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2025 VW ID.Buzz costs $61,545, up to 234 miles of range

Green Car Reports

The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz will cost $61,545 Single-motor models will have 234 miles of range, dual-motor models have 231 miles of range The ID.Buzz will arrive in U.S. dealers later this year The two most pressing pieces of the VW Bus's return have finally been revealed. On Wednesday, Volkswagen said the 2025 ID.Buzz will cost $61,545 including.

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BYD surges past Honda and Nissan’s sales for the first time, targets Ford with low-cost EVs

Electrek

China’s leading EV maker, BYD , sold more vehicles than Honda and Nissan for the first time in the second quarter. BYD is now the world’s seventh-largest automaker. With low-cost EVs hitting key global markets, BYD is quickly catching up to Ford.

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The Top Programming Languages 2024

Cars That Think

Welcome to IEEE Spectrum ’s 11th annual rankings of the most popular programming languages. As always, we combine multiple metrics from different sources to create three meta rankings. The Spectrum ranking is weighted towards the profile of the typical IEEE member, the Trending ranking seeks to spot languages that are in the zeitgeist, and the Jobs ranking measures what employers are looking for.

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No Special Treatment When It Comes To ICE Ban, Ethiopia Tells Diplomats — They Can Only Buy EVs, Just Like Everybody Else!

CleanTechnica EVs

Diplomats get a lot of special privileges all over the world, which must be nice, but there are no special privileges when it comes to allowing imports of new ICE vehicles in Ethiopia, it seems. When Ethiopia implemented an immediate ban on new internal combustion engine vehicle imports earlier this. [continued] The post No Special Treatment When It Comes To ICE Ban, Ethiopia Tells Diplomats — They Can Only Buy EVs, Just Like Everybody Else!

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

emissions global warming Norway climate change carbon dioxide youtube lighting

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EV collision repair costs 20% more than for gas models

Green Car Reports

EV collision repairs continue cost more than those of internal combustion vehicles, according to a new report from Mitchell International, which provides tech for the auto insurance and collision repair industries. The report, based on second-quarter 2024 data, shows similar rates of EVs and 2021-and-newer gasoline vehicles being declared total.

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Lucid (LCID) will launch three new affordable EVs to challenge Tesla’s Model Y, Model 3

Electrek

Lucid (LCID) will introduce not one but three new affordable EVs as it looks to take on market leaders like Tesla. Although we knew Lucid was planning a new mid-size electric SUV to rival Tesla’s best-selling Model Y, two other EVs are scheduled to roll out.

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Why No One Wants To Sell You A $25,000 EV

InsideEVs

Car companies are hooked on high-margin, expensive products. Analysts say they’re not going back.

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Lucid reportedly developing three affordable EVs

Green Car Reports

Lucid has three affordable EVs in the pipeline The project "mid-size program" will encompass a crossover SUV, probably a sedan, and possibly a hatchback Lucid's model will put an emphasis on efficiency Lucid is developing three affordable EVs priced below the Air sedan and the upcoming Gravity SUV, CarBuzz reports. The automaker is currently.

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Hyundai Motor Group hits double-digit EV market share in the US, and this is just the start

Electrek

Hyundai Motor Group, including Kia and Genesis, is taking the US EV market by storm this year. After reaching double-digit market share, Hyundai continued closing the gap with Tesla as the second-largest EV brand in the US through July.

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Texas EV Battery Startup Aims To Break Texas Oil Industry

CleanTechnica EVs

The Texas startup Group1 is banking that the EV battery of the future will deploy potassium to cut costs and improve performance. The post Texas EV Battery Startup Aims To Break Texas Oil Industry appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

Brief

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Tesla tops Consumer Satisfaction Index for luxury vehicles with Mercedes-Benz

Teslarati

Tesla topped the American Consumer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) for 2024 in the luxury segment with Mercedes-Benz, holding steady and gaining notoriety for improvements in complaint handling. Tesla and Mercedes-Benz tied at a score of 83 this year. Tesla’s score was unchanged, while Mercedes-Benz improved four percent from 2023, mostly due to customer satisfaction with its hybrid-electric vehicles.

