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Lexus electric SUV priced, solar car crash-tested, Google’s EV navigation: Today’s Car News

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EV drivers of just a few models are getting a boost in their EV road-trip planning. EV has a price tag. A solar car has been crash-tested, and it’s blue skies ahead. And Lexus’ first U.S. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Lexus has priced its first EV, the RZ 450e, which is arriving at U.S.

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MIT, QCRI use AI to enrich digital maps to improve GPS navigation; RoadTagger

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A model developed by Researchers at MIT and Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) have developed a model that uses satellite imagery to tag road features in digital maps to help improve GPS navigation. Providing updated information on road conditions can also improve planning for disaster relief.

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Ride1Up CF Racer1: A High-Performance E-Bike For Riders On A Budget

InsideEVs

Ride1Up is setting a new standard in the e-bike game with its new CF Racer1, a carbon fiber road/gravel e-bike with an affordable price tag of just $2,295.

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Toyota Again Teases the new 4Runner Ahead of Today's Reveal

The Truth About Cars

Toyota’s new teaser shows the Trailhunter badge, which should bring similarly beefy off-road upgrades to the ones seen on the Taco. The automaker will likely continue offering TRD variants, giving 4Runner buyers several levels of off-road performance to choose from. Outside of the teases, details for the new SUV are scarce.

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Kati to cut its carbon footprint by half at Keliber’s lithium drilling site by using Neste renewable fuel oil

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Oy Kati Ab, a long-term drilling contractor of Keliber, a company developing a European lithium project ( earlier post ), has started to use Neste MY Non Road Diesel renewable fuel oil in the drill rig at Keliber’s exploration site in Central Ostrobothnia. The measure will reduce the emissions caused by drilling by more than 50%.

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Surprise: Faraday Future Still Exists and Just Delivered Its First Vehicle

The Truth About Cars

Futurist Alliance launch model carries a price tag of $309,000 and an EPA-estimated range of 381 miles. Lucid’s Air sedan sports a six-figure price tag, but it’s roughly half the outlay for an FF91. Faraday has other models planned, including a $249,000 Alliance model and a lower-cost variant down the road.

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DTNA unveils Freightliner SuperTruck II

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By lowering the friction on the road, less fuel is needed to maintain the truck speed. In co-development with DTNA, Michelin designed tires specifically for the steer, drive and tag axles of SuperTruck II. Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), a subsidiary of Daimler Truck, revealed the Freightliner SuperTruck II in Las Vegas this week.

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