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Ford LFP battery pause, Porsche Cayenne PHEV, Nissan goes all-EV for Europe, UK: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Porsche plug-in hybrid shoppers have lots of options. Ford on Monday afternoon officially pressed pause on the construction of its LFP EV battery plant in Michigan, which just earlier. Ford puts one of its cornerstone EV battery projects on hold. And Nissan accelerates EV plans in Europe—and Britain.

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Imported Audi, Porsche, and Bentley Models Held Back Over Forced Labor Allegations

The Truth About Cars

While the impacted automakers include Porsche, Bentley and Audi, we’ve seen plenty of brands being accused of leveraging forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China, where the country is said to have forcibly concentrated the Uyghur ethnic minority. ports for allegedly violating the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). custom laws.

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Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo sets Guinness altitude change record at Pikes Peak

Teslarati

The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo recently set a rather unique Guinness World Record. To achieve its feat, the team of drivers had to bring the Taycan Cross Turismo to Eagle Mine in Michigan, one of the lowest drivable points in the country. Credit: Porsche North America. Credit: Porsche North America.

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Watch Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo Set Epic Altitude Change Record

InsideEVs

From the bottom of a mine in Michigan to the summit of Pikes Peak, the Porsche EV covered a vertical distance of over three miles.

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US files civil complaint against Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche for alleged Clean Air Act violations

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Justice, on behalf of the US Environmental Protection Agency, has filed a civil complaint in federal court in Detroit, Michigan against Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations, LLC, Porsche AG, and Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

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Taycan review, Equinox EV deal, R1T top safety, 70-mile PHEVs: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

In a first drive of the 2025 Porsche Taycan , we found that with improvements to performance, efficiency, and charging, this grand-touring electric sports car lives up to its original mission—and much more. Is CEO Elon Musk costing Tesla sales? Now, GM reportedly seeks a similar deal with CATL.

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Detroit auto display vows to form a comeback in 2023. However which automakers can the display trap again?

Baua Electric

The Detroit Auto Sellers Affiliation, which runs the display, mentioned the 2023 model will come with a unused indoor observe for electrical automobiles, extra open air ride-and-drives and a unused mobility discussion board that includes executives and politicians equivalent to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

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