Cars That Think

APRIL 4, 2022

The Hyundai Ioniq5 and Kia EV6 that I recently tested—a pair of wildly impressive, high-design EVs—take a different approach to solving range anxiety: an 800-volt battery architecture that delivers some of the fastest charging in the EV game, and unheard of at these price levels. The Ioniq5—already named Car Design of the Year , U.K.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

January 1, 2023, kicked off a fresh start of new tax credits for vehicles, both new and used. Since then, much of the dust has settled on the Capitol as it continues to implement qualifying terms for tax credits , continuously shifting what used EVs do and do not qualify. Here’s the latest list. Here’s how it works.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In my previous article, Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives , I outlined and analyzed 13 proposed changes to IRC 30D (federal EV tax credit). But all of these PHEVs have batteries of around 9 kWh and so they could easily be upgraded to 10 kWh to qualify for the tax credit.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 18, 2024

Traffic cones fly by in the side windows like mailboxes on a country road until I let off the pedal and let “B” mode’s regenerative braking lasso this electric SUV down for a gradual right turn back into its parking spot. Audi has confirmed the Q6 E-Tron will tow up to 4,400 pounds, though it won’t offer a specific off-road model.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

It’s a truck, specifically the Escalade SUV, the gussied-up, very successful ultra-luxury version of the Chevy Suburban. Perhaps the most startling were two Cadillacs in addition to the Lyriq—since a midsize luxury electric SUV wasn’t a surprise even then. The EPA hasn’t yet released its official rating.)

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