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Rules in California, Oregon, and Washington will together create a bloc of U.S. states in which new vehicles will be mostly tailpipe-emissions-free by 2035—still allowing plug-in hybrids, however.
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Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2023 finalistThe EQS SUV is one of the first electric utility vehicles to offer three rows of seating, off-road ability, and more than 300 miles of range.
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Tesla ups its discount on Model 3 and Model Y to $7,500Through the end of December, Tesla is offering a $7,500 discount on Model Y and Model 3—although they don't entirely reverse the steep price hikes of the past year.
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VW raising prices on ID.4 lineup by $1,500, citing battery costs2023 Volkswagen ID.4 prices are getting hiked $1,500 in early 2023, bringing the price of a base ID.4 Standard over the $40,000 mark.
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Porsche Taycan upgrade halves the time to charge at homeWith the upgraded hardware, some Taycans from previous model years may be able to gain a full charge in less than five hours at home.
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DOE research looks at EV charging infrastructure vulnerabilityResearchers at Sandia National Laboratories have been studying vulnerabilities in charging infrastructure for years, and in a recent paper they break the weaknesses down to several issues.
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Some EVs that aren't eligible for the tax credit now—the Bolt EV, for instance—may be able to claim a $3,750 at the start of 2023.
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Kia EV6: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2023 finalistThe EV6 is closely related to the Hyundai Ioniq 5, which was a finalist last year. But we think it outperforms its corporate cousin in several respects.
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New EPA truck emission rules still fall short of California regsThe EPA has enacted standards taking effect for the 2027 model year, applying to heavy-duty trucks, buses, and vans. But in some respects they're weaker than what California has drafted.
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USPS aims to only buy electric delivery vehicles from 2026 onAt least 45,000 of the USPS' Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) mail trucks, built by defense contractor Oshkosh, will be battery-electric, representing 75% of the planned 60,000-vehicle fleet.
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2017-2023 Chevy Bolt EV recalled over fire concern, againFor this issue relating not to the battery pack but to seat belt pretensioners, foil is the fix—really.
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Rivian R1T and R1S get range boost, snow mode, cabin preconditioningThrough over-the-air updates, Rivian has improved the cold-weather livability of its trucks and added app-based preconditioning for cabin comforts—and official EPA ratings rise with a retest.
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The new funding represents an increase of 30 times from 2019 levels, and will go toward the installation of 90,000 new chargers in the state.
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2024 Hyundai Kona revealed with "EV-led design," hybrid versionA Kona hybrid will join the Kona Electric and other gasoline versions at launch, Hyundai confirmed, in a reveal of a redesigned Kona model line.
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Genesis GV60: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2023 finalistThe Genesis GV60 offers a unique mix of sporty and luxurious, plus speedy charging and tech including facial and fingerprint recognition.
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Review: 2024 Audi Q8 E-Tron feels friskier, goes fartherWith a larger battery pack and improved efficiency, the 2024 Q8 E-Tron SUV and Sportback will charge faster and likely hit an EPA 300-mile rating in some versions.
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Why might the manual gearbox return in some performance EVs?Performance EV makers may be trying to recreate the sensory experience of the manual gearbox, which by extension triggers combustion-engine nostalgia.
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Data shows Tesla and Nissan are tops in EV reliabilityEVs still "lag many conventional cars" in reliability, notes the esteemed group that tallies owner reliability data.
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A Toyota partnership with a Texas utility aims to see how vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology might take some strain off infrastructure.
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Cadillac Lyriq: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2023 finalistThe Lyriq is the first mass-production model built around GM’s Ultium propulsion strategy, and it's one of five Best Car To Buy 2023 finalists.
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Report: Winter EV driving range varies widely by modelThe especially big drops in winter range experienced by owners with the Nissan Leaf and Volkswagen e-Golf are likely due to their air-cooled battery packs.
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In just five US metro areas, EVs could save 2,500 lives annuallyThat's according to researchers who looked at the potential local pollution impact of shifting to electric vehicles in the period up to 2050.
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Vehicle fuel economy gains faltered in 2021: Blame the SUV, againReal-world fuel economy of light-duty vehicles sold in the U.S. remained flat for the 2021 model year, at 25.4 mpg, according to the report, and the shift to SUVs plus relaxed Trump-era fleet rules may be to blame for this.
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Review: 2023 Toyota Prius rethinks high-mpg hybrid for stunning styleA wedgelike profile, peppier powertrain, and reconfigured cabin make the Prius more appealing, without losing any of its high-mileage bragging rights.
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