Electric Cars
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The 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 EVs
After 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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Tesla Cybertruck active suspension will be "game-changing," says Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed some more details about the Cybertruck, which will have an active suspension and a calculator for load and range.
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Snow set: The best plug-in hybrids and EVs for winter driving
Here are a half-dozen plug-in vehicles that set you up well for the winter. You supply the winter tires.
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Report: Tesla considering battery format change in China
Tesla is reportedly not just changing its cell chemistry for China but also, at least in one model, moving away from cylindrical cells.
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Jaguar Land Rover reveals electric "concept platform" for future urban mobility
The British automaker gives a glimpse of a more egalitarian electric-vehicle future with an urban-mobility concept.
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The Tesla Model 3 has been named to the organization's Top Pick Cars list, while the brand was signaled out as much-improved.
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Colorado rule gives Tesla an advantage over Rivian, Lucid, other EV makers
Carmakers who plan to deliver vehicles directly to consumers could face difficulties under a current law that favors Tesla.
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GM adds real-time charging-station smarts—via app—to Chevy Bolt EV
The Bolt EV is getting dynamic charging station info, via a smartphone-based app. Is it headed in this way to other upcoming GM EVs?
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VW backs expansion of "plug and play" battery-buffered fast chargers
In Germany, Volkswagen will be testing "plug and play" DC fast chargers that are battery-buffered for lower-use spots.
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Bill Gates owns a Taycan, calls EV progress “most hopeful” for climate concern
Microsoft co-founder gives props to Tesla for its progress, but chose the Porsche Taycan as his first electric car.
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VW compact pickup sidelined for US, could come back all-electric
Volkswagen won't move ahead with a gasoline compact truck for the U.S., but it might plan an all-electric one for later in the decade.
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The electric-car brand aims to have a minimalist design but a highly personalized user experience.
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Teardown of Model 3 suggests it might maintain a tech lead for years
A teardown sponsored by a Japanese business publication finds that Tesla has an advantage that goes deeper than batteries and power systems.
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Report: Kia high-performance "halo" electric car due in 2021
Near the front of 11 new electric cars due globally by 2025, Kia plans a high-performance model intended to gain attention.
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Tesla Model S and X Long Range Plus deliver more range: S gets 390 miles
The Model S Long Range Plus nudges even closer to the 400 miles CEO Elon Musk has suggested is in the near future.
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Tesla Gigafactory 4 clearing stalls due to environmentalists in Germany
Tesla has run into some slowdowns in clearing land for its European Gigafactory, due to environmentalist objections.
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Hyundai Prophecy electric vehicle concept teased for Geneva show
Hyundai's concept car for the Geneva motor show next month is expected to be another glimpse of the carmaker's electric-vehicle future.
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The refreshingly blunt Tesla YouTube host offers advice to help pick out the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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California bill aims to cut permit time for EV charging stations
California is the biggest electric-car market in the nation, but permitting for charging stations remains more difficult than in the rest of the U.S.
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In less than a decade, electric cars have already become this much cleaner
As tallied by the Union of Concerned Scientists, the well-to-wheels impact of EVs is considerably less than just a few years ago.
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Audi E-Tron tows GM EV1 500 miles: Reality check about EV range
Audi offers a very useful lesson about how electric vehicle range plummets when towing—but the E-Tron is up to the task.
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Lucid Air electric sedan won’t use a huge battery for 400-mile Tesla-rivaling range
The big electric sedan will get a 400-mile highway range, not by packing in more battery cells but by focusing in on efficiency at every step.
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First electric fire truck in US finds a buyer: Los Angeles
LA will be the home of the first range-extended electric fire truck, made by Austria's Rosenbauer.
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