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Minnesota becomes latest state to adopt California clean car standards

Green Car Congress

The low-emission vehicle (LEV) standard requires vehicle manufacturers to deliver passenger cars, trucks, and SUVs that produce lower greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants for sale in Minnesota. The rule only applies to new light- and medium-duty vehicles for sale in Minnesota.

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Toyota and Subaru jointly to develop BEV-dedicated platform and BEV SUV

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Toyota Motor Corporation and Subaru Corporation disclosed today that they have agreed jointly to develop a platform dedicated to battery electric vehicles (BEVs) for midsize and large passenger vehicles and jointly to develop a C-segment-class BEV SUV model for sale under each company’s own brand.

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JATO: Euro car market drops 7.9% in June; SUV demand slows; Tesla posts highest market share gain

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SUV registrations totalled 556,400 units during the month, up by only 0.7% But the most worrying result from June was not the continuous diesel decline, but the slowdown in demand for SUVs. The first is that the poor conditions of the wider market are finally impacting SUVs, which are usually more expensive than regular car types.

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Polestar 3 electric performance SUV to be manufactured in the US

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Polestar, the premium electric car brand from Sweden, announced that its first all-electric SUV will be manufactured in the United States. Polestar vehicles built in South Carolina will be for sale in the United States. Polestar 3 will be built in America, for our American customers. —Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar’s CEO.

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Geely’s upcoming EX5 SUV gets approval for sale in Australia

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Geely's upcoming electric SUV gets Australian approval, hinting at three locally-bound variants on the light-weight family electric SUV. The post Geely’s upcoming EX5 SUV gets approval for sale in Australia appeared first on The Driven.

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$79,050 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV makes EV tax credit cut

Green Car Reports

Mercedes-Benz will soon have three fully electric SUVs for sale in the U.S., including the smaller EQB and larger EQS SUV models already on sale. On Wednesday, it released prices for the middle model, the 2023 Mercedes EQE SUV. The EQE SUV has all the makings of a made-in-America EV.

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2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV starts at $79,050, makes EV tax credit cut

Green Car Reports

Mercedes-Benz will soon have three fully electric SUVs for sale in the U.S., including the smaller EQB and larger EQS SUV models already on sale. On Wednesday, it released prices for the middle model, the 2023 Mercedes EQE SUV. The EQE SUV has all the makings of a made-in-America EV.