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Polestar 7 to replace Polestar 2 in EV line-up to avoid Volkswagen Golf-like fate

Baua Electric

The Polestar 2 was the first to feature an Android Automotive OS-powered infotainment with built-in Google. As much as we might build a very similar car, because it has a different number, we won’t have this natural trap where we’re boxed into that concept of what the car had been,” Ingenlath explained.

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Google-backed Gravity claims fastest EV charging in America

Baua Electric

Gravity, a New York-based EV charging startup backed by Google Ventures, claims to be rolling out the fastest chargers in the U.S. In this installation, the startup also claims no additional strain on the grid, with no utility upgrades were made to the building or surrounding grid infrastructure.

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Tesla Prepping IPO

Revenge of the Electric Car

The Roadster, which is built on a Lotus frame, can go from 0 to 60 miles an hour in less than four seconds, making it faster than a Porsche 911 or a Ferrari Spider. Department of Energy to help build the new Model S. Tesla said it will build the new car in California.

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Hands-on with the ChatGPT-enabled VW ID.4, with big 2024 model year changes

Baua Electric

I do tend to prefer a more punchy power delivery, and really dislike when automakers build a delay into throttle response, but the ID.4 Like other VW Group EVs (including Audi, Porsche etc.), 4 doesn’t feel laggy (unlike the Blazer EV or Fisker Ocean that I’ve driven recently).

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Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

EV Central

And while it’s improved, the build quality doesn’t match the big boys (you don’t have to look far to spot glitches). No, it’s not practical or family friendly, but who cares, it’s an EV that brings genuine joy, and one that gives any Tesla a proper spanking in terms of build quality and driver involvement.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Better Place is building stations in San Francisco, Hawaii, Israel, and Denmark to swap out 1,000 pound batteries in a car wash type set up. The Renault-Nissan Alliance is building fleet charging stations in Portland and Phoenix. I am more reminded of Segway, or that GM thing that Segway helped them build.