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Event: “Building an Electric Future” at the Petersen

Clean Fleet Report

Museum Exhibit Review: 107 Years of Electric Cars. With the recent technological advancements and increased adoption of electric cars, SUVs and trucks, it is lost on most people that electricity was an early popular propulsion system for cars. Then along came petroleum and the refining of gasoline. 80 mile range.

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Blazer EV price cut, Dodge electric muscle, Rivian R2 and R3: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Rivian on Thursday provided the most significant future-product preview since the debut of its R1 series trucks at the 2018 LA auto show. GM confirmed Friday a huge price cut for the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV , as it resumed deliveries on the model. Ford has given its 2024 E-Transit electric van lineup more range.

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Exclusive: 2023 Cadillac Lyriq Preview

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First was the short-lived, 2014-2016, very cool looking ELR plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). So what has changed in the past few years to send Cadillac on the road to an electric future? Not to be outdone, Cadillac has announced all new models coming from the company will be a battery electric vehicle (EVs).

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury FWD

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Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. Some of these come as hybrids, plug-in hybrids or full electrics, upping the ante even more.

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Road Test: 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 Duramax 4WD Crew Cab AT4 CarbonPro

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But maybe since the predominant vehicles on the road these days are midsize to large SUVs, a big truck really isn’t so big. The electric-assisted steering had good road feel with responsiveness and little body roll in most cornering situations. & the baby brother midsize diesel—the 2018 Chevrolet Colorado Duramax.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric Microbus for North America appears, at last

Charged EVs

The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. That puts it squarely into the nascent segment of mass-market 3-row electric family utilities. Ford, Hyundai, Kia, and GM will all launch vehicles into that segment over the next couple of years. Now we know VW will join them.

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Are Rising EV Inventories Proof Nobody Wants Them?

The Truth About Cars

While this is presumably good news for people who have absolutely had it with dealerships marking up their products, some are growing concerned by how much electric vehicle inventories are outpacing their gasoline-reliant counterparts. That’s about double the average for gasoline vehicles. There are some issues.