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Junkyard Find: 2017 Buick Envision Premium

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Those were the original Buick Envisions , and I've found a crashed example in a northeastern Colorado car graveyard. I had the opportunity to review a Dongfeng Motor Group-built Dacia Spring in Europe last year , when it was the cheapest new EV available over there. What happens to Buick once the new tariffs begin to bite?

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Mercedes’ Solid-State EV Batteries Are Coming By The Decade's End

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Meanwhile, Mercedes-Benz already has an EQS prototype with solid-state batteries gathering data in the real world.

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Fixing An EV Is Cheaper Than A Gas Car: Study

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Now, though, thanks to new data from CDK Global, we can see just how much cheaper it is to repair an EV compared to a gas-burning car. The CDK Global study also found that EV owners increasingly tap into the service departments’ mobile vans and pick-up services.

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Rivian R1T Quad-Motor: One Big Takeaway From Off-Roading

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But while a quad-motor setup is perfect for all-around versatility, enthusiast off-roaders prefer a simpler solution. This is all the result of the same fact: A four-motor EV powertrain is always going to have more wheel slip than youd get in a vehicle with locking differentials.

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Volkswagen Is Pouring Millions More Into Solid-State Battery Development

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Then He Says It’s Not Just the Money General Motors Says New LMR Battery Will Deliver Major Cost Savings Ford Mustang Mach-E: Heres What Happens When It Hits 250,000 Miles Even Affordable EVs Are Getting Solid-State Batteries Now --> Subscribe to our Newsletter Receive exciting Automotive news, updates, and special offers straight to your inbox.

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EVs Help Air Quality. And Not Just In The Obvious Way.

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EVs have exactly the same friction braking system as gas cars, but because they rely on their motors for deceleration, they don’t need to put pad to disk as often to reduce speed. But there is another important source of emissions that they do much better for than combustion cars, and it’s hardly ever talked about: brake dust pollution.

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Shanghai Motor Show: A wrap of some of the brand new stuff you may not have seen or read about yet

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The sheer size of the Shanghai motor show has to be seen to be appreciated. Sixteen halls, each substantially bigger than the entire Melbourne motor show, with around 100 auto brands on display hosting about the same number of global debuts almost all of them electrified in some way. Multiple body styles will also be offered.