Electric Cars
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Hyundai has updated its Ioniq family of hybrid and electric cars for 2020, with the electric model now boasting more power and range.
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New electric touring car series will use Williams tech
The world of electric motorsport is expanding with a new touring car series featuring racers with 679 horsepower of peak power and 65-kilowatt-hour batteries.
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Porsche could look to the past or future for next hypercar design
Porsche has a successor to the 918 Spyder in the works and it could pull from the past for its looks.
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One of off-roading's founding fathers says we all want to break the law, a little
Bruce Meyers ran with people you probably shouldn’t trust with your wallet. His early adult life in the 1960s was basically a Beach Boys song. Now, in his mid-90s, Meyers recollects his past success and misfortunes in winding allegories that meander like his buggies on a beach—they...
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GM confirms plans for an electric pickup truck
First Tesla, then Ford, and now General Motors. The U.S. automaker confirmed during an investor call on Tuesday it definitely has plans to build an electric pickup truck. The news came directly from CEO Mary Barra and follows small hints the automaker had an electric pickup truck in the pipeline...
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Faraday Future hangs on with bridge loan
The soap opera that is Faraday Future's road to production took a new twist on Monday with the EV startup announcing a bridge loan that will keep funds flowing as the company attempts to raise capital to get the FF91 crossover into production and develop additional models. There's a potential $225...
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Smart cars will no longer be available in the United States after 2019 but the brand will live on elsewhere due to a new partnership with Geely.
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VW ID R completes first test at the 'Ring
The Volkswagen ID R electric race car will attempt to set a new lap record for EVs at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, and testing is already under way. Following a debut of the updated and tweaked version of the ID R for the Nürburgring, VW got right to work at the racetrack. The team hit...
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Electric Ford Bronco restoration brings the horse into modern era
The Ford Bronco is making a return, but the popularity of classics is growing. You can even get them with electric powertrains now thanks to companies like Zero Labs Automotive.
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See how the Volkswagen ID R implements F1 engineering for 'Ring run
Check out how Volkswagen changed the ID R electric race car to attack the Nürburgring Nordschleife, including changing the body work and adding a Formula One-inspired DRS.
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Qiantu K50 electric sports car to be built in Washington state
China's Qiantu has teamed up with America's Mullen Technologies to build a 430-horsepower electric sports car called the K50 in the United States.
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Tesla losses swell to $702M for Q1 2019 as deliveries drop
Tesla's Q1 2019 losses swelled to $702 million but the company is confident of return to profitability in just two quarters.
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Volkswagen announced its intentions to tackle the Nürburgring Nordschleife with its ID R electric race car in January, and on Wednesday, the company revealed the car set to take on the Green Hell. We've seen the ID R electric race car before when it smashed the outright record at the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb last June. Since then, however, engineers have been developing the car for its new duty in Germany. The powertrain makes 670 horsepower and has been fine-tuned for the 12.9-mile track, and the body has been carefully sculpted to ensure the best aerodynamic performance. The...
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5 ways Ford could use Rivian to boost Lincoln, trucks, SUVs
Five ways Ford's $500 million investment in Rivian can pay off in the short-term to bolster the automaker's portfolio of coming electric cars.
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Ford invests $500M in Rivian with electric F-150, Tesla pickup truck in mind
Ford plans to invest $500 million in Rivian and use the American EV startup's modular platform to develop a zero-emission vehicle for the Ford brand.
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Double down: Tesla Model S and X now go further with up to 370 miles of range
Tesla's updates for the 2019 Model S and Model X include an increase in range for both models including as much as 370 miles for the Model S.
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Tesla investigators dispatched to China after Model S appears to spontaneously combust
Tesla is investigating after parking garage video showed a Tesla Model S smoking then exploding into flames in Shanghai, China.
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US EV startup Rivian plans 6 models by 2025
Rivian presented concepts for an electric pickup truck and related SUV last November at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show, but the EV startup plans to follow them up with even more models, and quickly. In an interview with Bloomberg published Wednesday, Rivian CEO and founder R.J. Scaringe revealed...
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A new Chinese EV brand by the name of Qiantu is using a sleek, carbon fiber-bodied sports car to spearhead its launch in the United States, which kicked off on Wednesday with the debut of the K50 at the 2019 New York International Auto Show. The Qiantu K50 was first shown in China in 2016 and has since then been further developed for a view to start production in 2020. Versions sold in the United States are to be assembled locally, with California's Mullen Technologies to homologate, assemble and market the vehicle locally. The K50 features a modular platform that can make room for many...
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Mercedes GLB coming this summer, will spawn electric EQB in 2021
The production version of Mercedes-Benz's Concept GLB will arrive as early as summer 2019, and an electric option will follow just two years later.
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Genesis unveils Mint EV concept at 2019 New York auto show
Genesis unveiled a stylish, 2-seat electric city car concept called the Mint at the 2019 New York auto show.
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2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC Edition 1886 marks an electric milestone
Contrary to popular belief, it was the company today known as Mercedes-Benz that put the first automobile into production. The year was 1886, and it would be a few more decades before Henry Ford implemented mass production that made automobiles a common sight. Nevertheless, 1886 is an important...
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Hot and spicy: Kia serves up Habaniro electric crossover concept in New York
Kia envisions a future where electric cars aren't appliances, but instead, they're a do-it-all kind of vehicle. The Kia HabaNiro concept aims to be just that, and in fact, the brand even coined a new term for the concept car: the "ECEV," or "everything car electric vehicle." The HabaNiro concept...
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Nio previews its first sedan with ET Preview concept
Chinese EV startup Nio used the Auto Shanghai 2019 to preview its first sedan and detail its new Nio Power comprehensive charging solution.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran