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Tesla batteries, EPA comments, Hyundai and Kia plug-in availability: Today's Car News

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Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said electric cars are "not grounds for concern" at the EPA—yet highway safety and car prices are. Tesla buys a company that builds ultracapacitors. Hyundai and Kia aim to avoid the dreaded "compliance car" label with their EV sales—barely.

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Volkswagen lays out its NEW AUTO strategy: transforming from manufacturer to software-driven mobility provider; Scalable Systems Platform

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At the same time, the Volkswagen Group’s core product—the car—and the underlying business model are changing fundamentally. Over the coming years, the Group’s own software and technology company CARIAD will develop the new E3 2.0 To enable this, the company is expanding its competencies around the world.

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Toyota changes tune on EVs, announces new battery tech

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Toyota is one of the world’s most respected carmakers, but there is little doubt that the Japanese auto giant has been lagging in the battery-electric vehicle segment. And when Toyota actually released an all-electric car to rival best-sellers like the Tesla Model Y, it was so uninspiring that few were sold.

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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Electric Cars

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Yes, we''re talking about the electric car. However, it is only recently that cost effective electric cars have started getting manufactured. Unlike our fuel powered cars, these cars work on electric motors which basically rely on electrically charged batteries to function. Lo and Behold!

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Tesla raises prices of Model S and Model X in the United States

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The Model S Plaid and Model X Plaid, the company’s two fastest vehicles available today, are now priced at $107,490 before options. Earlier this month alone, Tesla cut prices of the two flagship electric cars by $5,000, just days after releasing its first-quarter vehicle delivery and production report.

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Volkswagen deepens partnership with Gotion to industrialize battery cell production in Germany

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The Volkswagen unified cell concept refers to a prismatic cell format adaptable to various chemistry mixes available today or market-ready at a later point in time. In addition, Volkswagen (China) Investment Company Ltd. The unified cell is compatible to all major upcoming innovations in both product and production technology.

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Tesla gets J.D. Power Home Charging Experience Award for 3rd consecutive year

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Electric vehicles are becoming more mainstream, and amidst this trend, home electric car charging solutions have only become more prominent. Power in its 2023 US Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Home Charging Study, about 68% of EV owners today utilize a Level 2 permanently mounted station.

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