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Honda also said it will equip future electric motorcycles with solid-state batteries, utilizing technology the company is also eyeing for cars.
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How Lucid leaps past Tesla with smaller motorsBottom line: Lucid claims that its drive units are light, compact, efficient, power-dense, and can be scaled up. And it took going back to the core physics to get there.
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Communities of color are burdened by air pollution but lag in EV adoption; study looks at how to fix thisLatino, Black, and Asian American communities are more often situated in the danger zone for vehicle-generated air pollution, but they currently purchase and lease EVs at disproportionately low rates. It's not for a lack of interest.
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Nissan Leaf EV batteries' long lifetime is pushing recovery and recycling farther offAlthough some Leafs have been used for nearly 12 years, very few of the original battery packs have yet been retired—far outlasting some of the assumptions of original plans for recycling and second use.
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Vinfast delivers first 100 VF 8 electric SUVs in Vietnam, US arrival still set for this yearAt 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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An 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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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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Mullen majority stake might revive Bollinger B1 and B2 electric trucksThe 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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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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EPA cracks down on companies selling aftermarket diesel "defeat devices," with fines in the millionsThe EPA recently announced the levying of millions of dollars in fines against companies for selling equipment designed to circumvent pollution controls, illegal under the Clean Air Act.
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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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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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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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Does Toyota's plan to convert engine plants into battery factories signal a stronger EV shift?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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The Sion promises around 70 free miles from the sun per week, plus home power-bank functionality with bi-directional charging.
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Bosch plans to make fuel cells for electrified semis in South CarolinaThe supplier heavily invested in diesel technology sees a future as a tech supplier for U.S. hydrogen trucking later in the decade.
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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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2022 is the year of the 300-mile EV, EPA data highlightsThe list of model year 2022 EVs offering at least 300 miles of range is diverse and now includes sedans, hatchbacks, crossovers, SUVs, and pickups.
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SparkCharge expands its on-demand EV charging, reports new investmentWith an app called Currently, SparkCharge is delivering charging as a service to an expanding number of California (and Texas) cities.
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Researchers find original USPS analysis on electric mail trucks "significantly flawed"The USPS effectively downplayed the environmental advantages of putting EVs into its fleet under an original analysis, found researchers from the University of Michigan.
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