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The battery warranty for the R1T electric pickup and R1S electric SUV is eight years or 175,000 miles, whichever comes first.
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Lexus LF-Z Electrified concept: Sleek crossover previews future EVs from Toyota luxury brand
By 2025, Lexus will introduce 20 new vehicles encompassing hybrids, plug-in hybrids, battery-electric vehicles, and "other electric vehicles" globally.
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2022 Kia EV6: With Tesla Model Y-beating acceleration and charging, the Stinger of EVs
The EV6 could be the closest rival yet to the Tesla Model Y, with a 0-60 mph time of less than 3.5 seconds and 18-minute fast-charging.
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Voltswagen: The badge for VW’s Microbus revival and other EVs?
The future brand of electric Volkswagen models could be the clever rebranding many of its own fans have already joked about.
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EQS interior, Jeep charging network, motorcycle battery swapping, dynamic wireless charging: Today’s Car News
Mercedes-Benz shows what’s inside its big EQS electric sedan. A Jeep off-road charging network starts to take form. An electric-bus demonstration aims to bypass big batteries. And future electric motorcycles from several top brands will offer widespread battery swapping. This and more, here...
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Short-loop electric bus serves as a proving ground for dynamic wireless charging
A bus that uses both static and dynamic wireless charging could be the template for reducing battery size and charging demands for smaller routes.
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The first of these off-road-focused Level 2 charging stations will open in California and Utah this year, to support the rollout of the Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid.
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Swappable battery system set by companies representing half of global motorcycle market
Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Yamaha have agreed on a standard that might be a boon to electric motorcycle adoption and usability.
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Bolt EUV review, electric Jeep, Rivian charging network, Biden EV policy: The Week in Reverse
Which electric car can get a big software upgrade if you go to the dealership? Which EV maker leaves the most range when it says there’s nothing left? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 26, 2021. We brought you...
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2022 Chevy Bolt EUV drive, “massless” battery, Tesla range below zero: Today’s Car News
We drive the Chevrolet Bolt EUV. In the future, vehicle bodies might potentially be the battery pack. And when the range says zero, Teslas keep going, and going. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Who says an EV’s body and battery pack need to be distinct? Researchers in Sweden are a...
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First drive review: 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV is a better Bolt
The 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV is an improvement over the Bolt EV, with more passenger room and technology while only taking a minor hit in range.
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Making EV batteries the body: Researchers claim a tech breakthrough
Batteries made of carbon-fiber could be "massless" by acting as the vehicle structure, even if they don't offer the energy density of other EV batteries.
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Testers at Edmunds found that Teslas keep going for longer below an indicated zero miles, although even considering that they didn't see as many total miles of range as expected.
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Congress wants EVs and higher mpg; Tesla wants higher fines; Mercedes shows EQS battery: Today’s Car News
Congress asks the Biden administration for tougher mileage standards, and maybe an EV mandate. Tesla pushes an appeals court for higher fines. And Mercedes has started making batteries for the EQS. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. More than 80 members of Congress have signed on to House...
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Tesla pushes court to reinstate penalties for gas-guzzling fleets
The California-based EV maker says the government's position "ignores the ongoing impacts" on the market for emissions credits.
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Lawmakers seek 60% EVs by 2030, restoring Obama-era emissions standards through 2025
Members of Congress are seeking a Biden mandate for EVs, on the way to 100% zero emission vehicles by 2035.
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Mercedes starts making 108-kwh battery pack for EQS flagship electric sedan
The German automaker is assembling its own battery packs, but it's sourcing the cells from CATL and others.
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Taycan update, Escape PHEV arrival, I-Pace in India, emissions from trees: Today’s Car News
The Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid is on track to arrive this year. The Jaguar I-Pace launches in India. Earlier versions of the Porsche Taycan get a big software update. And how do trees add to air pollution? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A software update for the 2020 Porsche Taycan...
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The Escape Plug-In Hybrid is due in 2021 and could be the sweet spot between the Toyota RAV4 Prime and Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid.
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EVs won't completely solve LA air pollution issues, researchers suggest
With vehicle tailpipe emissions declining, plants are emerging as the major source of PM2.5, note scientists.
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Jaguar launches I-Pace in India—at twice the price of Tesla Model 3
The Indian-market I-Pace will start at about $147,000—roughly ten times the cost of its Tata Nexon EV mass-market cousin.
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2020 Porsche Taycan update boosts performance and adds features, requires dealership visit
With an update at the dealership, the 2020 Taycan gains most—though not quite all—of the upgrades gained by the 2021 Taycan.
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End date for ICE, Detroit electric pickups, electric van upfits, Lincoln Corsair plug-in: Today’s Car News
California is asking President Biden for a date for ICE vehicles to be phased out. Soon we’ll have more Ford electric-van upfit possibilities. The Lincoln Corsair plug-in hybrid is EPA-rated and coming soon. And could the Detroit automakers’ manufacturing base become a strength as...
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Lincoln Corsair Grand Touring plug-in hybrid rated at 28 electric miles, 33 mpg
The Corsair plug-in hybrid pairs a top-level American luxury-car interior with all-wheel drive and enough range to keep many American commutes all-electric.
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