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Ford unveils F-150 Lightning electric pickup; starting at $39,974; arriving in 2022

Green Car Congress

The commercial-oriented entry model starts at $39,974 MSRP before any federal or state tax credits, while the mid-series XLT model starts at $52,974 MSRP, offering additional comfort and technology. —Kumar Galhotra, Ford president, Americas and International Markets Group, Ford Motor Company. America’s No.

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Fiat unveils 5 new boxy ‘Panda-inspired’ concept cars

Baua Electric

Fiat just unveiled a new set of Panda-inspired concept cars at the Geneva Motor Show, including a new city car and a pickup truck. It starts at a reasonable $32,500 plus a $1,595 destination fee, although it’s not eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit.

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800-Volt EV Charging: The ?Other Palliative for Range Anxiety ???

Cars That Think

Between bitter ambient temperatures and some snafus, that charger was pushing juice at a sharply reduced, roughly 45-kW rate—exactly one-sixth the Hyundai’s maximum 270-kW rate. Lucid Motors In sharp contrast to those six-figure luxury EVs, the Hyundai and Kia start from around $48,000 for all-wheel-drive versions. The Lucid Air.

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Can Fiat win over the hearts of Americans with its new, better 500e?

Baua Electric

It starts at a reasonable $32,500 plus a $1,595 destination fee, although it’s not eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit. The two-door hatchback comes powered by a 118-hp electric motor for a 149-mile range – not amazing but good enough for most trips and daily use.

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2022 Hyundai Ioniq5 Review – Whatever It Is, It’s Good

The Truth About Cars

Dual electric motors (74kW and 165kW) combine for 320 horsepower and 446 lb-ft of torque in an all-wheel-drive setup. Juice is supplied via 77.4 It certainly didn’t hurt that my Limited-trim all-wheel drive tester came with the most-powerful available setup. kWh lithium-ion battery. That gives the Ioniq5 a bit of gusto.

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

Charged EVs

The Jeep’s electric motor is rated at 100 kilowatts (134 horsepower) and 181 foot-pounds of torque. The e-motor also provides regenerative braking to recharge the battery, and there’s an integrated 33 kW (44 hp) starter-generator as well. In part, that’s because this is a remarkably heavy vehicle for a 100 kW motor to move.

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EV tax credit extension gets bipartisan juice in Senate

Green Car Reports

Despite President Trump's efforts to torpedo electric-car tax credits, extending them has become a bipartisan effort in the Senate.