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Report: GM To Partner With Samsung SDI On Cylindrical Batteries

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) might be announced this week.

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Hyundai Kona Electric, Fisker Pear teased, Lordstown Endurance stalled: Today’s Car News

2024 Hyundai Kona Electric (global)Fisker teases its $30,000 Pear EV. Lordstown remains stalled on its first product. And the Hyundai Kona Electric takes some cues from the Ioniq 5. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Hyundai has provided a first look at the 2024 Kona Electric. On the way to the U.S. later this year, the Kona Electric will get a little more battery and range…

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2024 Hyundai Kona Electric gets more range, roomier interior

2024 Hyundai Kona Electric (global)Hyundai revealed global specs for the next-generation Kona Electric, on its way to the U.S. as a 2024 model, and most notably this model is getting sharper-looking and larger inside—with a longer range to boot. The new Kona Electric is 171.5 inches long, 71.9 inches wide, and 62.0 inches tall overall, and it rides on a 104.7-inch wheelbase…

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Fisker teases $29,900 Pear EV; Ocean deliveries start soon

Fisker PEAR renderingFisker Inc. last week revealed another glimpse of its compact Pear EV due to start at $29,900, as well as a little more information about the upcoming urban-focused electric vehicle. It introduced the Pear—short, it said, for “Personal Electric Automotive Revolution”—last year with a few obscured renderings and sketches, which made…

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Lordstown stalls on Endurance electric truck

2023 Lordstown EnduranceWith production of its Endurance electric pickup truck stalled by a recall, Lordstown Motors appears to be moving on to a next-generation vehicle platform developed in close collaboration with Foxconn. The next platform is “becoming a greater portion of our company’s focus,” Lordstown’s fourth-quarter 2022 financial results presentation said…

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Scout $40,000 SUV, Tesla price cut, Mercedes eSprinter, SUVs and global CO2: Today’s Car News

2023 Tesla Model X - Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.VW’s Scout electric SUV brand comes out and teases its first model, due in 2026. SUVs are fueling global oil demand, and electric SUVs aren’t solving it. Mercedes readies its eSprinter for more range and a wide range of uses. And Tesla cuts prices again. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla has once again cut prices on the…

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Tesla Model S and Model X prices cut again by up to $10,000

2023 Tesla Model S - Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.Over the weekend, Tesla again cut prices on its Model S sedan and Model X SUV. The company already lopped $10,000 off the price of the Model S in January, as part of sweeping price cuts across the entire lineup; now it’s cut another $5,000. With this, an even greater cut applies to Model X prices; they’re now $10,000 lower than they were…

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2024 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter plugs electric vanlife into daily work

2024 Mercedes-Benz eSprinterMercedes-Benz recently revealed its new generation of eSprinter electric vans. It’s made efficiency and flexibility among the core focus points so that it can position the lineup for far more than last-mile deliveries, and a future in which vans—and vanlife—with gas and diesel engines will be on the retirement path. The company…

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The SUV market is fueling global oil demand, clouding CO2 targets

2022 GMC YukonA strong SUV market is leading to higher oil demand today, and may make future carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions targets harder to achieve, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). New IEA analysis found that global CO2 emissions from SUVs reached nearly 1.1 billion tons in 2022, overshadowing increased sales from electric cars. SUVs are…

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VW ID.2 Due In 2025, Will Have Crossover And R Variants

The ID.2 will be the electric equivalent of the Polo.