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Hummer EV and MX-30 EV driven, Outlander PHEV handling, vintage Porsche with Model S motor: Today’s Car News

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Today we have a review of Mazda’s first electric vehicle for the U.S.—not And we look at a vintage Porsche 912 conversion done. —not yet with the rotary range extender—and we get some time driving the Hummer EV and understanding why GM built this supertruck first.

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Tesla Sets the Charge: Universal EV Standards in the Making

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Kia, Lexus, Lucid, and Mazda: Adoption by Kia starts in late 2024, while Lexus, Lucid, and Mazda will join in 2025. Porsche, Rivian, Rolls-Royce, Scout Motors, and Toyota: These companies are set to adopt NACS in 2025, with plans for various adapters. Kia and Lucid will provide adapters for older models.

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Version 2.0 of Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid with flywheel energy storage to start at Laguna Seca

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Porsche Motorsport announced the entry of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid Version 2.0 ( earlier post ) in the ModSpace American Le Mans Series Monterey presented by Patrón. The six-hour race on 17 September at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is the eighth round of the 2011 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón.

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Consumer Reports: Most Reliable Car Brands of the Year - Find Out Who Ranks Highest

The Truth About Cars

Leading Brands in Reliability Lexus (Score: 79) Toyota (Score: 76) Mini (Score: 71) Acura (Score: 70) Honda (Score: 70) Rounding out the top 10 are Subaru, Mazda, Porsche, BMW, and Kia. These criteria assess electric motors, hybrid batteries, and charging systems.

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Singer DLS – Turbo, Ford Mustang GT4: Automobile Information Headlines

Baua Electric

Singer has returned with a wild improve for the 964-generation Porsche 911 that turns it into one thing equivalent to Porsche’s 934/5 race automotive that ruled the Trans Am Layout in 1977. You’ll in finding those tales and extra in these days’s automotive information, proper right here at Motor Authority.

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Auto Alliance pushing for passage of Maryland SB 1234 that would require state purchase of ZEVs; 50% of LDVs by 2026

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The Auto Alliance, the leading advocacy group for the auto industry in the US, represents 70% of all car and light truck sales in the United States, including the BMW Group, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Company, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz USA, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche, Toyota, Volkswagen Group of America (..)

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Infiniti’s first EV, Chevy Corvette ZR1: Lately’s Automotive Information

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The Porsche Cayenne has been closely up to date for 2024 and integrated within the dimension is a unutilized grade referred to as the Turbo E-Hybrid. Its height 729 hp is the very best output of any Porsche SUV, and we’ve simply pushed it. It replaces the impaired Turbo S E-Hybrid grade however delivers a quantity extra energy.