Electric Cars
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The BMW i3 no longer signifies the future for the German automaker's electric-car efforts, but it 200,000 globally is a significant milestone.
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2022 GMC Hummer EV Edition 1: 350-mile electric off-road pickup priced at $112,595
The Hummer nameplate has always been polarizing, but the all-electric GMC Hummer EV could broaden GM's bandwidth for EVs.
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2023 Cadillac Lyriq electric crossover will be made in Tennessee, GM confirms
GM will build its upcoming Cadillac Lyriq at the former home of Saturn in Spring Hill, making it the third GM plant to make EVs.
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iPhone maker Foxconn launches open platform for EVs, solid state battery by 2024
Taiwan-based Foxconn, Apple's longtime manufacturing partner, has announced an open platform for electric cars, as well as a software ecosystem for EV manufacturing.
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Model Y tow package recall points to a continued Tesla strength
Tesla shows—again with a new recall on the Model Y equipped with the towing package—how recalls can be made far more streamlined through over-the-air updates.
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Nikola "base plan" might drop Badger electric pickup if GM deal falls through
Without a partnership with General Motors, Nikola might abandon its fuel-cell-supplemented pickup, Nikola's CEO hinted.
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Through incremental updates, much of the Tesla lineup has been given significant range increases.
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Karma GSe-6: Fully electric Revero priced vs. Tesla Model S, Lucid Air
The long-awaited electric version of the car formerly known as the Fisker Karma will cost roughly the same amount as the base Tesla Model S and Lucid Air.
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Mercedes-Benz EQC 4x4 scouts the trail for an electric G-Wagen
The Mercedes EQC 4x4 Squared rethinks an electric vehicle that wasn't designed for off-roading, and makes it ready for rugged terrain.
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Fire concern prompts stop-sale, US recall for 2019-2020 Hyundai Kona Electric
The Hyundai Kona Electric has been recalled over fire concerns, but it hasn't yet found the issue; it's also stopped the sale of the EV until the recall remedy has been performed.
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GMC Hummer EV plant set up for electric vehicles exclusively, renamed Factory Zero
With a name change to Factory Zero, GM's Detroit-Hamtramck plant is ready to build only electric vehicles—like the upcoming GMC Hummer EV.
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VW claims its electric car factories will be most advanced in the industry
VW is packing in robots and automation at its plants that will assemble its mass-production fully electric vehicles.
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Renault's rival to the Volkswagen Golf just got a long-range all-electric version, in the Mégane eVision concept revealed Thursday; it shares its platform with the Nissan Ariya.
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No VW thing: Fisker Ocean electric SUV to be built by Magna
After teasing that VW's MEB platform might underpin the upcoming Fisker Ocean electric SUV, Fisker has made a deal with Magna.
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Arrival will make its stylish electric trucks for US at South Carolina plant
The commercial electric vehicle maker Arrival plans to make electric buses at a "microfactory" in South Carolina.
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Mercedes EQS flagship will lead brand's electric vehicle rollout for the US
Where this leaves the future of Mercedes' first electric SUV, the EQC, is uncertain, as is the brand's entire EQ strategy.
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Musk responds to Lucid Air, Model S price cut $5,570
Lucid Motors' Air electric sedan seems to have prompted a deep price cut for the Model S sedan, after Lucid pricing undercut the Tesla.
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Lucid Air electric luxury sedan: $77,400 base version claims 406-mile range
Lucid Motors has set a price for its base Air electric sedan, of less than $70,000 considering the EV tax credit and other incentives.
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With a "preliminary evaluation," NHTSA is examining several instances of fire when Chevy Bolt EV cars were parked or left unattended.
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InoBat claims 20% range boost by 2023, Gigafactory by 2025
Big energy-density targets and AI-informed cell technology are part of the battery startup InoBat's ambitious rollout plans.
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Analysis: EVs will triple their market share in Europe during 2020
EVs are headed for a 10% share of the EU market in 2020—although some automakers are doing much better than others.
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Mazda rotary engine returns (for Japan) as EV range extender in MX-30 crossover
Mazda has confirmed that at least one of its upcoming products will use a rotary engine as an EV range extender.
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REE Automotive shows its 3 modular EV platforms in motion
REE is showing that its modular electric vehicle platform can span a range from small last-mile vehicles to regional delivery vans.
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Need to rent a big electric truck for moving or business? More options are coming soon
Fluid Truck is adding 600 Lightning Systems electric cargo vans and trucks for rent starting fall 2020.
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