Electric
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There will soon be a Mini smaller than the subcompact Hardtop.
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Porsche's next hypercar coming after 2025, will probably be electric
Porsche's CEO has confirmed that a successor to the 918 Spyder is on hold as the automaker focuses on electrifying its core lineup.
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Magna Steyr to supply Fisker with platform, production site for Ocean SUV
The Fisker Ocean battery-electric SUV is coming to take on the Tesla Model Y.
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Polaris and Zero Motorcycles team up to develop electric ATVs and snowmobiles
Polaris is teaming up with Zero Motorcycles to offer at least one electric vehicle across every model of its range of off-road vehicles.
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Lucid Project Gravity SUV teased, production to start in 2023
Lucid is developing an SUV on the same platform as the Air sedan.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Nissan IMQ electric SUV concept bound for Geneva auto show
Nissan better hope its fans aren't suffering from EV concept fatigue as the automaker has yet another electric concept to present, this time another crossover SUV. The Japanese firm on Tuesday released a teaser for the IMQ concept, which debuts next week at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show...
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These days, numerous supercar start-ups compete for record-breaking top speed runs and the most headline-worthy performance specifications. Add another one to the list with the Tachyon Speed, a 1,250 horsepower hypercar with an all-electric powertrain. Southern California-based Rice Advanced Engineering Systems and Research (RAESR) has been developing the hypercar since 2012 and it has some impressive statistics to back it up. The company claims it will reach a top speed of 240 mph and the 0-60 mph run takes less than three seconds. Its carbon-fiber body contributes to a trim 2,950-pound curb...
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What do the buttons on a Formula E steering wheel do?
Formula E race cars feature quite the contraption of a steering wheel. It does much more than simply turn the car left or right. It's a toolkit for engineers. The steering wheel itself is standard issue for the entire Formula E team roster, which will grow in the coming years, but it is completely...
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Unplugged Performance readies Tesla Model 3 kits
Unplugged Performance has yet to actually dive into the world of tuning Tesla's electric cars, but it's arguably made some pretty cool aftermarket parts for its vehicles. Naturally, after tackling the Model S and Model X, it's turning its attention to the Tesla Model 3. Like most Unplugged...
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First details on Rimac's next electric supercar emerge
Rimac isn't sitting on its hands. The oddball Croatian electric supercar firm is preparing to unveil its second supercar next year. It will follow the Rimac Concept_One. With a working title of Concept_Two, Rimac's chief operating officer Monika Mikac told Autocar the supercar will be more...
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Bollinger plans a 4-door version of the coolest electric car you've never heard of
Bollinger already showed off its all-electric B1 sport utility truck, but now the electric truck builder has returned with the first sketches of a four-door version, and we're excited. At the core of Bollinger is the desire to fill a niche in the electric vehicle space. That is a no-frills electric...
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Volkswagen views Tesla as competitor, possible threat
Times are changing in the automotive industry when traditional automakers begin to view disruptors—such as Tesla—as true competitors. The latest such comments come from the world's largest automaker by sales: Volkswagen Group. Volkswagen brand CEO Herbert Diess told Reuters it...
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Smart was one of the first mainstream automakers to introduce an electric car when it launched the first ForTwo Electric Drive on the market late last decade. Smart is now launching a successor, which the company has confirmed will be priced from $24,550. That’s $1,200 lower than the previous model’s starting price despite the new one featuring more power, range and standard goodies. Opting for the ForTwo Cabrio Electric Drive will set you back $28,750. All prices mentioned include a $750 destination charge. Peak output of 80 horsepower and 118 pound-feet of torque comes from an...
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Lucid Air gets sideways during snow testing
Lucid, the startup that plans to release the 1,000-horsepower Air electric sedan, appears to be serious about getting its car into production. We recently saw it prowling the San Francisco streets, and now Lucid has released a video of the car undergoing snow testing. That's not unusual for any...
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Insane person places insane price on Tesla Roadster prototype
The first Tesla model that arrived to delight the eco-friendly was the Roadster. A cool looking all-electric sports car, it rode on the bones of the Lotus Elise. Tesla reportedly built more than 30 development cars for prototyping purposes. Plenty of those were surely crashed in the name of...
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EO Smart Car Could Be Future "Crab" King Of The City
The urban landscape of the future will not be filled with gas-drinking machines piloted by humans. We're not sure when the cityscape will change, but it will absolutely reach a point when it's filled with electric-powered, electronically-maneuvered, autonomously guided vehicles. As much as we love...
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Larte Body Kit Adds Aerodynamic Drag, "Worthy Soundtrack" To Tesla Model S
In the high-end tuning community, there are plenty of companies—we're looking at you Mansory—literally more famous for being hated than for any individual products. MUST SEE: Road Rage Camaro A-Hole Wrecks Himself Into Big Rig: Video And while Larte's Enigma kit for the Tesla Model S...
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Audi Q6: 2018 Arrival, 310-Mile Range For Electric Version
Talk of Audi’s Q6, a coupe-like crossover slotting between the more conventional Q5 and Q7, dates back all the way to 2006, but official info on the vehicle never really emerged until this year when a teaser sketch of a vehicle fitting our previous description of the Q6 was shown at an...
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Not long ago, 500 horsepower seemed an incredible output for a car. Then the Bugatti Veyron arrived and all of a sudden the “1,000-hp supercar” had entered the automotive vernacular. Lately, more and more cars have been coming out with “megawatt” ratings, which for those readers unaccustomed to measuring power in watts is equivalent to 1,341 hp. ALSO SEE: Stock 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 0-185-MPH Run: Video Swedish supercar brand Koenigsegg already has two megawatt cars in its lineup, the One:1 and Regera, and now a company from another Nordic country, this time Finland...
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Chevy FNR Concept Brings Autonomous Drive, Electric Power, Sci-Fi Styling To Shanghai
Amid a gaggle of sensible sedans and crossovers, Chevrolet unveiled a concept car that seems straight out of science fiction at the the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show. The Chevrolet FNR concept is an autonomous electric car that looks like a cross between Tom Cruise's Minority Report Lexus and the...
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Stephen King Takes Tesla To Drags, Compares It To X-Wing Fighter
You might expect Stephen King to employ a more sinister analogy to describe the wicked performance of his Tesla. But rather than writing it "was killer," "went like a bat out of Hell," or had "demonic power," this morning on Twitter, the horror writer chose to compare his electric car to the...
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Tesla Model S 70D Coming With 514-HP Rating, $75,000 Price Tag
Just when you think Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] can’t make any more updates to its award-winning Model S electric sedan, the automaker goes out and introduces a new variant. The new variant is the 70D, with the “D” in the name signifying that it packs the automaker’s dual-motor...
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Elon Musk: Self-Driving Tesla Model S Available Within Months
There’s been a flurry of news concerning Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] and its compulsive Tweeting CEO Elon Musk these past couple of weeks, and it looks like the pace of news isn’t about to slow anytime soon. Today, we have details about new self-driving features coming to the Model S. Last...
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Richard Branson: Virgin Has Teams Of People Working On Electric Cars
British billionaire Richard Branson has hinted that his Virgin empire may eventually expand into the world of electric cars, sparking speculation that it may not be just Apple and Google posing a threat to the standalone car brands. Speaking to Bloomberg at the recent Formula E electric car race in...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran