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'The Chinese Will Eat Our Lunch': Europe's EV Trucking Industry Is Scared As Hell
8+ hour, 58+ min ago (583+ words) If you're looking ahead to see how the next major EV battle will play out, don't look to sedans or even SUVs. Look at commercial vehicles'specifically electric freight trucks. Quietly, those huge battery-powered semis are becoming the next global arms…...
‘Significantly Exceeding Expectations’: BMW iX3 Demand Is So High That The Factory Is Doing Double Shifts
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (357+ words) BMW has poured billions into bringing its Neue Klasse EVs'to the market, but it seems to be paying off. The iX3 electric SUV, the first of the Neue Klasse-based EVs, is already being built in two shifts at the automaker's new…...
Vetting A Used EV Battery Was About To Get Easier. Then Trump Happened
15+ hour, 39+ min ago (942+ words) Still, I can't bring myself to pull the trigger on any of the deals I've seen on the market. We all know that EVs lose battery capacity and range as they age. But figuring out how healthy a specific car's…...
Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 Robotaxi Could Be Your Next Uber In Las Vegas
13+ hour, 44+ min ago (327+ words) Hyundai's Ioniq 5 robotaxis are now giving public rides in Las Vegas. Motional, the Korean automaker's autonomous vehicle technology subsidiary, kicked off operations in Sin City today in collaboration with Uber, so if you want to get to your destination in…...
Xiaomi Will Fix Its $5,800 Hood's Fake Ducts After Lawsuits
1+ day, 58+ min ago (446+ words) Not long ago, Xiaomi got blasted by owners for a rather expensive performance upgrade that proved to be all show and no go. That upgrade? A $5,800 carbon fiber hood with gigantic vents in the front marketed to provide "track-level cooling…...
The Lucid Gravity Is Getting Apple CarPlay And Android Auto
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (396+ words) The Lucid Gravity is a fantastic electric SUV, offering tremendous range and charging figures, but it lacked two features that many owners were craving: Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Now, though, the California-based EV startup is righting that wrong by…...
The Rivian R2 Launches At $57,990 With 330 Miles Of Range
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (781+ words) Rivian on Thursday announced the final specs and pricing for its R2 lineup, providing the clearest picture yet of its most important vehicle ever. Rivian needs the R2 to be a hit to scale up its business and spread out development costs....
The $45,000 Rivian R2 Doesn't Stack Up To The Tesla Model Y In One Key Way
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (673+ words) Rivian has released pricing and specifications for the R2, and we now know a lot more about the long-awaited $45,000 base model, which will appeal to a far broader audience than the nearly $60,000 Performance trim that's launching first. But there's a catch....
Honda Cancels 0 Series And Acura RSX EVs
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (331+ words) Honda's wedge-shaped 0 Series sedan and futuristic 0 Series crossover, and their more conventionally shaped Acura RSX sibling, are officially dead, unfortunately. This morning, Honda Japan announced that it's reorganizing and restructuring its operations to stave off losses, and the 0 Series is…...
Lucid Is Working On A Tesla Cybercab Competitor. See The Futuristic Two-Seat Taxi Here
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (220+ words) Lucid is going all guns blazing on more mass-market electric vehicles and robotaxis. The automaker announced its Cosmos and Earth midsize electric SUVs today at its Investor Day event in New York City, featuring a next-gen electrical architecture a step…...