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Vinfast electric truck, Hertz selling EVs for gasoline, by-wire firsts: Today’s Car News

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The company points to expensive collision claims and charging issues, and has suggested that Tesla’s price volatility didn’t help. While vehicles offering two of those three types of by-wire tech have been increasingly common, all three help pave the way for radical changes in EV packaging and autonomous vehicle tech.

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How Self-Driving Cars Will Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

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And while hybrid technology has taken off, drivers have been hesitant to accept fully battery-powered tech for a variety of reasons, including a lack of charging stations. Another hot topic in the auto world is autonomous rides. In fact, from 2014 to 2016, battery prices fell by 50 percent, allowing EVs to gain some traction.

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Honda EV concepts, Kia electric vans, Vinfast pickup concept, Hertz dumps EVs: The Week in Reverse

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At CES in Las Vegas, the Honda Saloon and Space-Hub concepts provided a head-turning first look at the automaker’s 0 Series (Zero Series) EVs set to launch starting in 2026. The company points to expensive collision claims and charging issues, and has suggested that Tesla’s price volatility didn’t help.

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VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

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VinFast Auto is planning to show off several electric vehicles at CES it would like to see sold within the United States in the coming years. But the ultimate goal is for VinFast to become a globally recognized EV manufacturer offering competitively priced vehicles. and executed them in a manner that rubbed testers the wrong way.

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XPeng AeroHT’s ‘modular flying car’ will enter mass production, pre-orders begin in Q4

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During a press event held during CES in Las Vegas, XPeng’s electric aviation business arm AeroHT shared new details regarding two of its “flying cars.” During XPeng’s annual 1024 Tech Day event in 2022, AeroHT introduced its seventh generation flying car. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Kia EV6 GT

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Clean Fleet Report spent several hours on a beautiful December Las Vegas day driving the 2023 Kia EV6 GT. The EV6 GT also has the very handy Auto Hold feature where, at a stop light, the brakes are automatically applied, relieving the driver and reducing fatigue in the driver’s right leg from pressing on the brake pedal.

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Are Autonomous Buses the Answer for Efficient Transportation and Reducing Emissions and Fuel Consumption?

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Arizona-based startup Local Motors has unveiled Olli ( earlier post ), a 12-passenger minibus that may hit university campuses in Las Vegas and Miami later this year. China’s tech giant, Baidu, is trying to become to autonomous cars what Google’s Android has done for smartphones. What comes next? About the Author.