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The 2025 Lexus ES hybrid returns for another year with no meaningful changes, but still gets up to 44 mpg combined.
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Volvo EX30 delayed until 2025 in US due to tariffsThe affordable electric crossover won't arrive in the U.S. this summer as planned, but sometime in 2025.
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Volkswagen takes a $5B stake in RivianRivian just received a $5 billion cash infusion from Volkswagen taking a stake in the start-up automaker.
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GM supplying batteries to the military for evaluation of future platformsThe U.S. military is looking for pathways and options for domestically supplied energy storage, and GM's defense subsidiary is being evaluated as a possible solution.
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Honda sets fuel-cell CR-V lease prices—with a major hydrogen incentive attachedThe cost of hydrogen—free, up to a point—factors in greatly for Honda's new fuel-cell SUV.
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Ferrari builds a new factory—just for electric carsThe exotic-car maker has laid plans for its first battery-electric vehicle, to come by the end of the decade.
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Lower-income households could qualify for a hefty new electric-car incentive under a new California plan.
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Tesla recalls Cybertruck for busted wiper motor, loose trimTesla issued two recalls for faulty parts that cannot be repaired by over-the-air updates.
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McLaren CEO asks UK to lead "power-dense battery cell manufacturing"Michael Leiters, CEO of McLaren, envisions a future where the U.K. will pave the way to electric supercars with a new battery supply chain system.
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2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid minivan costs at least $41,895Revamped minivan gets gas-electric drivetrain, as it aims directly at Toyota's Sienna.
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EVs dominate 2024 Pikes Peak Hill Climb, preview next-gen motorsportsA Ford electric Lightning SuperTruck posted this year's fastest time, but resemblances to the stock F-150 electric truck were minimal.
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BMW nixes Northvolt battery dealBMW has pulled the plug on a deal estimated at $2 billion with the Swedish EV battery supplier.
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BMW's M division plans to reassert itself as the king of the sports-car hill in the electric era.
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Tesla-powered Hummer H1 EV weighs half as much as GMC Hummer EVA restomod Hummer H1 EV claims nearly the same range with half the weight and less than half the batteries than the modern EV. How is this possible?
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Tesla is purging turn-signal stalks, but owners are adding them backSome Tesla owners have resorted to aftermarket stalks and YouTube installation videos to get the switchgear other EV drivers take for granted.
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Report: Fat public EV charging cables are a magnet for thievesCommercial charging cables contain large amounts of copper, prices for which are now at record highs.
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Oil industry pushes back versus softened fleet mpg standardsPetroleum companies are going after EPA standards that had already gone lighter on truck and SUV mpg versus what was originally proposed.
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Why do EVs cost more to insure than hybrids in 2024?It's a simple but unsettling answer: EVs are costing insurers much more, not just in claims but the severity of claims.
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The 2024 Volvo S60 Recharge plug-in hybrid gets its wires crossed about who’s boss under the hood but ends up showing electric is better.
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US EVs are driven fewer miles than ICE—unlike elsewhere in the worldIt's unclear why the U.S. breaks a pattern that holds for many other EV markets, but cheap gas and charging anxiety may be a big part of it.
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Out of charge: Fisker files for bankruptcy, againFisker's assets will go up for sale after the company declared bankruptcy this week.
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Report: Kia EV3 may be made in Mexico to hit $30,000 priceA low price and EV tax credit eligibility may have Kia focusing in on Mexico for its EV3 compact electric crossover.
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Price is keeping many Americans away from EVs, polling suggestsDespite a a gradual drop in transaction prices for new EVs that's persisted for months, 6 of 10 Americans still see cost as an EV dealbreaker.
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Used EV prices have plummeted, now stand below ICE pricesThe average price of a late-model used Tesla Model 3 is under that of a BMW 3-Series, according to an analysis of listed asking prices.
Stephen Edelstein