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Tesla Model 3 ‘Highland’ trial production, delivery date rumors swirl in China

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Rumors of Tesla’s redesigned Model 3, known as “Highland,” are continuing to swirl in China, and there are even indications that the vehicle has already started to be built and deliveries could occur as soon as October. The Highland Model 3 has been in development for more than a year. I’d love to chat!

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 deal, affordable Honda and Toyota EVs, Civic and Elantra hybrids: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Looking at the latest “Highland” Model 3, as priced last week, it undercuts the Tesla by $9,000. Honda still has no affordable, mass-market EV, and based on remarks from Honda’s global CEO, that’s not coming soon—or an Accord EV or Odyssey EV—but solid-state batteries may enable an affordable small Honda EV by 2030.

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Toyota introduces second-generation Mirai fuel cell electric vehicle as design and technology flagship

Green Car Congress

The new Mirai is one part of an electrification strategy that also includes Toyota’s current and future hybrids and upcoming battery electric vehicles (BEVs). In the 2021 Mirai, a lithium-ion battery is smaller and lighter (98.3 and has higher capacity than the nickel metal-hydride battery used in the first-gen model (310.8v

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Honda in moderation transferring from hybrids to EVs

Baua Electric

It sits on Honda’s untouched light-truck structure and stretches 3.4 Pilot XL: The untouched Pilot is a sturdy participant within the three-row department, however it lacks the longer wheelbase model introduced via its major rival, the Toyota Highlander. The untouched Pilot is powered via a three.6-liter Its wheelbase grew via 2.8

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2024 Tesla Model 3 Long Range review: 331 reasons the dual motor is worth the extra spend

EV Central

The standard kit includes 18-inch alloys with plastic wheel covers (for better aerodynamics), fake leather (now looking a lot more like the cow variety), ventilated front seats, a heated steering wheel, heated outboard seats, panoramic sunroof, ambient lighting, powered bootlid and matrix LED headlights. It’s a major plus of owning a Tesla.

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

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How soon is the revamped Tesla Model 3 Highland arriving in the U.S.? These models aim to go “thin, light, and wise,” with high efficiency and low battery degradation, and they include by-wire steering. Which company spent more of its CES presentation talking about gaming, TV, and movies than the EV it’s helping make?

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2023 Toyota bZ4X

Clean Fleet Report

This is the first of several “bZ” vehicles between now and 2025, when Toyota will offer 70 electrified vehicles, 15 of them being full battery electric. Then, by 2030, 80 percent of Toyota’s global sales will be electrified with hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery electric or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Town and Country. Modern Exterior.

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