request, for those without off-street parkingProperty owners who drive EVs can request that the city install a publicly owned L2 charger streetside, with a flat fee of $0.20 or more per kwh for use.
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Polestar invests in battery-tech firm StoreDot, still aiming for five-minute charging by 2024StoreDot aims to mass-produce EV batteries capable of adding nearly 100 miles of range in just five minutes of charging by 2024.
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Stellantis plans $2.5 billion factory with battery supplier Samsung SDIThe Indiana plant, and a larger one with LG, will supply cells to hundreds of thousands of EVs made annually by later in the decade.
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High-need districts will be prioritized, but funds will be offered through lottery system to other schools for buses and charging hardware.
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Mercedes teases Rivian-style tank turns from upcoming EQG electric SUVMercedes' G-Turn sounds a lot like Rivian's Tank Turn, allowing the vehicle to rotate within a space not much greater than its own length.
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Ford recalls some Mustang Mach-E EVs for software-related issue—with OTA remedyBy the time most affected owners get the required notice of recall, delivered in the mail, their car will likely already be fixed.
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Survey: Shoppers trust legacy automakers over Tesla, find all EV offerings lackingMore than one third of respondents favored buying an EV from an established automaker, while 41% were undecided. It suggests there's plenty of opportunity in the EV space.
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Lunaz upcycled electric garbage trucks are a model for reuse, carbon reduction vs. newAn offshoot of the firm that produced some stellar EV versions of classic British cars is now aiming to upcycle diesel trash trucks and turn them electric.
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EVs are avoiding about 3% of global oil demand—a fifth of Russia's total exportsElectric vehicles adopted over the years are helping relieve the strain felt by a ban on Russian oil, and it's a sign that a shift of power away from Big Oil is indeed happening.
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The plant isn’t expected to start building vehicles until the first half of 2025, but it's more than a niche operation and has a location good for export.
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GM patent: Electric trucks could charge other EVs during fast-charging, with dual portsA GM patent filing points to a potential future setup that could charge at 800V with one port, at 400V with two ports simultaneously, or charging on one while connecting a load to the other.
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Renault Scénic Vision EV concept: Fuel-cell range extender enables smaller, lighter batteryThe roomy people-mover gets nearly 500 miles of range from a battery pack the size of a base Nissan Leaf—thanks to an additional hydrogen fuel cell.
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Mercedes Vision AMG electric sports car concept previews performance brand's EV futureThe Vision AMG uses axial-flux motors from wholly owned subsidiary Yasa, but it keeps to a cab-rearward design.
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Kia sees electric vans as key products for mobility, autonomous techThe vehicles manufactured at this factory will be what Kia calls "Purpose Built Vehicles" (PBVs), which is the automaker's term for electric commercial vehicles—only they look far from utilitarian in the traditional sense.
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Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 recalled for rollaway concernsIt's a software fix, but these two cousins, built on a leading-edge dedicated EV platform, aren't yet capable of receiving an over-the-air remedy.
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