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Although the plan might be a comprehensive plan for EV adoption, it's more than what it includes for infrastructure.
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Nissan Ariya electric crossover is being tuned for each global market
The Ariya is due for an arrival in the U.S. later in 2021, with a choice of two battery packs and all-wheel drive in some versions.
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Hummer EV SUV, Mercedes EQS, SK Innovation, California V2G: Today’s Car News
California looks at how utilities in the state might use V2G technology to balance the grid. SK Innovation is back in the U.S. battery game. The GMC Hummer EV SUV gets pricing, feature details, and WTF. And don’t miss our walk through some of the details in Mercedes’ first true Model S...
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2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV: 300-mile electric off-road truck will cost $110,595 in Edition 1 form
The off-road-capable truck will cost well over $100,000 in off-road-capable form and will offer 3.5-second 0-60 mph dashes in WTF mode.
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California considers electric-car V2G charging tech for grid stability
The state's utility authority is taking a serious look at the feasibility of using EVs to feed power back to the grid at peak times.
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Battery supplier SK Innovation might not be banned in the US after all
That assures a future for the Georgia plant due to supply battery cells for the Ford F-150 Electric and future U.S.-built versions of the Volkswagen ID.4.
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Which California EV startup abruptly changed its business plan? Which automaker created a separate plug-in hybrid system for performance cars? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 2, 2021. This week we saw—remotely, of course—several significant electric-car debuts. On Monday, Kia revealed its first dedicated electric vehicle—one unrelated to any gasoline vehicle. The EV6 electric crossover boasts a 0-60 mph time of under 3.5 seconds, 18-minute fast-charging, and about a 300-mile range, so it might...
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2022 Mercedes EQS: 12 things to know about the first real Model S alternative
The electric flagship will open the door for you, take your fingerprint, and offer a one-pedal driving mode, repeatable acceleration times, and likely, well over 400 miles of range.
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2021 Tesla Model S production hasn't started, but it will soon
The redesigned Model S isn't ramping up as quickly as Tesla previously indicated, although it appears now that it might arrive by summer.
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Mach-E and Tesla sales, EQS range, free-piston range extenders: Today’s Car News
The Mustang Mach-E electric SUV is as much of a sales hit as Ford had hoped. Mercedes-Benz ups its claims for EQS range. And free-piston range extenders could help make more trucks all-electric. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Mercedes-Benz this week raised its estimated range number for...
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Could free-piston range extenders broaden the electric-truck horizon?
A new kind of engine design doesn't produce any torque—and it might be the best fit for electric-truck range extenders.
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Ford Mustang Mach-E moving quickly off dealer lots, sales on pace with early estimates
The Mach-E electric SUV isn't yet selling at a rate close to the Tesla Model Y, but Ford is selling all it builds very quickly.
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The German automaker could beat the base Model S in EPA-rated range; on Wednesday it revealed a higher WLTP range of 478 miles.
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Biden EV buildout, Lucid quality, Ford wallbox issue, Hyundai E-Pit charging: Today’s Car News
Lucid suggests it won’t have quality issues like Tesla as it ramps up production. Ford stops sales of its connected wallbox for the Mach-E. The Biden administration outlines a very big infrastructure plan that includes plenty of support for electric cars. And Hyundai sketches out a new look...
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Ford hits pause on Mustang Mach-E home-charger sales due to tech issue with branded wallbox
Mach-E charging can hit a snag with the Ford Connected Charge Station, but Ford says the issue isn't the Mach-E.
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When Lucid Air electric sedan production starts, quality will be a priority
Lucid won't have Tesla buyers' early adopter forgiveness, and it aims to deliver "the world's first true luxury vehicle."
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Hyundai's E-Pit fast-charging template looks like a gas station
The concept shown by Hyundai for its South Korean fast-charging network looks quite different than what we've come to accept as the norm in the U.S.
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Electric car rebates, charging stations: What’s in $2 trillion Biden infrastructure plan?
The Biden administration's American Jobs Plan closely connects EVs, R&D, and American-made goods to infrastructure.
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Before Mercedes-Benz shows its EQS electric flagship, the company’s performance offshoot shows the future of go-fast plug-in hybrids. Genesis teases what looks like a future electric luxury coupe. BMW asserts its plan to go without a dedicated EV platform until the middle of the decade. And it appears that everything’s changed for the California EV startup Canoo. The Genesis X concept coupe that Hyundai’s luxury brand just revealed in Los Angeles is the latest in a series of precursors to a production-bound electric 2-door—in this case, a plush, high-performance 2+2...
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BMW CEO says dedicated EVs "all look alike," won't have such a platform until 2025
The automaker isn't yet sold on the dedicated EV platform that other automakers see as part of their mass-market future.
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Canoo EV startup moves away from subscription plan, Hyundai partnership
Canoo is reportedly ending a partnership with Hyundai, and will instead focus on making and selling its own vehicles to commercial fleets
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Genesis X Concept: Is this the production-bound electric luxury coupe?
Genesis' third consecutive battery-electric coupe concept is short on details, but may have the best chance of actually making it to production.
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Mercedes-AMG plug-in hybrids will get F1 battery tech, 2-speed gearbox and e-motor at rear
The plug-in hybrids soon offered through Mercedes-AMG will be able to use F1 electrified racing chops to go faster, if not farther.
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Kia EV6, Lexus LF-Z Electrified, Rivian warranty, Voltswagen for VW: Today’s Car News
The first dedicated EV from Kia, called EV6, could be a challenger to the Model Y Performance. Lexus rolls out a concept for a new generation of EVs, but “electrified” is the keyword. Rivian really steps up with some of the longest EV warranty coverage. And Voltswagen is officially...a...
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