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Rivian receives award from PETA for making its vehicles 100% cruelty-free

Teslarati

Rivian has won an award from one of the strictest vegan organizations in the world. The organization also highlighted that more and more carmakers are supporting leather-free interiors. PETA is calling on lagging brands—including Audi, Bentley, Lexus, Mazda, and Porsche—to follow suit,” the group noted in a press release.

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Tesla gains seat on Australia’s primary car lobby board

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In a press release , the FCAI noted that it had replaced Matthew Callachor, the President and CEO of Toyota Australia, with Vinesh Bhindi, the Managing Director of Mazda Australia. This is quite interesting, as both Toyota and Mazda are lagging somewhat in the electric vehicle transition.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 deal, affordable Honda and Toyota EVs, Civic and Elantra hybrids: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Teaser for 2025 Jeep Wagoneer S Stellantis provided a first look at the 2025 Jeep Wagoneer S electric SUV , confirming Thursday that it’s right on schedule and set to arrive this fall in the U.S., Toyota Urban SUV Concept And never mind the Nissan Leaf, apparently—or the Chevy Bolt EV. with other markets to follow.

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Tesla trifecta dominates Consumer Reports’ list of most satisfying cars on the market

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And in this sense, even an organization such as Consumer Reports, which tends to lean into the anti-Tesla narrative every so often, recently admitted that its list of most satisfying cars on the market is dominated by vehicles from the California-based EV maker. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 14, 2021.

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Auto Lobby Wants Input on Government EV Policy Before Changes Are Made

The Truth About Cars

But they’re also trying to circumvent emissions regulations and noticed that building increasingly large SUVs and pickups (at the expense of everything else) allowed them to simultaneously do both. Automakers want to maximize their per-vehicle profits to help offset declining annual vehicle sales.

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Road Test: 2022 Subaru BRZ Limited

Clean Fleet Report

The 2022 Subaru BRZ Limited is a rear-wheel drive, 200+ horsepower sports coupe that competes with the Mazda MX-5 RF , and shares a platform with Toyota 86. High-performance on-track organizations, for a very reasonable cost, let you drive your car on some of the best courses in the country. Road Test: 2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF.

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Shanghai auto show: Full schedule of 150 press conferences for exhibitors

CN EV Post

From April 18 to April 19, car companies and other exhibitors will hold 150 press conferences, according to information released yesterday by Shanghai auto show organizers. XPeng didn't mention the model's name, but it's apparently the G6, an SUV that will compete with the Tesla Model Y. Changan Mazda 5A03 18-Apr 10:40-11 :00 Hall 5.1

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