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

Baua Electric

At its own theater in Laguna Beach, California, the company presented the expected Rivian R2 electric SUV , a smaller sibling to the R1S that will start at $45,000, deliver more than 300 miles of range in most of its forms, and be comparable to the Tesla Model Y in overall footprint.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Cadillac Lyriq

Clean Fleet Report

The RWD configuration gets one motor producing 340 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque for a 312-mile all-electric driving range and 0-60 mph in about 4.9 The 12-module, 100 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery, when charged on a DC Fast Charger, can get up to 76 miles of range in 10 minutes and 195 miles in 30 minutes.

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Hands-on with the ChatGPT-enabled VW ID.4, with big 2024 model year changes

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4 does currently qualify for the full $7,500 US federal EV tax credit – the only car made by a foreign automaker to qualify, due to local production in Chattanooga, Tennessee – and the credit is now available upfront at the point of sale. 4 now has 291 miles of EPA-estimated range, up from 275, and the AWD version has 263 miles, up from 255.

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GM, finally, ramps up Cadillac Lyriq to meet demand for luxury SUVs

Baua Electric

2024 Cadillac Lyriq Luxury trim (Source: Cadillac) The all-around Lyriq has been compared to the Mercedes EQE SUV, Audi A8 e-tron, and BMW iX, but it offers an impressive 300 miles or range at a price set around $60,000. Lyriq is built in Spring Hill, Tennessee. So far this month, it is tracking to be around 25%.

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Cadillac’s ambitious move to an all-electric luxury brand by 2030

Charged EVs

The model intended to put US shoppers on notice that Cadillac now offers EVs is the 2023 Lyriq, a mid-size five-seat crossover utility vehicle with an estimated range of up to 312 miles. The EPA hasn’t yet released its official rating.) Orders for the 2024 models will open up during autumn 2022, for deliveries starting in 2023.

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Manganese Could Be the Secret Behind Truly Mass-Market EVs

Cars That Think

VW is already building EV factories in Tennessee and China. Those energy-poor packs brought just 24 kilowatt-hours of storage and a 117-kilometer (73-mile) driving range. second explosion to 60 miles per hour in its WTF (“Watts to Freedom”) mode. It didn’t help that Nissan eschewed a thermal-management system for the battery.)

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FedEx and VW EV Plans, Second GM Battery Factory – EV Week in Review: Mar 2 – Mar 8

EV Adoption

The announcement is specifically for VW-branded vehicles and does not apply to other brands in the VW portfolio (Audi, Porsche, SEAT, Bentley, etc.). According to the Journal , the second facility is likely to be located in Tennessee, though a final location has yet to be selected. In the U.S. – March 2, via TechCrunch.

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