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The Lucid Air topped 300 kw and came close, in a real-world test, to delivering Lucid's claimed rate of up to 20 miles of range per minute.
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Precept concept is becoming Polestar 5, due in 2024The flagship four-door fastback will be sized about like the Tesla Model S and set to arrive after a Polestar 3 SUV.
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GM fine-tuning 2023 Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV ahead of spring 2022 arrivalThe automaker hinted that the Lyriq EV could set a new standard in its class for ride and handling.
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Used Nissan Leaf batteries are already making money as power brokersA California company is showing the template for whole used battery packs from Nissan Leaf EVs to be used as megawatt-hour grid storage.
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1,000-mile Aptera “never charge” solar-supplemented EV: Jay Leno gets a previewWith its optional solar coverage, Aptera claims that even in Ireland owners would be able to get up to 20 miles a day from the sun.
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Vintage Porsche 912 goes electric with Tesla Model S transplant, stays lightweightIt's not as sacrilegious as it sounds for collectors; the no-cut, no-weld fits in a Tesla motor plus two banks of batteries—and ends up weighing half as much as a Model S.
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Gas stations, tailpipes, and internal combustion engines will soon be ushered out. Could synthetic fuels ever possibly turn the tide?
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Waymo's self-driving Jaguar I-Pace electric cars are ready for passengersSan Francisco riders will have a self-driving electric car do the driving—although an "autonomous specialist" will be onboard.
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2022 Ford Mach-E will get a range boost, confirms chief engineerHardware changes for future model years plus over-the-air updates could help the Mach-E boost its range to the Tesla Model Y territory.
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Tesla Bot will harness vehicle AI, could replace human labor, doesn't exist yetCEO Elon Musk claims Tesla is already a robotics company, so it can develop and engineer the humanoid robot in a year.
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EV remixes: Tesla Model 3 as post-apocalyptic off-roader, Kia Soul EV as sand-crawling surf wagonAn off-road-lifted Tesla Model 3 from Rich Rebuilts and a sand-churning Kia Soul EV are the latest rugged remixes of stock electric vehicles.
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Beyond batteries and propulsion, here's how big EVs can offer a long highway rangeBig vehicles aren't always harder to push through the wind—as comparing the coefficient of drag and frontal area of some vehicles highlights.
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A trio of new concept cars this year and next will show the brand's look after internal combustion.
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Lightyear One solar EV: 440 miles, with less battery than any Long Range TeslaLightyear has proven the worth of its design in real-world conditions, but it's aiming for improvement before this model heads to production.
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Jeep reveals 2022 Grand Cherokee plug-in hybrid, teases future tech for off-road brandThe next plug-in hybrid Jeep to arrive in the U.S. will be a version of a Jeep family mainstay, the Grand Cherokee.
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Rivian patents another maneuverability trick enabled by quad-motor layoutRivian might not be planning rear-wheel drive, but it's making up for it with a series of propulsion-system tricks.
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Aptera Sol: 1,000-mile, solar-supplemented EV teases tent, space for a surfboardThe "never charge" three-wheeled EV can cover more than 11,000 miles a year on solar power alone, the company claims—and help enjoy the outdoors.
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Michelin solution could bring inflatable sails to oil tankersThe wind-sail project uses an inflatable sail and telescopic mast to harness the wind, boosting a ship’s fuel efficiency by up to 20%.
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Large touchscreen interfaces are a big part of the user experience in the Air electric sedan, but it doesn't get rid of all the buttons.
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Faraday Future shows off FF91 video-call capability ahead of SPAC and claimed 2022 arrivalThe seven-year-old startup's FF91 is still enticing, and the company is showing that it plans to keep the model's leading-edge tech focus.
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Viritech Apricale: Exotic-looking fuel-cell-powered hydrogen hypercar is a "statement of intent"Newcomer Viritech plans to becme a fuel-cell tech enabler—with the Apricale its poster car—but it has no plans to scale up as an automaker.
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Toyota is developing hydrogen combustion engines—for racingToyota sees potential in hydrogen internal-combustion engines as part of a future racing program—perhaps to boost interest in its plans for a hydrogen economy.
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Study: All new US vehicles can be electric by 2035, saving households $1,000 annuallyBy 2030, the U.S. could make all new-car sales and over 80% of new-truck sales electric, with 90% clean electricity, a UC Davis policy report concludes.
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Alpha Motors Wolf+ electric pickup concept upsizes retro-truck charmThe latest design in Alpha Motors' lineup of retro-looking EVs is a mid-size extended-cab truck that would fit right into the U.S. market.
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