Electric Cars
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The Swiss electric car startup Piech announced the GT-4 coupe and GT-X SUV to follow the Mark Zero electric sports car and released early sketches. Look for them in about three years.
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Venturi first to sign up for Extreme E electric SUV racingFormula E plans to launch the Extreme E off-road racing series featuring electric SUVs and Venturi, a Formula E competitor, is the first company to get onboard.
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Usain Bolt's mobility company unveils an EVSince stepping down from the Olympic spotlight in 2017, sprinter Usain Bolt, who is still the fastest in the 100- and 200-meter events, has turned to investing, and one of his first endeavors is U.S.-based electric mobility company Bolt Mobility. On Thursday, Bolt unveiled a prototype for an...
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Mercedes estimates plug-in hybrids and EVs will be half of sales by 2030Mercedes-Benz on Monday announced the ambitious target of becoming carbon neutral by 2039. That's 20 years away or less than three product cycles, which for an automaker the size of Mercedes is a short time to transform its entire operations. Key to reaching the goal will be expanding the number of...
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Hyundai N electric sports car confirmed with Rimac dealHyundai N is developing an electric sports car that will leverage technology from Rimac. The new car is due by 2020.
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Aston Martin Rapide E electric sport sedan takes on Monaco street circuitAston Martin used the backdrop of Monaco for the first public demonstration of its Rapide E electric sport sedan.
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Volkswagen is using its ID R race car for more than breaking records; it’s helping set the stage for a fully electric production model from its R performance division.
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2020 Honda e spy shotsHonda unveiled an adorable electric city car a couple of years back in the form of the Urban EV concept, and the production version has been spotted.
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VW ID 3 electric car tallies 10,000 pre-orders in 24 hoursTen thousand European customers put down deposits of more than $1,200 within 24 hours for the VW ID 3 hatchback after Volkswagen started taking orders on Wednesday.
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Workhorse in talks with GM to buy Ohio plant for electric pickup truckGM is in talks to sell an idled plant in Ohio to Workhorse for production of an extended-range electric pickup truck.
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Patent suggests Dyson's first EV will be a Tesla Model X rivalVacuum cleaner giant Dyson plans to launch an electric car in 2021 and new patent drawings hint at its design.
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VW confirms electric hatch as the ID 3 as order books openVolkswagen's family of ID electric cars is coming, and the first model has been confirmed as the ID 3, a Golf-sized hatch with at least 200 miles of range.
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Honda surprised us all with the cute Urban EV Concept at the 2017 Frankfurt International Motor Show. Now the production version is almost here.
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VW Group reportedly drops electric sports car platform, mulls Bentley sale to cut costsThe Volkswagen Group will no longer develop its SPE dedicated electric sports car platform and may also sell off Bentley as it looks to allocate resources to more profitable areas.
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Maserati will never become an EV brand to rival TeslaAlthough it is heavily investing in EV technology and plans to launch several battery-electric models in the coming years, Maserati won't completely move away from cars with gas engines.
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Get a closer look at the Volkswagen ID R's battery technologyFind out how Volkswagen changed the ID R electric time attack special for the car's assault on the the Nürburgring-Nordschleife's lap record for EVs.
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2020 Hyundai Ioniq arrives with more power, range for electric modelHyundai 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 techThe 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 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 littleBruce 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 truckFirst 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 loanThe 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 to exit US after 2019Smart 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 'RingThe 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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