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Audi Electric SUV, Tesla Supercharger Growth, Oregon Per-Mile Road Fee: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we''ve got confirmation that Audi will build an all-electric SUV, a look at how quickly the Tesla Supercharger network has grown over the past year, and Oregon''s concept for a per-mile road fee that could replace the gas tax. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Today in Car News'

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U.S. pace of EV adoption rivals rate of California: analysis

Teslarati

Battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) are gaining traction in auto markets across the world, and new data shows that U.S. The news comes following a California mandate banning the sale of new gas cars by 2035 enacted last year. adoption rates could be set to skyrocket in the years to come. A number of U.S. If the U.S. BEV market share.

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Old Nissan Leaf becomes affordable road trip after 160-mile battery upgrade

Teslarati

With demand for electric vehicles surging and used prices getting pushed sky high, some may think that the idea of a sub-20,000 dollar EV with more than 70 miles of range is just a fever dream. The saved gas money was only one of the many reasons they went for the vehicle.

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of Rivian's R1T

Cars That Think

The world’s first-to-market electric pickup truck, it turns out, isn’t from Ford, General Motors, or a late-to-market Tesla Cybertruck. Rivian, despite a near-$100 billion market cap, has miles and years to go to become “the next Tesla,” the unfortunate albatross that gets hung from the neck of many electric vehicle newbies.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota BZ4X EV

Clean Fleet Report

The 2023 BZ4X small SUV is the first-ever mass production all-electric vehicle from Toyota. It joins the line-up of cars and SUVs powered by hybrid, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell technology that have made Toyota the world leader in electrified vehicles. BZ” = “Beyond Zero”; “4” = “midsize”; “X” = SUV.

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Road Test: 2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness

Clean Fleet Report

This five-seat station wagon/SUV slots in the upper end of Subaru SUV line-up, which is, smallest-to-largest: Crosstrek, Forester, Solterra, Outback and Ascent. The Subaru Outback Wilderness is a tall station wagon or small SUV that was remarkably comfortable for highway cruising, but with no compromises for off-road functionality.

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EV Radar: January 2022

Noodoe

US Vice President Kamala Harris reveals a plan to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations, aiming to make EVs accessible for everyone. 2022: The Grand Year for Electric Cars. 2021 was a huge year for the shift toward electric transportation. EVs to Overtake Gas by 2025 in UK & EU. EV Education.

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