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Buick Wildcat concept shows design direction for Electra EV series arriving in 2024

Green Car Reports

Buick on Wednesday revealed a concept that it says previews “an expressive vision of the brand’s new design direction” as it transitions to fully electric by the end of the decade.

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Buick adding new eAssist mild hybrid to 2018 Buick LaCrosse as standard powertrain

Green Car Congress

The Buick LaCrosse is adding eAssist light electrification for the 2018 model. Compared to previous Buick eAssist executions ( earlier post ), this newest iteration is more sophisticated, powerful and compact. By this time next year, five Buick models will offer this advanced transmission.

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BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce adopt Tesla’s NACS charging port

Teslarati

With six fully electric BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce models now available in the U.S. The agreement will give EVs from BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce with the Combined Charging System (CCS) access to select stations in Tesla’s Supercharger network by 2025, and future vehicles built for the U.S.

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GM delivers July record 287,581 vehicles in China; SUVs biggest riser

Green Car Congress

The Buick, Cadillac and Baojun brands reached all-time highs for July sales, while Chevrolet posted growth of 24% on an annual basis. Buick sales of 93,347 units were up 4.4% The Baojun E100 was launched in Liuzhou, Guangxi, in late July, giving the brand its first fully electric vehicle. Retail sales increased 6.3%

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Cadillac teases the Celestiq’s $300,000 interior

Teslarati

Once released, the Celestiq will likely be a significant part of the brand’s push toward electrification, especially considering that the brand plans on being fully electric by 2030, a mere 7-and-a-half years away.

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2024 Honda Prologue electric SUV starts under $40,000 with full EV tax credit eligibility

Baua Electric

2024 Honda Prologue eligible for full $7,500 EV tax credit After kicking off production last month, Honda’s first fully electric SUV will begin hitting dealerships any day. With the added credit, the Honda Prologue hits the “sweet spot,” with starting prices under $40,000.

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Lotus claims it will be first pure EV sports car brand

EV Central

That hasn’t stopped Lotus being bullish in a press release issued this week, saying its decision means it will be the first “established sports car maker in the world to have a fully electric product range”. Other brands that have committed to go all-electric include : 2025: Genesis, Jaguar. 2027: Alfa Romeo, Buick.

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