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First drive review: 2021 BMW 330e plug-in hybrid hits the right numbers but shuns its sport-sedan heritage

Green Car Reports

The brand once owned the sport-sedan. “OK Boomer,” jeered BMW last November, in a social-media ad for its first fully electric SUV, the iX. It was a reference to an already outdated meme that feels so last-decade now.

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GM's Buick Proxima EV concept for China is a gullwing flagship

Green Car Reports

A flagship sedan built on a dedicated EV architecture, it sports gullwing doors that are typical concept-car fare, but will likely. The Buick Proxima is the product of GM's China Advanced Design Center in Shanghai, which has pivoted to focus on EVs, according to a press release.

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New Porsche Panamera e-Hybrid Arrives With 91 km All-Electric Range

Electric Cars Report

The sports car manufacturer’s luxury sedan emphasises its sporting character with even more powerful drive systems. The Porsche Panamera is entering its third model generation with fresh and expressive design, and a greater bandwidth between comfort and sportiness.

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Toyota RAV4 Prime: Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021 finalist

Green Car Reports

It’s the quickest-accelerating vehicle in Toyota’s lineup, excluding its sports cars. It’s Toyota’s first plug-in SUV since the “powered by Tesla” RAV4 EV from earlier last decade. And it offers one of the longest all-electric driving ranges among.

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Photos and Specs for the Upcoming Kia EV5 GT Surfaced On a Chinese Government Website

The Truth About Cars

The specs back that up, as it sports two electric motors, with 215 horsepower and 229 pound-feet of torque up front and 98 horsepower and 125 pounds of torque in the back. MIIT’s documentation covers the performance-oriented EV5 GT, which would likely be the range-topping model like the EV6 GT we have here in the States.

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VinFast Recalls 2,781 VF8 Sports Utility Vehicles Due to Front Brake Issue

Electric Cars Report

Vietnam’s electric vehicle maker VinFast has announced a recall of 2,781 of its sports utility model VF8, sold in the domestic market, to check and replace the bolt connecting the front brake caliper to the knuckle.

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Lotus announces 4 new electric vehicles, including 2 SUVs

Electrek

The automaker known for its sports cars is now only going electric with four new models, and two of them are electric SUVs. Lotus has announced a significant update to its business. more… The post Lotus announces 4 new electric vehicles, including 2 SUVs appeared first on Electrek.

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