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Aptera appears to be pitching its electric lightweight vehicle around oil conflict and an activist mindset. Will that work around $2 gas and economic woes?
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Keep your parked electric car and its battery healthy with these simple tipsNot driving your electric car for even a few days or weeks? Understanding a few basic things about the battery will go a long way.
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This American hybrid concept faced spiking gas prices with six wheelsBest known for lawnmower engines, Briggs & Stratton engineered a hybrid car in the late 1970s, on the heels of the oil crisis.
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This Tesla Model 3 sounds like a gasoline carAn Active Sound Control system from Milltek Sport creates engine sounds for the electric car of your choice—like a Tesla Model 3.
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Electric pickup from former GM plant will have in-wheel hub motorsThe Lordstown Motors Endurance, to be built in a former GM plant, will have four in-wheel hub motors—but no sign of a range extender.
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Yamaha enters the business of electric-car motors–just not whole EVsAfter many signals last decade that it was interested in becoming an electric vehicle maker, Yamaha has decided be an EV motor supplier.
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Microsoft co-founder gives props to Tesla for its progress, but chose the Porsche Taycan as his first electric car.
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Shopping for a used Tesla? This is one of the best starting pointsThe refreshingly blunt Tesla YouTube host offers advice to help pick out the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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Super Bowl 2020 electric-car ad showdown: Which one gets you charged up?This year's Super Bowl features at least three ads for electric vehicles. Vote and comment on the one you think is the best.
Bengt Halvorson -
Audi Super Bowl ad: “Frozen” song, electric vehicles, and climate changeAudi rolls out a new ad for its E-Tron electric vehicles that suggests, about gasoline, that you "Let It Go."
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GMC Hummer EV electric truck: First details emerge before Super Bowl adThe GMC Hummer EV boasts 1,000 horsepower, 11,500 pound-feet of torque, and 0-60 mph in 3.0 seconds.
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Real-world highway range: UK test lauds Kia Niro EV, Tesla Model 3A real-world test in the UK finds differing range results vs. rated range, but no unpleasant surprises in the way they reach zero charge.
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Andrew Yang drives a Tesla Model X while speaking about manufacturing automation, jobs, and the changing economy.
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Norway cracks down: Is “self-charging” a misleading way to pitch hybrids?In much of Europe, Lexus is pitching hybrids as "self-charging"—and many consumers and electric vehicle fans think it's misleading.
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Talking Teslas might warn pedestrians—and perhaps express a bit moreThe speakers for pedestrian alert sounds could be repurposed to allow cars to "talk" to pedestrians or other drivers, or play audio snippets.
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Polestar 2 electric car tows up to 3,300 pounds—including in US formElectric vehicles and towing are a good short-distance combination, and the Polestar 2 will allow that flexibility.
Bengt Halvorson -
Porsche Taycan, Tesla Model X earn five-star safety rating in EuropeTwo more fully electric cars—the Tesla Model X and Porsche Taycan—have received top-tier crash-test and safety ratings.
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Tesla Cybertruck aerodynamics could be better than other trucks, suggests MuskCEO Elon Musk boasted that the aerodynamics of the Tesla Cybertruck electric pickup could be "insane for a truck."
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The Ford Escape Hybrid has earned a strong set of safety ratings from the insurance-funded IIHS.
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Australian company positions electric Land Cruiser as a zero-emissions work truckThe Australian company Zero is converting Land Cruiser 79 SUVs and pickups to fully electric special-purpose work trucks.
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Toyota Yaris Hybrid revealed: Will the Prius C return?Toyota has introduced a new Toyota Yaris Hybrid for other markets in the world; but that doesn't mean anything for the return of the Prius C.
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Toyota LQ concept looks far out, teases tech that could arrive soon for LexusSome of the advanced-tech ideas in the Toyota LQ concept look ready for prime time, even if the concept doesn't.
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Tesla already topped half a million Smart SummonsWith its new Software Version 10, Tesla has introduced a Smart Summon feature to a portion of its owners. Some results are amusing; others are frightening.
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Nissan IMk electric minicar concept is so very Japanese, suggests new small EV platformThe IMk is Nissan's latest in a series of future-mobility electric vehicle concepts; this one, however, looks aimed mainly at Japan and Europe.
Byron Hurd