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Deep Six the Nine: Mazda Officially Cancels CX-9

The Truth About Cars

This one hardly comes as a surprise, given Mazda is in the throes of completely revamping its lineup – complete with straight-six engines and extra zeroes in its model names. Departing this year, it leaves behind its progeny CX-90, a rig that is part of the next-gen set at Mazda.& Images: Mazda] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Porsche Taycan, Electrify America shutdown, Mazda plans: Today's Car News

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Porsche plans to include three years of free DC fast charging from Electrify America with its new Taycan electric car. Mazda balances conflicting priorities (and regulators) in its.

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Hummer EV and MX-30 EV driven, Outlander PHEV handling, vintage Porsche with Model S motor: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Today we have a review of Mazda’s first electric vehicle for the U.S.—not And we look at a vintage Porsche 912 conversion done. —not yet with the rotary range extender—and we get some time driving the Hummer EV and understanding why GM built this supertruck first.

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

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PETA is calling on lagging brands—including Audi, Bentley, Lexus, Mazda, and Porsche—to follow suit,” the group noted in a press release. “Some of the world’s biggest car brands—such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen—offer leather-free car interiors in certain models, while Tesla is fully leather-free.

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Tesla Sets the Charge: Universal EV Standards in the Making

The Truth About Cars

Kia, Lexus, Lucid, and Mazda: Adoption by Kia starts in late 2024, while Lexus, Lucid, and Mazda will join in 2025. Porsche, Rivian, Rolls-Royce, Scout Motors, and Toyota: These companies are set to adopt NACS in 2025, with plans for various adapters. Kia and Lucid will provide adapters for older models.

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California passes 1M mark for cumulative sales of electric vehicles: BEVs, PHEVs and FCEVs

Green Car Congress

Porsche: 2,350 Taycan (1.3% ). Jaguar, MINI, Rivian, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Lucid, Honda, FIAT and Smart each posted less than 1,000 units for the year, with Smart taking the bottom spot with 5 units total. Audi: 2,404 e-tron, 557 e-tron Sportback, 150 e-tron GT, 66 RS e-tron GT (1.7%). Kia: 3,003 Niro EV, 2 Soul EV (1.6%).

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Tesla scores highest brand intimacy rating for auto companies in 2022

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Porsche, Jaguar, and Mazda received the next highest scores among automakers. Porsche was in 12th place, followed by Jaguar in 13th place, which received the same score. Mazda was 15th on the list, scoring a brand intimacy rating of 57.5. Mercedes-Benz received a score of 63.9, placing sixth on the list. Credit: mblm.

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