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These new EV charging features are coming to Google Maps

Baua Electric

Map: Google Google’s new Maps features help EV drivers find exact information about EV chargers’ locations, plan charging stops for road trips, and more. This update will roll out globally in “the coming months,” starting with EVs with Google built in, such as those built by Volvo, Polestar, and GMC. Get started here. –ad*

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GMC Just Revealed the Larger, More Tech-Packed 2024 Acadia

The Truth About Cars

GMC’s midsize utility vehicle is getting an update for 2024, with increased exterior dimensions, updated tech, and a harder-core AT4 model with more off-road capability.& GMC said that increase brought 80 percent more cargo space behind the third row and 36 percent more behind the second-row seats. inches longer and 3.2

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Tesla Now Selling More Vehicles In USA Than Lexus, Volkswagen, Mercedes, BMW, & Many Others

CleanTechnica EVs

I just published a report highlighting the fact that Tesla’s US sales have been growing as the overall auto market has tanked, and I also published one looking at companies’ EV share of auto sales (Tesla being at 100%, of course). I nearly closed all my Google Sheets and left the topic of US EV […].

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2024 Honda Prologue electric SUV starts under $40,000 with full EV tax credit eligibility

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Based on GM’s Ultium Platform (that powers Chevy, Cadillac, GMC, and Buick EVs), the Prologue features the “highest standard driving range rating in its class,” according to Honda. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. With the added credit, the Honda Prologue hits the “sweet spot,” with starting prices under $40,000.

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The 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Gets Impressive Tech and a Six-Figure Starting Price

The Truth About Cars

& Like the GMC Hummer EV, the Escalade IQ has rear-wheel steering and its own version of the funky crab walk feature that helps the big-boy Cadillac maneuver in tight spaces. The system uses a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and runs Google built-in. The IQ also offers one-pedal driving and adjustable regenerative braking.

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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—Frank Hanley, senior director of auto benchmarking at J.D. PP100 gap exists between vehicles that have an Android Automotive OS without Google Automotive Services (51.1 This is only for the operating system for in-vehicle infotainment, not for the smartphone mirroring systems of Android Auto or Apple CarPlay.

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Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

Clean Fleet Report

Auto companies like Kia use CES as a vehicle introduction show This is a look, alphabetically, at some of what was announced at CES 2024, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, January 9-12. Polestar and Google All Polestar vehicles have Google Built-In , but now the technology will have enhanced features.

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