Electric Cars
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FreeWire and SparkCharge aim to provide supplemental charging with mobile systems. While quite different, they both add up to peace of mind.
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Used-car sales: Tesla Model 3, Toyota RAV4 Hybrid most affected into pandemic slowdown
A study looking at 1.8 million used-car sales found the top-selling electric car and hybrid in the U.S. market were the most affected into mid-March.
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MW Motors Luka EV is a modern electric car in retro-classic form
Like the look of 1960s European sports cars? Those in Europe might soon be able to capture that in a new electric car.
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EPA refutes Musk's claim that 400-mile Tesla Model S range test was compromised
Has Tesla already been delivering vehicles that hit the magic 400-mile range mark?
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Lordstown Motors tours former GM plant where they’ll build electric pickups
GM was producing gasoline vehicles up until last year at a plant in Ohio. Lordstown Motors will soon use that plant for making electric trucks.
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2020 Audi E-Tron Sportback goes 7% more miles, costs slightly more than SUV
The 2020 E-Tron Sportback goes an EPA-rated 218 miles; the E-Tron SUV will likely follow closely but it hasn't yet been detailed.
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The fast-charging standard originally offered with the Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi i-MiEV is being revamped for a new generation of EVs.
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Bollinger Motors lays the foundation for electric work trucks of all kinds
Ambulances, tow trucks, and other tough work trucks might come from Bollinger Motors' fully electric Class 3 chassis.
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Tesla aims to scale up Model Y after profitable Q1, but delays Semi deliveries to 2021
Tesla managed a profit—and its highest Q1 deliveries—during a quarter in which both of its factories shut down.
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Rivian-built Lincoln electric SUV project canceled due to "current environment"
The project between Lincoln and Rivian has been reportedly delayed, but confirmed as still on and in the midst of a rework.
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Polestar 2 electric car will offer a new generation of safety systems
The upcoming Polestar 2 will have a new inner airbag system for the front seats, plus a new version of Volvo's Pilot Assist.
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Chicago acts to keep city from becoming a charging desert
A new ordinance in Chicago will require residential and commercial buildings to provide electric vehicle charge points.
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Although still in demonstration mode, a DOE lab project shows that wireless charging for commercial trucks is feasible with current tech.
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Tesla Model Y teardown: Smart cost-cutting, but no hidden V2G potential
A disassembly of the Tesla Model Y is showing a very high level of commonality with Model 3, but with a few noteworthy differences.
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Survey: 70% of Americans are electric-car virgins, same GM EV1 barriers persist today
J.D. Power, which gathered data assessing GM EV1 interest in the 1990s, finds the same issues as then—and 70% still haven't been in an EV.
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Kia electric car: 300-mile range, 20-minute fast-charging, arriving by late 2021
Kia homes in on what we'll see and when, among all the electric cars and electrified vehicles that are part of its Plan S.
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Lower-price Porsche Taycan is coming, with rear-wheel drive—and possibly better range
Porsche confirms that a rear-wheel drive, single-motor Taycan is in the cards, but it hasn't yet put forth an arrival time or any details.
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The $60,000 Polestar 2 is a Tesla Model 3 fighter arriving summer 2020
The Polestar 2 will arrive costing more than the most affordable models of the Model 3 and Model Y, but federal tax credit eligibility will close the gap.
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The Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 won't be available for sale, but Ford says it's the first fully electric dragster from a factory car.
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Lordstown Motors plans to deliver Endurance electric trucks in January 2021
The Ohio-built, fully electric pickup aimed at fleet use could arrive many months before the GMC Hummer EV.
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GM uses social distancing to shut down Maven car-sharing unit
GM's Maven unit was many different things in a rapidly evolving sharing landscape and gig economy—which might be why it didn't succeed.
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Tesla Roadster was a giant leap for EVs, Jay Leno’s 2008 drive reminds us
In 2008, Jay Leno interviewed Elon Musk and drove a Tesla Roadster; a look back highlights the importance of the model.
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Lucid teases dynamic testing for Air sedan, updates on Arizona factory
Lucid Motors has shown its electric car undergoing dynamic testing, and its assembly plant under construction in Arizona.
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Touchless charging: An app summons Aiways' robotic concierge
The Chinese startup Aiways hasn't found much market traction from its EVs yet, but its robotic charging concierge is refreshingly different.
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