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Review: 2024 Jeep Wagoneer S electric SUV finally arrives

Green Car Reports

Jeep's first U.S.-market battery-electric vehicle carries a 303-mile range rating and a $71,995 sticker price It's the quickest Jeep in history—better than a Hemi Hellcat It's a Model Y and Lyriq rival for sure—but is it a Jeep? The 2024 Jeep Wagoneer S is now arriving at dealerships—and it’s about time, if not overdue. The.

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AIs and Robots Should Sound Robotic

Cars That Think

Most people know that robots no longer sound like tinny trash cans. They sound like Siri, Alexa, and Gemini. They sound like the voices in labyrinthine customer support phone trees. And even those robot voices are being made obsolete by new AI-generated voices that can mimic every vocal nuance and tic of human speech, down to specific regional accents.

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BYD Becomes 4th Best Selling Automaker in the World!

CleanTechnica EVs

Toyota was again the top selling automaker in the world in 2024. Toyota Motor Corp. ended the year with 10.82 million sales (though, that was down 3.7% from 2023). Top rival Volkswagen AG was well behind with 9.03 million sales (down 2% from 2023). Hyundai Motor Group reached 7.23 sales. [continued] The post BYD Becomes 4th Best Selling Automaker in the World!

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Tesla Model 3 is the most affordable car to run in the United States: study

Teslarati

A study from Self Financial has determined that the Tesla Model 3 sedan is the most affordable car to run in the United States. Its sibling, the best-selling Model Y crossover also made it to the list. This is quite impressive for Tesla’s two mainstream vehicles as the Model 3 and Model Y are both premium priced. The analysis: For its study , Self Financial considered the running costs of the 50 best-selling vehicles from 2022 to 2024 to find out how much it costs to run a car on average i

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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2025 Lucid Gravity has Tesla NACS port, gets Supercharger access Jan. 31

Green Car Reports

Lucid is ready to roll out Tesla Supercharger access for its 2025 Gravity electric SUV. Lucid committed to adopt the Tesla-developed NACS charge port in November 2023, and said in September 2024 that the Gravity would get a NACS port sometime this year, shortly after the start of production. The automaker on Tuesday confirmed that every Gravity.

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Elon Musk finally admits that Tesla will have to replace its HW3 self-driving computers

Electrek

Elon Musk finally admits that Tesla will have to replace its HW3 self-driving computers. He said it would be difficult, but Tesla would do it.

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Australian Tesla clocks up 800,000 kms, and the savings are still huge

The Driven EV News

Australian Tesla Model S clocks up 800,000 kms. And it still driving like new and with just its second set of brake pads. The post Australian Tesla clocks up 800,000 kms, and the savings are still huge appeared first on The Driven.

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Genesis concept remakes GV60 EV as off-road rescue vehicle

Green Car Reports

Cold-weather range loss remains a seasonal form of range anxiety for many electric vehicle shoppers, but a new Genesis concept car aims to prove that EVs can thrive in the cold. Introduced at the 2025 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the Genesis GV60 Mountain Intervention Vehicle concept turns the automaker's GV60 electric crossover.

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No other energy source came close to matching solar’s rate of growth in 2024 – in numbers

Electrek

Solar generation for the first 11 months of 2024 increased by over 26%, while new solar generating capacity added in November was the second-highest monthly total ever reported, according to new data released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). New solar capacity easily surpassed all other energy sources during the first 11 months of 2024, followed by wind, according to the SUN DAY Campaign, which reviewed the data.

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First Tesla Semi high-volume production builds expected this 2025

Teslarati

The Tesla Semi is still on track to start its production this 2025. This suggests that Tesla’s Class 8 all-electric truck could become a more common sight on public roads soon. The Tesla Semi program: The Tesla Semi was unveiled alongside the next-generation Roadster back in late 2017. The vehicle held its first delivery event in December 2022.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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Watch The World's Fastest-Charging EV Hit 80% In 9 Minutes: 'Freaking Wild'

InsideEVs

The Zeekr 7X, with the 800-volt Golden Battery, is capable of adding 1,270 miles of range per hour.

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Renault Filante aims to be EV efficiency lab on wheels

Green Car Reports

The test car is named after three record-setting Renault prototypes from the last century Renault claims the mostly carbon-fiber prototype weighs less than 2,204 pounds Most of the weight is from an 87-kwh capacity battery pack Renault on Thursday unveiled a concept car designed not just to look pretty on auto show stands, but to test new ways of.

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Tesla FSD will ‘go ballistic’ next year, says guy who said that last year

Electrek

Tesla will go ballistic next year on the back of its autonomy efforts says Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who said the same thing last year about this year and many years before.

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Ordinary Driving Adds More Life To EV Batteries (It’s Official!)

CleanTechnica EVs

Another new study shows that EV batteries last longer than previously thought while racking up sustainability points, too. The post Ordinary Driving Adds More Life To EV Batteries (It’s Official!) appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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The Lucid Gravity Is A 400 kW Charging Monster, With Tesla Supercharger Access Soon

InsideEVs

Lucid's new SUV gains access to Tesla Superchargers on January 31.

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BP opens first 400-kw TA travel center location, along I-95

Green Car Reports

BP on Monday unveiled the first of more than 40 planned electric-vehicle charging hubs to be co-located with TravelCenters of America (TA) highway rest stops. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, along the busy I-95 corridor, the first site features six CCS DC fast chargers, configured into 12 bays that each offer a connector. BP, which acquired TA.

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Honda wants to launch an EV for under $30,000 in the US as early as next year

Electrek

A new Honda EV for under $30,000? Thats the plan. And it could come as soon as next year. Honda plans to build the new electric car in the US as part of its new Honda 0 Series EV lineup. Heres what we know so far.

