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Mercedes Beats Tesla to Earn Level 3 AV Sales Approval in California

The Truth About Cars

That said, a few companies have begun testing autonomous vehicles in cities nationwide, especially in tech-forward California. The system is authorized for use during the day but at speeds lower than 40 mph, so highway driving is not yet available with the feature.&

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Fisker introduces Alaska pickup truck, Ocean with Force E off-road package; 11 Ocean deliveries in Q2

Green Car Congress

Fisker recently presented four future electric vehicles, as well as technology and sustainability visions, to an audience of investors, analysts, employees, and the media at an event in Huntington Beach, California. A triple-motor all-wheel drive powertrain is projected to deliver 1,000-plus horsepower and 0-60 mph in approximately 2.0

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Lightning Motorcycles electric bike with Remy motor cracks 200 mph

Green Car Congress

blasted through the land speed record for production electric bikes by 30 mph to be crowned the first electric bike to exceed 200 mph. The bike was ridden by Paul Thede, principal of Race Tech and the developer of the Lightning suspension system. Using a Remy propulsion electric motor, Lightning Motorcycles, LLC.

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First drive in the Kia EV9: The three-row electric SUV many consumers have been waiting for

Baua Electric

Three months after opening US orders for the long-anticipated three-row EV9 SUV, the folks at Kia invited media out to wine country to test drive it for the first time. The GT-Line can deliver a top speed of 124 mph and accelerate 0-60 mph in five seconds – 4.5 decibel interior at 55 mph (comparable to a Range Rover interior).

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Review: 2025 Toyota Crown Signia gives America a hybrid wagon

Baua Electric

This isn’t a crossover SUV. 2025 Toyota Crown Signia Toyota Crown Signia markets a wagon as an SUV Toyota calls its latest hybrid a crossover SUV. inches long the Crown Signia is nearly the same length as the Highlander three-row crossover SUV. Acceleration isn’t brisk, but with an estimated 0-60 mph sprint of 7.1

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Tesla and Toyota to revisit old partnership for new EV development: report

Teslarati

Citing an official from the Japanese automobile industry, the Chosun Ilbo , one of South Korea’s largest newspapers, stated that the upcoming partnership between Tesla and Toyota would likely result in the development of a small electric SUV. Tesla and Toyota actually have some history making vehicles together.

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We drove all of Lucid’s 2024 Air models and got a sneak peak at its upcoming ‘Mid-Size’ EVs

Baua Electric

As part of our visit, Lucid Motors also invited us behind the scenes at its design studio in California, where we got a look at the progress of its upcoming “Mid-Size” EVs. Yes, it’s the fastest of the three models below Sapphire (0-60 mph in 3 seconds), but I’d personally be more than happy in a Touring while saving some cash.

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