Electric Cars
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The Tesla "Cyberpunk Truck" will be revealed November 21, in Los Angeles—the date and location a nod to the 1980s movie "Blade Runner."
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Electric Ford F-150, hybrid pickup will both be made in Michigan
UAW labor negotiations have helped confirm where Ford will build two of its most important upcoming electrified products.
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Chevy E-10 electric hot-rod truck concept has a double shot of Bolt EV
GM's Chevrolet brand is displaying an electric vintage pickup with a performance "crate propulsion package" and two Bolt EV battery packs.
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Kia Futuron concept points to the electric "SUV coupe" of the future
Kia shows promise of being adventurous with its electric-car designs in the future with a concept aiming many years ahead.
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Electric Ford Mustang looks to future with 800V tech, keeps manual gearbox
A collaborative car presented by Ford and Webasto at the SEMA show presents one very quick electric Mustang—with a stick.
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Australian company positions electric Land Cruiser as a zero-emissions work truck
The Australian company Zero is converting Land Cruiser 79 SUVs and pickups to fully electric special-purpose work trucks.
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To help meet its goal of putting 10 million EVs on the road by 2030, Germany will up its incentives to buyers.
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Report: SUV boom, VW diesel scandal, Chinese steel all relate to slipping CO2 progress
The annual efficiency report from the IEA reveals a number of factors that have slowed worldwide energy efficiency improvement.
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Merged PSA-FCA aiming to build "a world leader" in sustainable mobility
A combined PSA and FCA could be far greater than the current combined efforts of the two in terms of sustainability and electric-car efforts.
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Group pushes House to pass EV tax credit reform
EV tax credit reform has a lot of support from automakers, utilities, energy companies, and environmental groups—but likely not from the White House.
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Infiniti makes electric the design essence for its fourth decade
Nissan's Infiniti luxury brand will make traditional engine-transmission layouts a thing of the past—and the design will be radically different.
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Infiniti bets its future on electric cars–and hybrid tech it hasn’t yet named
Infiniti confirmed fully electric or series-hybrid models based on the Q, QS, and QX Inspiration concepts due in the next three years.
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Tesla has been asked by the federal agency to submit volumes about its batteries, charging, software, and potential cell-shorting events.
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Fisker Ocean electric crossover due in 2021 with solar roof, vegan interior
Fisker's compact electric SUV is now due for delivery in late 2021. It has a name, some compelling features, and a price, but it still lacks a production location and key specs.
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2020 VW e-Golf electric car range falls, just before ID EV range rises
Due to evolving EPA test procedures, the Volkswagen e-Golf loses a couple miles of range for 2020, versus 2019.
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Tesla, ChargePoint pushing cities to upgrade permitting, encourage charging readiness
A paper sponsored by the companies emphasizes how much more it can cost to be ready for charging if not made part of a new build or renovation.
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VW teases electric-car concept for November LA reveal
Volkswagen is planning to reveal a production-bound concept for its ID family of electric vehicles at the LA auto show in November.
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Lightyear One solar-supplemented EV now claims to be most aerodynamic car
With a Cd below 0.20, the Lightyear One electric car due in 2021 is now claimed to be the most aerodynamic car in the world.
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New York has approved the Model 3 to be one of its full-fledged yellow cabs, bearing the prized taxi medallion.
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Supplier makes an Ariel Nomad off-roader fully electric
The Nomad all-terrain vehicle is the basis for an electric vehicle making 270 horsepower at four wheels, with a 30-kwh battery pack.
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London gets its first official electric black cab in 120 years
The Dynamo cab is based on the Nissan e-NV commercial electric passenger van—not available in the U.S. In the UK it will go 174 miles on a charge.
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Mini Cooper SE electric car could sell below $19k after incentives in some US markets
The Mini Cooper SE is arriving early next year, and with a price starting at $30,750 it's one of the most affordable fully electric cars.
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Torque-vectoring clutch unit could nix the need for two rear motors
The supplier BorgWarner has devised a clutch system that creates the same handling dynamics as systems with dual rear motors.
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Nissan figured out how to make a dual-motor Leaf
It's not entirely a Leaf, actually, but a demonstration of what its next-generation scalable electric platform might be able to do.
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