I am excited about the new EVs expected to arrive this year from Rivian, GMC, Volkswagen, Audi and Ford.
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News: More EVs Get Certified 200+ Ranges
Range and its attendant anxiety continues to dominate electric vehicle discussions. That discussion is about to move up to a new level as three significant new EVs received their official EPA range certifications this week.
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News: Consumer Reports Ranks Car Brands’ Reliability
Electric and electrified models are building mixed reputations in the marketplace, according to this year’s report of automotive reliability from the respected publication, Consumer Reports.
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News: GM Accelerates Toward EV Future
General Motors offered more detail about its pathway to become an EV-centric company this week, while it also dealt with battery fire issues from its first high-volume electric car, the Chevrolet Bolt.
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News: BMW Amps Up Alliances, Introduces New EV
The first of the new generation of EVs is the iX, a midsize SUV similar in size to the X5 and X6 in the current lineup.
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EV Charging Infrastructure: Who’s Got the Plug?
The plug-in or plug-less charging options are expanding in parallel with EV adoption, so expect options to grow.
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News: North American Car of the Year Semifinalists Announced
For 2021 a total of 27 news vehicles (or vehicle families in some cases) were nominated for North American Car of the Year, including a significant number of electrified models.
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News: Lucid Motors Finally Unveils the Whole Lucid Air Package
Lucid lacks a rock star-like leader like Elon Musk, but that may not be a bad thing. What Lucid has is solid automotive engineers who’ve been working during the past five years to create the 2021 Lucid Air.
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News: General Motors Makes Big Electric Vehicle Moves
Speculation about a spin-off of the electric vehicle-battery portion of General Motors into a separate company was muted by three actions this week that not only boosted the EV side of GM’s business, but bolstered the company’s overall standing.
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News: Lucid Announces 500+-Mile Range
We’ll know more September 9, such as production specifications and pricing, but this preview indicates Lucid will be fielding a long-range, tech-heavy competitive electric sedan when it hits the market in 2021.
