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Although Hyundai hasn’t yet announced a base price or price range for the 2022 Ioniq 5 electric vehicle, it’s already suggested that a new subscription plan will be one of the ways you can get behind the wheel of this very intriguing EV. Hyundai Motor America on Monday said that in their research they found that what it terms…
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On a Monday afternoon call with investors, Lordstown Motors CEO Steve Burns sounded positively bullish about the recent rollout of the Ford F-150 Lightning, which he called “a watershed moment.” The Ford truck includes a $39,974 Lightning Pro model that remixes the bestselling truck nameplate in the industry as all-electric and…
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Ford is developing two dedicated EV platforms—one for full-size pickup trucks and SUVs, the other for cars and smaller SUVs—for debut by 2025, Reuters reported Tuesday. The report, based on sources familiar with the matter, indicates Ford is shifting strategy. The automaker’s first batch of mass-market EVs largely relies on platforms…
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The Nissan Ariya may not be on sale yet, but the automaker has already found an excuse for a victory lap. An Ariya prototype took to the Monaco street circuit earlier this month, shortly before Nissan claimed more than 200,000 hand-raisers for the electric crossover. That number was quoted in a Nissan financial presentation released earlier this…
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We got our first chance to get up close to the 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 last week in Orange County, Calif., right next to Hyundai’s offices, and it did not disappoint. Pictures and press releases don’t do this vehicle justice, it’s going to have a unique presence on the road and it serves as a worthy introduction for Hyundai’s…
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Hyundai Motor America on Monday provided first details for the Ioniq 5 electric crossover—the brand’s first dedicated EV—that will be arriving to U.S. dealerships starting this fall Although the 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 was revealed in February, there have been some tweaks in how it’s positioning the model for the U.S. market…
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California has approved ambitious emissions-reductions goals for ride-hailing services, effectively requiring companies like Uber and Lyft to go all-electric by the end of the decade. Drafted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the new rules require ride-hailing companies to start ramping up electrification in 2023, reduce greenhouse-gas…
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Optioned with the extended-range battery that will allow a targeted EPA range of 300 miles, the F-150 Lightning will cost just $49,974 in its base Lightning Pro work-truck guise, Ford revealed Monday morning. That’s exactly a $10,000 premium over the $39,974 base price announced for the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning last week—a price that…
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Settle down, America. The electric trucks have arrived, or at least they are about to. The battles that are about to take place will be one for the history books. It’s one thing for automakers to compete in the marketplace with electric cars, but America runs on trucks. It’s a new day, and a new game, when automakers start competing…
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In Ford’s reveal of the 2022 F-150 Lightning on Wednesday, the automaker made note of the electric truck’s “inboard motors.” So we asked the company’s global EV product development director Darren Palmer whether it considered in-wheel hub motors for the F-150, and why it ruled them out. Palmer right away confirmed…
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