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Hyundai on Tuesday announced a 2022 model year refresh for the Kona Electric, which was its first fully battery electric SUV available in the U.S., starting in 2019. Most notably, the 2022 Kona Electric dashes the dimpled look and loses the legacy hints of an engine under the hood. Instead, the new model has a sharper, smoother, and less busy…
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As it prepares to go all-electric Jaguar, is cancelling its previously announced EV flagship. All new Jaguar model introductions will be electric by 2025, the automaker announced in a press release Monday, with the aim of achieving 100% electric sales by 2030. But an all-electric replacement for the Jaguar XJ sedan is no longer part of the plan…
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The Riversimple Rasa hydrogen fuel-cell car has been under development for over a decade, but it is getting a significant nudge toward production in the form of a partnership with industrial giant Siemens. The Welsh firm and Siemens UK have signed a memorandum of understanding that will allow Riversimple to use Siemens’ resource to bring the Rasa…
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With its American launch already delayed, the Mercedes-Benz EQC may not come to the United States at all, reports Autoblog. “Following a comprehensive review of market developments, the EQC will not be offered in the United States for now,” a Mercedes spokesperson told the website. We’ve reached out to Mercedes-Benz U.S.A. as well, and will update…
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As GM prepares for the introduction of two very upscale electric vehicles, the GMC Hummer EV and the Cadillac Lyriq, the Bolt lineup plays an important role, it faces one pesky problem. Although the company has been talking the talk about offering affordable EV models in the near future and pitching EVs with an “Everybody In” campaign…
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General Motors officially presented its larger Chevy Bolt EV variant, called the Bolt EUV, on Sunday. And it revealed a price cut of $5,500—with the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV starting at $33,995 and the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV starting at $31,995. In a backgrounder for the press prior to the public reveal, chief engineer Jesse Ortega noted that…
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Royal Dutch Shell says it is already past peak oil. In a Thursday press release, the company said “oil production peaked in 2019,” and that it expects an annual decline of 1% to 2% per year. That’s something Shell has anticipated for some time, and it’s hoping a combination of new businesses will keep it from going the way of the dinosaurs whose…
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The Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid coupe is entering its final year of production. Final build slots for Polestar’s first production model are now available, the automaker announced via press release Thursday. Polestar only planned to build 1,500 cars over three years—with the United States getting about 125 each year. So The Polestar 1 has…
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Tesla electric cars don’t produce “tailpipe” emissions, but a new investment by the automaker could negatively affect its overall carbon footprint. On Monday, Tesla announced that it had bought $1.5 billion of the cryptocurrency bitcoin, and would soon accept bitcoin as payment for its cars. But bitcoin is estimated to produce more carbon…
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Toyota’s all-electric vehicles are coming to America—in 2021, the company confirmed in an announcement Wednesday. That includes an arrival for two battery-electric vehicles, according to Toyota North America, and an additional plug-in hybrid model. By 2025, Toyota’s goal is to have 40% of new U.S. vehicle sales be electrified…
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