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2024 New York Auto Show: Hyundai Doubles Up

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NEW YORK -- Hyundai kicked off the 2024 New York International Auto Show by dropping the new Tucson and a refreshed Santa Cruz minitruck. The Santa Cruz gets an interior and exterior refresh, standard wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and the XRT trim gets beefed up a bit with all-terrain tires and front tow hooks.

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2024 Chicago Auto Show: Here's the 2025 Kia K5

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The presence of the 2025 Kia K5 at the 2024 Chicago Auto Show is a reminder that the K5 still exists. The new year brings 11 more horsepower as a 2.5-liter All-wheel drive is available on the GT-Line. liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder replaces the 1.6-liter liter turbo. The GT trim continues to use a turbocharged 2.5

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2024 Chicago Auto Show: Kia Puts on A Carnival

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The 2024 Chicago Auto Show is a slow one, debut-wise, this year. The refreshed Carnival gets new infotainment for passengers in both the front and rear, the ability for over-the-air software updates, and more advanced driver-assist tech, including newly available Highway Assist 2. Oh, and a hybrid is now available, pairing a 1.6-liter

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Waymo robotaxi service opens to all in San Francisco – ET Auto

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Waymo One ride-hailing is now available in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix, with plans to “ramp up” in Austin next. The Google-owned Waymo robotaxi service on Tuesday became available to anyone in San Francisco interested in hailing a driverless ride. “Now it’s available to anyone.”

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Rivian and Ford chase Pike’s Peak glory, China’s angry, and pricing news

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Audio-only versions of Quick Charge are now available on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , TuneIn , and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday (that’s the plan, anyway). FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. Let us know!

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Rivian R1S now available through the automaker’s online shop 

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The Rivian R1S is now available through the automaker’s online shop. Rivian’s lease offer is only available in the following states: AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, MA, MI, MO, NJ, NY, NV, PA, TX, and WA. Qualified lessees may lease a new Rivian R1S Adventure Package for 36 months with 30,000 miles.

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Kia EV3, a bunch of Volvo news, peak oil, Lectric e-bikes, and electric outboards

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Kia’s opened the order books on its new, affordable EV3 electric car, Volvo has a bunch of news for car enthusiasts and equipment geeks alike, we might be past peak oil, e-bikes are hot sellers, and Scooter Doll checks out some electric outboards from Mercury Marine. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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