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Former Tesla, Lucid execs form new EV brand Longbow, whose first two models are sharp and ultra-light

Electrek

A new niche EV brand, Longbow, has emerged into the public eye, hailing itself as the first-ever British electric sports car manufacturer. It has unveiled its first two featherweight models, inspired by British automotive icons and designed with real-road performance and the overall driver experience in mind.

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2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 joins growing group of electric 3-row crossover SUVs

Charged EVs

On Wednesday, just before the Los Angeles auto show, the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 battery-electric crossover made its global debut. The house has been a design icon since it opened, and its use underscored the upscale market targeted by the electric three-row SUV from one of the world’s most ambitious carmakers.

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Seven day test: 2025 Leapmotor C10 Design EV. I’ll check back when you’ve finished it.

EV Central

We give the flagship Design grade (currently $51,500 drive-away) the week-long family test, with mixed results. 2025 Leapmotor C10 Design EV – yep, this is how you lock and unlock it. At a set of traffic lights I go into the driver assist (ADAS) menu and turn everything off. Tesla Model Y rival? Not on this first try.

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A Crucial Optical Technology Has Finally Arrived

Cars That Think

At Nvidias GTC event last week in San Jose, the company announced that it will produce an optical network switch designed to drastically cut the power consumption of AI data centers. Connections within a rack are electrical, but several startups hope to change this.) And so electronic bits can be encoded onto the light.

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Massive solar array to power airside electric ground service vehicles at JFK Airport’s New Terminal One

Charged EVs

In 1954, architect Wallace Harrison designed a plan that gave major airlines their own terminals. The New Terminal One will have what its creators have said is the largest solar array at any US airport, which will power a fleet of electric vehicles used at the terminal both landside and airside. MW of fuel cells and 1.5

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: electric Microbus finally arrives

Charged EVs

The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz, an electric reinvention of VW’s 1960s Microbus, is finally here. 4 compact electric crossover. Iconic design elements include very short overhangs, superb outward visibility due to upright seating and many windows, huge interior volume for its footprint, and rear-wheel drive. But will interest last?

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Superconducting Motor Could Propel Electric Aircraft

Cars That Think

The other development involves a different group of startups that are using the tape to build electric motors with very high power-to-weight ratios, mainly for use in electric aircraft. The rotor coils in an experimental Hinetics electric motor are made of a high-temperature superconductor.

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