Electric Cars
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Mercedes has unveiled a plush electric minivan with a claimed 250 miles of range.
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Ford and Lincoln electric SUVs reportedly coming for 2023Ford is committed to launching 16 battery-electric vehicles by the end of 2023, and the identity of two more of the 16 may have just been revealed.
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Detroit Electric identified as would-be purchaser of Aston Martin's last-gen Vanquish toolingChinese EV company Detroit Electric attempted to buy the tooling and drawings for the Aston Martin Vanquish, but it appears the deal fell through.
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Rivian R1S to have four roof optionsThe Rivian R1S electric SUV will offer four roof options to go with its three battery-pack choices.
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Porsche Taycan charging toward production after successful 24-hour endurance testThe Porsche Taycan averaged 88 mph over a 24-hour endurance test at its Nardo test facility, with average track speed of 121-133 mph.
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Co-founder of EV startup Nio steps downA co-founder of Chinese EV brand Nio has stepped down five years after starting the company.
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Silicon Valley performance EV startup Drako Motors lifted the cover off of its upcoming GTE sport sedan on Friday at Monterey Car Week, giving us our first glimpse of the company's vision for a four-door performance car with 1,200 horsepower. Yes, you read that correctly. Power comes from four permanent magnet hybrid synchronous motors each producing a peak 300 horsepower; each is mated to a direct-drive gearbox, which allows for advanced four-wheel torque vectoring. The juice is supplied by a 90-kilowatt-hour, 450-volt battery pack. The Drako GTE comes in two flavors—your...
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Ford CEO: Don't assume we're doing a pickup with RivianFord will build an electric vehicle with on EV startup Rivian's skateboard platform, and now it appears to be an SUV.
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Tesla scraps advanced air suspension planned for Model 3Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that an air suspension won't come to the Model 3, backtracking on a promise made in 2017.
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Tesla Model 3 owner implants key chip in forearmA Telsa Model 3 owner dissolved her car's key card, embedded it in biopolymer, and had it implanted in her arm.
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You can buy the world's only eCOPO CamaroThe electric eCOPO Camaro that ran a 9.51 quarter mile is going up for auction during Monterey Car Week.
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Audi Q4 E-tron to offer customization of its lights?Audi will launch a compact electric SUV called the Q4 E-tron next year, and it could potentially offer a new level of personalization not previously seen. Audi design chief Marc Lichte revealed to Autocar in an interview published Tuesday that the Q4 E-tron will allow buyers to choose the type of...
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The technology is the same used by electric toothbrushes, only much more powerful.
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2020 Smart EQ Forfour spy shotsWhile Smart may have just exited the U.S., in other markets an updated lineup will soon be introduced.
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Porsche Taycan to be revealed Sept. 4, watch livestream herePorsche's first all-electric car, the Taycan, will be revealed in three cities worldwide on Sept. 4, and you can watch the livestream here on Motor Authority.
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The Porsche Taycan can do 0-124 mph in under 10 seconds--repeatedlyTaycan owners won't have to worry about their cars going into limp mode, even after repeated jabs at the loud pedal.
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Mercedes readies new EQ concept and EQV van for 2019 Frankfurt auto showThe EQ concept could be a preview of one of the 10 EVs Mercedes plans to have in its lineup by 2022.
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Pininfarina Battista hits the roadPininfarina has shown its Battista hypercar in motion for the first time.
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Pininfarina wants to co-develop a modular platform for its future EVs and license it out to rival firms.
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Porsche picks Le Mans winners for Formula E teamPorsche will enter the 2019/2020 season of Formula E with its own factory team.
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Audi E-tron Scooter coming in 2020Unlike most electric scooters, Audi's E-tron Scooter only requires a single hand on the grip.
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Ex-Jaguar Land Rover SVO chief joins Chinese EV startup Human HorizonsHuman Horizons' HiPhi 1 concept previews an electric SUV due in 2021.
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Quick and efficient: VW ID R used one quarter of the energy of a gas car for Nürburgring lapTwo months ago, Volkswagen announced it had obliterated the previous EV lap record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife with its ID R time-attack special. Two months later, after crunching all of the data, the ID R also lays claim to the most efficient lap ever performed. The ID R used only a...
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Nio cars to integrate Razer gaming techTo mark its new partnership with Razer, Nio unveiled a special version of its ES6 electric crossover.
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