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Lucid Gravity SUV unveiled: 440+ miles of range, under $80k, late 2024 production

Teslarati

Lucid has unveiled the Gravity, officially bringing images of its first all-electric SUV to fruition as it plans to launch the 440-mile range EV to the market, with production starting in late 2024. The Lucid Gravity will make its public debut today at the Los Angeles Auto Show. ” I’d love to hear from you!

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KIA: Double-digit enlargement in Q2

Baua Electric

“Looking at markets on the West Coast like Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as others, they are still heavy sedan markets, and we are doing really well there,” Watson stated. Quote: “The entire country needs additional charging infrastructure no matter what the standard the OEMs are using.

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Toyota reveals electric bZ compact SUV concept

EV Central

Toyota has taken covers off its electric bZ Concept compact SUV, looking near production ready and primed to be an EV version of the next-generation C-HR. Revealed at this month’s Los Angeles Auto Show, the bZ Concept joins the Tesla-fighting bZ3 electric sedan revealed last month and bZ4X electric SUV due on-sale in Australia in 2023.

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Rivian R1T test drive video showcases electric pickup’s off-road capability

Teslarati

Reservation holders seemed to really enjoy their R1T test drives at Rivian’s production factory in Normal. “We’re kicking off our drive program in August — we can’t wait for you to get behind the wheel to experience the performance and handling of driving a Rivian,” the company stated.

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Tesla’s cobalt-free battery strategy is making Elon Musk an actual “iron man”

Teslarati

Tesla currently uses LFP batteries in its base vehicles, though Elon Musk has hinted that the EV company will be using more cobalt-free cells in more products. “If I never leave Los Angeles, I never leave San Francisco, I never leave London … I think that’s where LFP comes in really well,” he said.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

Photo-illustration: Max-o-matic; photo source: Herald Examiner Collection/Los Angeles Public Library The engineers at AC Propulsion (ACP) were familiar with the basic precepts of bidirectional EV power. General Motors’ Impact debuted at the 1990 Los Angeles Auto Show. Electric Car tzero 0-60 3.6 After earning a Ph.D.

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Audi introducing Audi prologue Avant diesel plug-in hybrid show car at Geneva; 147 mpg, wireless charging

Green Car Congress

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Audi presented the Audi prologue concept car, featuring a mild hybrid powertrain with a 48V electrical subsystem. The Audi prologue Avant uses technology which is close to series production. kW of power as provided by a wall socket with a maximum of 16 amps of charging current. meters (16.8

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