Electric Cars
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GM and Honda will partner for future electric vehicles—including one that will arrive by 2024. The partnership allows Honda access to GM's Super Cruise driver-assist system.
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Tesla made more than 100,000 vehicles in Q1 2020, its best start to a year yet
With help from China, Tesla finished the first quarter better than any other Q1 in its history.
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Rivian reports delay for electric trucks, provides look inside Illinois factory
The well-funded future electric truck maker has been prepping its Illinois factory on schedule but reports a pandemic-induced delay.
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Lucid Air electric sedan prototype covers 400+ highway miles, company teases
In a company-produced video, Lucid claims to have done the full loop from San Francisco to LA—plus some extra—with just one charging stop.
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Karma boasts its extended-range EV platform is very, very flexible
Karma Automotive is pushing its E-Flex platform, derived from the Fisker Karma, as good for underpinning everything from supercars to vans.
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Electric Jeeps reportedly coming to the US, will be more capable than gas or diesel
The Jeep brand is going electric—and not just for Europe and China, the brand's boss asserts.
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The first mass-market electric vehicle from Ford is staying on schedule despite stay-at-home orders for the team making it happen.
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Battery-electric or hydrogen fuel cell? VW lays out why one is the winner
Even outside of the fueling infrastructure concerns, VW maps out why battery-electric is simply more efficient for personal vehicles.
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GM confirms delay for Chevy Bolt EV refresh; GMC Hummer and Cadillac EVs on schedule
Hummer and Cadillac electric SUVs and trucks remain on schedule, but the Chevy Bolt refresh has been pushed back a year.
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BYD Blade battery for upcoming Han electric sedan keeps cool, aims for safety
A flagship electric sedan from China's BYD will introduce a new safety-focused battery strategy from the company.
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Aptera's hyper-efficient, solar-charged car: Does $2 gas change its appeal?
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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Electric cars are cleaner than gasoline ones in 95% of the world, study finds
A study from the UK has found that the shift toward less carbon-intensive energy generation already makes EVs the cleaner pick in all but 5% of world.
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Not 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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Nissan Leaf as home energy device: Wallbox will soon enable it in the U.S.
Coming later this year, the Quasar will allow bi-directional DC charging and, with a utility disconnect, let your Leaf or other CHAdeMO electric car serve as backup power.
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Prototype drive: Magna e4 EV is a 300-mile Jaguar I-Pace with reworked dynamics
A technology demonstrator from supplier Magna aims to show how it could boost the range of EVs and make them more fun to drive.
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Mercedes-Benz teases all-weather potential of EQV electric van
The fully electric Mercedes EQV van is coming to Europe later this year, although it's still not confirmed for the U.S.
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VW stokes electric Microbus buzz with e-Bulli conversion
Volkswagen has created another electric conversion of the classic Microbus—this one from Germany rather than California.
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Polestar 2 electric car production starts in China; US deliveries still due this year
Volvo's Polestar electric-car brand says that it's still planning to deliver its potential Tesla Model 3 rival to Europe and North America starting this summer.
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Britain's Jaguar Land Rover plans more than just the I-Pace SUV and XJ sedan for its upcoming electric-vehicle rollout.
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UK project builds electric-car charging into a half-mile of lampposts
Lampposts—or utility poles—can provide public Level 2 charging for EVs, a London project illustrates.
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Porsche renews plan to make Macan crossover a "fully battery-powered model series"
The top-selling model in Porsche's lineup will go all-electric in its next-generation version, due in 2022.
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World-first in-road charging test for trucks successful, highway speeds next
A project in Sweden aims to show that a large-scale wireless inductive project for trucks might be possible.
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Tesla’s “touchless” deliveries will help get Model Y out to customers
As part of its coronavirus response—and perhaps as a new way of doing things—Tesla plans a delivery method with no human contact.
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2020 Kia Niro EV: Price hike brings bigger infotainment screens but no extra range
Kia's only electric vehicle for the U.S. has returned for a second model year with larger infotainment screens, a few slight changes, and a $590 price hike.
Bengt Halvorson