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Volvo Cars opens order books for new electric C40 Recharge

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It offers an anticipated range of around 420 km (261 miles), which is expected to improve over time via over-the-air software updates. Like the XC40 Recharge electric compact SUV, the C40 Recharge comes with an infotainment systems jointly developed with Google and based on the Android operating system.

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Polestar unveils Polestar 2 electric fastback; targeting Tesla Model 3

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Polestar launched in 2017 with the Polestar 1—a low-volume Electric Performance Hybrid GT with 600 hp, 1,000 N·m and an electric-only range of 150 km (93 miles). Polestar 2 is the company’s first full electric, higher volume premium car. Polestar 2 is our first fully electric car and first volume model.

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Apple ramps up its ‘secret’ self-driving car testing: Report – ET Auto

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Apple has ramped up its self-driving car testing and has logged over 450,000 miles of autonomous driving in the US from December 2022 to November 2023. Meanwhile, Google’s Waymo drove 3.7 million testing miles in California with a safety driver behind the wheel and 1.2 million testing miles with no one behind the wheel.

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Volvo teams with Starbucks to install EV charging network at U.S. locations

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The charging stations, powered by ChargePoint, will be installed at up to 15 stores along a 1,350-miles corridor from Seattle to Denver. The charging locations will be separated by about 100 miles, a perfect distance for even the lowest-range EVs on the market. Volvo slates 2030 as its year to go fully electric. “We

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The environmental impact of electric cars

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Fully electric vehicles are zero-emission and their batteries can be charged using renewable energy. The UK also hopes to connect more and more EVs to the electricity grid to share power at peak times, in something called vehicle to grid charging (V2G). Electric fleet pioneers.

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Volvo XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2: EV cousins offer different takes on “premium”

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Where it falls down is its EPA-rated range: a mere 208 miles. This isn’t the connection utility that lets you run some phone apps through the car’s screen; Android software actually powers the interfaces for phone, navigation, and other functions—including truly excellent voice recognition. Android above all else. Introducing Polestar.

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2022 Audi e-tron S and e-tron S Sportback models coming to US this fall; prices start at $84,800

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Standard technology: 3D satellite navigation imagery via Google with a newly updated e-tron route planner. In-vehicle LTE-powered Wi-Fi for up to eight connected devices (requires subscription). EPA-estimated driving range with the standard wheel/tire package is 208 miles for e-tron S and 212 miles for the e-tron Sportback S.

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