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President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an Executive Order that could help secure the supply chain for domestically made electric vehicles—including parts and materials, not just final assembly. The U.S. is a net exporter of EVs. The number of EVs built by Tesla, Nissan, and General Motors and sent to other countries exceeds the number of…
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Hyundai is recalling approximately 82,000 electric vehicles globally to replace a faulty battery pack. The recall will include 75,680 Hyundai Kona Electric models, as well as 5,715 Hyundai Ioniq Electric models and 305 city buses are being recalled, according to the Korea Herald, one of the first local sources to break the news. The recall effort…
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Lucid Motors is the latest EV firm to go public through a special-purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC) shell company before delivering any vehicles. The automaker on Monday announced plans for a “reverse merger” with Churchill Capital Corp IV, whose shares are already listed on the New York Stock Exchange. A reverse merger is when a private…
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Porsche is launching electric cars, but the automaker is still looking for ways to keep internal-combustion engines from extinction. It now claims synthetic fuels could make internal-combustion cars as clean as EVs. Synthetic fuels will deliver an 85% reduction in carbon-dioxide emissions, Dr. Frank Walliser, Porsche vice president of motorsport…
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Virginia is the latest state to adopt California’s emissions standards, creating more aggressive fuel-efficiency targets for vehicles sold in the state. A “Clean Car Standards” bill was recently approved by the state legislature, and is awaiting the governor’s signature. However, Virginia hasn’t adopted a California-style zero-emission vehicle…
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Karma Automotive Monday revealed pricing for its more affordable plug-in hybrid luxury car, the GS-6. With its arrival this month, the GS-6 starts at $83,900. A high-performance GS-6S model starts at $103,900. A fully electric GSe-6 model, set to arrive late this year with a choice between two battery packs—Luxury and Long Range—starts…
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Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler is preparing for an all-electric future, but it doesn’t want to “prematurely” phase out gasoline and diesel engines, CEO Ola Källenius said in a recent interview with the Financial Times. Daimler has pledged that all new models will designed “electric-first,” according to the paper, but the company doesn’t want to…
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The 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV is getting a substantial price cut, along with updates inside and out. But if you don’t want to wait for the updated model’s launch, the 2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV remains a great deal, according to our partner site CarsDirect. And if the EUV has caught your attention, you might like seeing how some of the pricing math works…
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Sweden-based Volta Trucks is readying an electric commercial vehicle for the European market, but it’s relying on suppliers based in the United States for key components. The company announced Wednesday that Proterra will the battery supplier for its Volta Zero truck, which is scheduled to start customer trials later this year. Series production…
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Ford on Wednesday announced a $1 billion electrification investment for Europe, with the goal of making its entire passenger-car lineup in that market all-electric by 2030. The money will be used to upgrade Ford’s Cologne, Germany, factory for electric-vehicle production. Cologne is Ford’s flagship European factory, and the home of its European…
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