Electric Cars
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The dual-motor AWD version of VW’s electric crossover measures up in value versus mass-market gasoline models.
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Federal EV charging network: $5 billion over five years, now states have to submit plansThe Interstate highways and Alternative Fuel Corridors are the start, and for the total five-year period, funding ranges between just under $17 million for the District of Columbia, to $407 million for Texas.
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Tesla tops 10% market share in California—an eighth of EV maker’s global deliveriesTesla surged to a 10.5% market share in California in the fourth quarter of the year, according to registration data from the state's new-car dealer association.
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Report: Ford broadens plan for Lincoln EVs—including electric NavigatorA crossover about the size of the Lincoln Aviator will lead the charge, according to the report, perhaps outlining what comes after Lincoln's first EV arriving in 2022.
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Tesla hits mute on "Boombox" feature, was drowning out federally mandated pedestrian warning soundsThe EV maker will issue an over-the-air software update to disable Boombox mode while vehicles are in drive, neutral, or reverse.
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Global EV sales more than doubled in 2021 vs. 2020, tripled vs. 2019Including plug-in hybrids, electric vehicles now add up to nearly 10% of the global new-car market.
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Large single aluminum castings for major components like vehicle floor structures will lead to cost savings and a lower environmental footprint, the automaker says.
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Faraday Future FF 81 EV slated for "high volume production" in 2024—at GM's former South Korea plantA former GM plant in South Korea could build Faraday Future's smaller electric crossover aimed at a much larger luxury market.
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Tesla recalls some 2020-2022 vehicles over heat-pump issue, “decreased defrosting performance”Software controls for a valve caused the issue, which Tesla has already fixed with an over-the-air update, it reports.
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Right to repair bill could allow more independent shops to work on EVs and hybridsA new bill tackles longtime right-to-repair issues and aims to stop franchised dealerships from monopolizing repairs and maintenance.
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As Nissan overhauls its roadmap to EVs, is it cutting out gasoline engine development?Nissan may be cutting out the development of future internal combustion engines as it pivots to EVs.
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Report: Biden's "blue" states carried 76% of 2021 US EV salesConsidering vehicle registration data, the U.S. states won by President Biden contributed disproportionately to EV sales.
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Ford CEO Jim Farley suggested Ford will shift to applying engineering changes that boost performance and profitability ASAP, rather than at mid-cycle refreshes. That could mean more range sooner for the Mach-E—and keeping up better with Tesla.
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Volvo-Northvolt joint venture battery plant due in 2025, could supply for 500,000 EVs annuallyScheduled to open in 2025, the joint-venture plant will have a "potential" annual battery cell production capacity of up to 50 gigawatt-hours, which would be enough for 500,000 EVs annually
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Airstream eStream: Electric travel trailer could boost range or mpg, upgrade the whole experienceThe eStream is a proof of concept for how the classic travel-trailer experience can be updated for the EV age.
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First ride: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning adds finesse to America’s bestselling truckA brief ride along in Ford’s forthcoming electric pickup truck suggests it could be the best F-150 yet.
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Automated "charging robot" claims wireless-charging convenience with a physical connectionAn automated connector that extends from a charging pad would provide some of the same benefits of wireless charging.
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White House, EPA ask USPS to reconsider sidelining EVs for next-generation mail truck contractWhen the contract was announced, the USPS said 9 out of 10 new mail trucks would have tailpipes, but claimed more vehicles could be converted to electric power at a later date.
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The next generation of Ford’s commercial vans runs on electricity and telematics.
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Jaguar will get its own "absolutely bespoke" EV platform called Panthera, CEO revealsUpcoming EVs for Jaguar will get a separate platform after all, the company's CEO reportedly confirmed earlier this week.
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GM aims for 400,000 EVs through 2023, confirms Silverado EV at more than 110,000 reservationsGM now plans for a combined North American manufacturing capacity of 1 million EVs annually by 2025.
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Rivian shows off R1T on- and off-road ability set with drive-mode differencesRivian outlines all the specialized modes allowed by the R1T electric truck, its air suspension, and four-motor system.
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Tesla vehicles recalled for rolling past stop signsTesla is disabling a feature it had been offering as part of its Full Self Driving Beta functionality on the basis that it violates traffic laws.
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Ford F-150 Lightning will team with home solar, bypass brownouts: Here’s howWith hardware offered through Ford and installed by SunRun, the F-150 Lightning will be able to power the home when the grid goes down.
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