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Toyota developing in-wheel electric motors

Green Car Reports

Toyota has filed a new patent application for in-wheel electric motors, indicating the automaker is still working on this tech. The patent application was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Jul. 18, 2024, and originally filed by Toyota Oct. 30, 2023. It deals specifically with a gear-case design that uses two.

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Renewables now make up 30% of US power capacity – FERC

Electrek

Renewables – solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, hydropower – are now 30% of total US electrical generating capacity, according to analysis of FERC’s mid-year data.

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Ford Is Hitting Reset On Its Entire EV Plan

InsideEVs

Ford is America's no. 2 electric brand. But profits have been elusive, so it's hitting reset on the entire plan.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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IBM’s Big Bet on the Quantum-Centric Supercomputer

Cars That Think

Back in June 2022, Oak Ridge National Laboratory debuted Frontier —the world’s most powerful supercomputer. Frontier can perform a billion billion calculations per second. And yet there are computational problems that Frontier may never be able to solve in a reasonable amount of time. Some of these problems are as simple as factoring a large number into primes.

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Ford: Two new electric trucks, more hybrids, no three-row electric SUV

Green Car Reports

Ford on Wednesday said it plans to launch more hybrids and cut back on a previously announced battery-electric vehicle as it adjusts to the changing landscape for electrified vehicles. The automaker said its changed roadmap is aimed at lowering prices, particularly for EVs whose buyers today are more cost conscious compared to the early adopters.

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Geely, XPeng, Jaecoo, Skywell: Some of the little known EV brands charging to Australia

The Driven EV News

Electric vehicle manufacturers from China are queuing up to launch models in Australia in the next 18 months, fuelled by rising interest and changes to regulations. The post Geely, XPeng, Jaecoo, Skywell: Some of the little known EV brands charging to Australia appeared first on The Driven.

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BYD Overtook Honda And Nissan In Sales Last Quarter

InsideEVs

It turns out that people really do want cheap electric cars. If the trend continues, it won't be long until BYD passes Ford.

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Oakland is now first in the US to deploy a 100% electric school bus fleet – and it’s V2G

Electrek

An Oakland, California, school district is the first in the US to transition to a 100% electric school bus system with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology.

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Fisker Ocean recalled due to regen brake issue

Green Car Reports

The Fisker Ocean has been recalled once again, this time for an issue that could lead to an unexpected reduction in regenerative braking. The recall includes 7,745 Ocean electric SUVs from model years 2023 and 2024 (the only two in which the Ocean was sold before Fisker filed for bankruptcy). Software issues in these vehicles may reduce.

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Tesla chosen over Ford for $5 million Baltimore City EV fleet

Teslarati

Tesla landed what could be $5 million in sales from the Baltimore City government, as the city has decided to purchase EVs made by the industry-leading automaker for employee use. More and more city governments are using Tesla EVs to cut down fuel and maintenance costs, helping to push taxpayer dollars to other things. Several police departments across the world have decided to transition to at least some EVs, with many already seeing cost savings after varying times of use.

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2024 GMC Sierra EV Deliveries Are Finally Underway

InsideEVs

Two years after being unveiled, the top-spec GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 is heading to customers across the country.

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Acura slashes nearly $30K off 2024 ZDX models, undercutting Tesla’s Model Y by a mile

Electrek

Acura wants its share of the US electric vehicle market. After introducing a massive new incentive, the 2024 Acura ZDX is cheaper to lease than the Tesla Model Y. With a nearly $30,000 discount, is Acura’s luxury electric SUV worth it?

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2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 arrives at dealers

Green Car Reports

GMC now has two electric trucks in production The 2024 GMC Sierra EV will be a low-volume model for at least a year The limited-edition launch version of the Sierra EV costs $99,495 The 2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 is now being delivered to customers, General Motors announced Wednesday. But it will be some time before other versions of the.