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Sony Kills Recordable Blu-Ray And Other Vintage Media

Cars That Think

Physical media fans need not panic yetyoull still be able to buy new Blu-Ray movies for your collection. But for those who like to save copies of their own data onto the discs, the remaining options just became more limited: Sony announced last week that its ending all production of several recordable media formatsincluding Blu-Ray discs, MiniDiscs, and MiniDV cassetteswith no successor models.

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The GMC Sierra Denali Is The New EV Range King

InsideEVs

The 8,800-pound electric truck just beat one of the longest-driving sedans in a range test. But that range comes at a price.

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Cummins redesigned the turbo for hydrogen combustion engines

Green Car Reports

Hydrogen combustion engines lean on existing internal-combustion technology, but they still require some technical tweaks for maximum efficiency. Engine maker Cummins recently unveiled a turbocharger designed for hydrogen engines, which burn gaseous hydrogen instead of gasoline or diesel. Called the CCS H2 ICE, the turbo helps compensate for the.

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A quarter of Tesla’s earnings were due to recongnizing a $600 million gain on Bitcoin

Electrek

Roughly a quarter of Teslas earnings last quarter were due to recognizing a $600 million gain on Bitcoin. Tesla still came short of expectations.

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Tesla to launch unsupervised Full Self-Driving as a service in Austin in June

Teslarati

Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed during the company’s Q4 Earnings Call today that it would launch unsupervised Full Self-Driving as a service in Austin, Texas, in June. It will be the first time Tesla will use a driverless service on roads anywhere in the world. BREAKING: Tesla is launching unsupervised self-driving as a paid service in Austin, Texas, in June Elon Musk confirms this in during the Q4 Earnings Call TESLARATI (@Teslarati) January 29, 2025 The announcement follows Tesla’s

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Honda to Sell Electric Car Under $30,000 in USA?

CleanTechnica EVs

While electric vehicles are doing quite well in luxury car segments, many of our readers (and writers) have lamented that we don’t have enough affordable electric cars, and no really affordable electric cars. Honda may be looking to change that. It may be arriving to the EV party a decade. [continued] The post Honda to Sell Electric Car Under $30,000 in USA?

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2025 Mercedes-Benz GLE PHEV continues with 50 miles of electric range

Green Car Reports

The 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450e plug-in hybrid carries over into its second model year unchanged. Introduced for the 2024 model year, this plug-in hybrid version of the GLE-Class midsize SUV is available in a single grade for 2025, with a $72,500 base price (including a $1,150 destination charge) that puts it roughly in the middle of the overall.

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A vast 600 MW Texas solar farm just hit a major milestone

Electrek

Renewable developer Vesper Energy has installed the last of more than 1.36 million solar panels covering six square miles at Hornet Solar in Swisher County, Texas.

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New Tesla Model Y received over 70,000 new orders in first five days: report

Teslarati

The facelifted Tesla Model Y is off to a roaring start in China, outpacing the reengineered Model 3’s reception. As per recent reports in China, orders for the new Model Y have been surging since pre-sales for the updated vehicle were opened earlier this month. Tesla Model Y sales surge: In just five days following its launch, the Model Y saw over 70,000 orders, as per Chinese news outlet Yicai , citing an insider.

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Report: Parts Availability for General Motors’ 6.2-Liter V8 Becoming Major Issue

The Truth About Cars

General Motors small-block V8s have long been famous for boasting solid reliability at competitive prices. But the 6.2-liter L87 motor (found in late-model Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevy Suburban, GMC Sierra 1500, GMC Yukon, and Cadillac Escalade) is presently under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for defects.

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Kia Niro EV, PHEV, and Hybrid recalled due to airbag issues

Green Car Reports

Kia is recalling 80,255 Niro models because of a wiring issue that could interfere with the deployment of airbags. The recall encompasses hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and all-electric versions of the Niro from model years 2023-2025 equipped with manually-adjusted front passenger seats. In the affected vehicles, the floor wiring assembly beneath the.

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Tesla announces third Megafactory as competition heats up

Electrek

Elon Musk announced that Tesla is already building a third Megafactory to produce more Megapacks just as the competition in the energy storage space heats up more

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It’s official: Electric cars last 18 years on average, matching a typical petrol or diesel for longevity

EV Central

A fresh probe into electric cars longevity has found that battery-electric vehicles are lasting as long as a typical petrol or diesel, with many already judged more reliable than their combustion-powered equivalent. And surprise, surprise, global leader Tesla is the EV brand leading the way. As part of the research, carried out by the University of Birmingham and the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of California San Diego and University of Bern, more than 300 million

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The Price Gap Between EVs And ICE Cars Is Shrinking Fast

InsideEVs

This is not only because EVs are getting cheaper but also because ICE vehicles are becoming more expensive.

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2025 Chevy Equinox EV recalled for cruise-control braking issue

Green Car Reports

General Motors is recalling all-wheel drive versions of the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV because of adaptive cruise control systems that may fail to engage the brakes when needed. The recall of 2,890 electric vehicles comes in response to a software issue, according to the NHTSA. An "incorrect software calibration" of the brake control module.

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Tesla refuses to do the right thing about ‘Full Self-Driving’ transfers

Electrek

Tesla is refusing to do the right thing about Full Self-Driving package transfers and instead holds its own incapacity to deliver the package over the head of its owners.

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Mullen Automotive Accelerates EV Expansion with New Orders & Battery Investments

Green Fleet Magazine

Mullen expands EV sales, secures fleet orders, boosts U.S. battery production, and seeks $55M in DOE grant funding. Check out the roundup now!

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