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Hyundai Ioniq 5 wins Cars.com’s Best Electric Vehicle for 2024 award

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Cars.com also cited the Ioniq 5’s 350 kW DC fast charging capabilities, which are valuable on long road trips. We’re particularly proud that the IONIQ 5’s long list of virtues continues to make it the leader in a very competitive and rapidly changing EV environment,” the executive stated.

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General Motors emphasizing faster electric vehicle launches after positive 2021 earnings

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General Motors ( NYSE: GM ) is gearing up for a major shift in 2022 thanks to its evolving electric vehicle program, planning for record profit levels that could surge the company into a more well-rounded placement in an increasingly competitive sector. GMC Hummer EV sports its massive size alongside full-size SUV.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

EV Central

litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with two electric motors, providing about 100km of EV range as well as the ability to travel further on petrol. All models have dual motors for four-wheel drive capability and the F-150 Lightning sells from about US$50K (minus taxes and on-road costs), which is US$10K more than it launched at.

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GM extends Chevy Bolt production delay, NHTSA closes battery fire investigation

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General Motors announced that Chevrolet Bolt EV production will last through March and will extend until early April. Owners were advised not to park near other cars , not to park indoors, and to limit their state of charge to 90 percent in some instances. Chevrolet Bolt EV owners may have trouble with parking after battery recalls.

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Hummer achieves 100mpg

Green Cars News

An American green technology company has developed a hybrid Hummer capable of over 100mpg. Raser Technologies, the company behind the hybrid hummer, claims to have achieved the impossible by greening up one of the cars with the worse environmental record. The Hummer H3E is a plug-in electric vehicle with an onboard range extender.

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GM's CEO Waggoner Announces Saturn Plug-in Hybrid; Bio-fuel Hummer

Plugs and Cars

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- General Motors Corp. (GM) Wagoner said GM is using the Saturn Vue hybrid sport utility vehicle to develop a plug-in hybrid, which can be re-charged from a standard electrical outlet, and will offer biofuel-capable Hummer SUVs. GM) Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said Wednesday that the U.S.

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China EV maker Seres adjusts U.S. plan to fit reality

China EV

Seres is the new name – and brand name, it seems — for the vehicles produced by SF Motors, which is a subsidiary of Sokon Industrial Group, a large privately-owned manufacturer in China. The EV maker opened an office in Santa Clara, CA, in Silicon Valley, in 2016 under the name SF Motors. More on Sokon later. market, says Taylor.

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