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SpaceX will be first to launch Doritos ‘Zero Gravity’ chips safe for space

Teslarati

SpaceX will be the first to have Doritos’ new “Zero Gravity” chips that are designed for space travel on board as it leaves Earth. Frito Lay announced earlier this week that it would launch a limited-edition Cool Ranch Zero Gravity Flavored Tortilla Chips. The chips are packaged in a cool, space-themed package, but they are catered for travel outside the Earth’s atmosphere with the seasoning and not the tube they come in.

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Most Plug-In Hybrids Never Get Plugged In. Here's How To Change That

InsideEVs

PHEVs deliver phenomenal efficiency when they're regularly charged. Skip the plug, and you lose the benefits.

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Saudi Arabia’s bold plan to ferry people around in flying electric boats

Electrek

Saudi Arabia has its sights set on shuttling people around its desert megacity on flying electric boats. While it may sound like science fiction, the wings are already in motion. To achieve its goal, Saudi Arabia even already purchased eight of the Swedish electric boatmaker Candela’s new P-12 electric ferries.

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Tesla Model X recalled because roof trim may fall off

Green Car Reports

Tesla is recalling 9,136 Model X electric SUVs from early in the vehicle's production run to fix trim prices that may not have been properly applied to the roof and could come off. The recall includes 2016 Tesla Model X vehicles manufactured from the start of production until Jul. 31, 2016, when a change in the assembly process was made at a.

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U.S. EV sales growth outpaced the rest of the auto market in June: data

Teslarati

Electric vehicle (EV) sales have been on the rise in the U.S. and elsewhere over the past few years, and recent registration data from S&P Global Mobility shows that EV sales growth outpaced the rest of the automotive market in June. EV sales were up in the first half of the year, according to the data, as well as the tech having outpaced the broader market in June, both due to large incentive programs bringing EV prices down for consumers (via Automotive News ).

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Only One Country Is Making Progress On Electrifying Everything

CleanTechnica EVs

For close to twenty years, it’s been clear that electrifying everything is a key climate change wedge. Mark Z. Jacobson’s work in the USA and then internationally with his 100% Renewables by 2050 modeling laid much of the groundwork for this. Luminaries from around the world, such as Saul Griffiths, [continued] The post Only One Country Is Making Progress On Electrifying Everything appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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BYD says time for ‘China’s supercars to get serious’ as 1,200 hp Yangwang U9 rolls out

Electrek

BYD is preparing to deliver its first electric supercar, the Yangwang U9. As the first Chinese automaker to complete large-scale testing at Germany’s famous Nurburgring track, BYD said, “It’s time for China’s supercars to get serious.” BYD’s 1,200 hp Yangwang U9 electric supercar is expected to challenge Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, and other high-end car makers as it expands into new segments.

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Karma reveals Ivara SUV concept, plans more PHEVs

Green Car Reports

Karma on Friday unveiled the Ivara concept at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, one of the premier events of 2024 Monterey Car Week that ran last week in California. Joining it on Karma's stand were the previously revealed Kaveya sports car and Gyesera sport sedan. The Kaveya was shown in Monterey with a revised interior that Karma said.

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Tesla Semi’s latest fleet customer details efficiency advantages

Teslarati

The latest fleet customer utilizing the Tesla Semi has detailed how the all-electric Class 8 truck has improved efficiency, as some other companies have noted in their use. NFI announced way back in 2017 that it planned to expand its North American fleet with Tesla Semi. The truck was the next step in many companies’ plans to make their fleets more sustainable, and NFI had the same idea.

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BYD, Zeekr, & NIO Enter Pakistan, Japan, UAE

CleanTechnica EVs

Chinese electric vehicle producers continue to expand around the world, and we’ve got a few new expansions to share. BYD is moving into Pakistan, Zeekr is moving into Japan, and NIO is moving into UAE. We also have news of Ford and Tesla selling electric vehicles in new markets. Oh, [continued] The post BYD, Zeekr, & NIO Enter Pakistan, Japan, UAE appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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