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Ford Investing $550M to Retool SUV Plant to Produce Focus Small Car and EV

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The plant, formerly the Michigan Truck Plant and the production site for Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigators SUVs, is one of three North American light truck plants Ford is retooling to build fuel-efficient global small cars in the coming years. Earlier post.) The 2.866 million square-foot plant was built in 1957.

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 N prototype driven. Is this the makings of an EV masterpiece?

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If they’re as good as N Drift Optimiser, they’ll be very impressive. Ioniq 5 N battery and range Like other E-GMP-based cars, the Ioniq 5 N will have an 800-volt battery pack, and the leading fast-charging rates that come with it (Hyundai quotes 350kW, but the maximum charge rate is about 235kW or 240kW).

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Earlier post.).

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Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive vs Tesla Model Y Performance: Which electric SUV is for you?

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The Tesla Model Y is already the top-selling prestige SUV on the market, which isn’t a bad effort since until now it has only been available in a single model and only arrived in the country in the second half of 2022. But now there’s another model in the Tesla electric SUV stable, in the form of the Model Y Performance.

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VW reveals first details of electric T7 eTransporter: It’s not as sexy as an ID.Buzz but it can carry heaps of stuff

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And if you’re wondering why you’d buy the van-maker’s latest eTransporter over the ID.Buzz with its glorious retro-styling, wonder no more. READ MORE: Still want that boring SUV? A 400-watt (230-volt) power hub can also be optioned to power larger electrical devices within.

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2025 Kia EV3 sneak peek! BYD Atto 3 and MG ZS EV rival to be unveiled soon

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Kia to launch 15 EVs in next three years as it doubles down on electrified vehicles READ MORE: Kia EV5 detailed ahead of mid-2024 arrival: Is this the electric SUV that could prove the biggest threat yet to the Tesla Model Y? Looking like it will share overall styling cues with the EV9 flagship, the EV3 is yet to be confriemd for Australia.

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Review: 2025 Rivian R1T and R1S gain efficiency, comfort, and a lifeline

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At face value, in body shape and cabin design, the Rivian R1S electric SUV and Rivian R1T electric pickup can look deceivingly similar to their predecessors. No 800V—so no big charging boost On the other hand, the Gen 2 isn’t everything that Rivian had hinted in the past might be coming. Thus, charging hasn’t changed much.

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