Electric Cars
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Mercedes will field a team of their own and supply Venturi racing with similar cars.
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Audi concept previews A5 Sportback-like EVThe new EV concept is based on the PPE platform being developed by Audi and Porsche.
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Tesla Smart Summon already causing accidents, feds looking into reportsVideos of Tesla models without drivers have surfaced and showed the cars hitting other objects and near-misses in public.
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Porsche says there's potential for the Taycan to go faster at 'RingIn the days leading up to the reveal of the Taycan in early September, Porsche released a video of a production-spec prototype lapping the Nürburgring in a time of 7:42. Even though this is already a record for production EVs at the famous German racetrack, Porsche has hinted that the car...
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Jaguar to take on new season of Formula E with I-Type 4Jaguar's new Formula E racer has a lighter powertrain and new suspension setup compared to the car it replaces.
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Volvo teases unique design elements of the electric XC40Volvo has previously hinted at a range of 250 miles for its first EV.
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Nissan IMk concept previews the Japanese brand's next generation of small cars.
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2020 Porsche 911 vs. 2020 Porsche Taycan: Performance past vs. performance futureWe pit the 2020 Porsche 911 versus the upstart electric Porsche Taycan and find we have trouble choosing one over the other.
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Hennessey to enter electric era with the Porsche TaycanHennessey has been thinking about tuning an EV for a long time, and the company felt the Porsche Taycan was the right car to start with.
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VW Group opens site for next-gen battery cell developmentThe plant is to help ensure that battery development becomes a core competency at VW.
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Nio to cut staff by 20 percent as sales slideNio's share price has hit a low of $2.17, which is down from the high of $10 at the start of the year.
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Volvo XC40 EV set for debut on October 16Volvo has previously hinted at a range of 250 miles for its first EV.
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Some surprises we found in the 2020 Porsche Taycan Turbo along our first drive.
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First drive review: 2020 Porsche Taycan Turbo runs laps around EV performance expectationsWe drive the 2020 Porsche Taycan Turbo through Denmark and Germany and test its range and top speed.
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Jaguar I-Pace SVR coming, could hit 60 mph in under two secondsJaguar is ready to press its I-Pace electric SUV to the limit with a performance SVR edition—but will it go all the way and tackle Tesla's "ludicrous" Model S with even quicker acceleration?
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Byton co-founder explains why he left Chinese startup after just 3 yearsByton co-founder Carsten Breitfeld is currently CEO of rival EV startup Faraday Future.
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Chevrolet's eCOPO Camaro failed to find a buyerChevrolet's one-of-a-kind, 9-second electric Camaro drag racer that went up for auction on consignment during Monterey Car Week will not be going to a new home. The eCOPO Camaro did not appear among Russo and Steele's August auction sales results, Muscle Cars & Trucks reported, and the auction...
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Andrian Newey starts Extreme E teamFormula One engineering guru Adrian Newey is partnering with Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne to start a racing team in the forthcoming Extreme E series.
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Tesla tests Model S Plaid prototype on Nurburgring but does not record official lap time
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After $700M Rivian investment, Amazon orders 100,000 vans from EV startupAmazon will put the first of Rivian's electric vans into service in 2021.
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Tesla Model S Plaid testing at the 'Ring may have a stripped interiorTesla plans to introduce a new range-topping powertrain called the Plaid next year and is testing prototypes at the Nürburgring. There are two prototypes, one red and the other blue. Both have heavily tinted windows so it's difficult to see inside the cabin but our photographer at the 'Ring...
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The Porsche Taycan's 7:42 'Ring time was set by the Turbo, not the Turbo SPorsche's production EV record at the Nürburgring was set by the Taycan Turbo and not the more powerful, more track-focused Taycan Turbo S.
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Audi Sport boss thinks gas-powered sports cars will disappear from public roadsIn an interview, Chris Reinke said that gas-powered vehicles will be relegated to weekend track duty.
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Tesla Model S Plaid reportedly beat the Porsche Taycan's Nurburgring recordA Tesla Model S Plaid prototype has been spotted at the Nürburgring ahead of a possible attempt at setting a lap time.
Joel Feder