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Ram confirms range-extended EV, considers fuel-cell HD trucks

Ram 1500 Revolution BEV Concept - CES 2023 As Ford and GM appear poised to go big on a range of battery electric full-size pickups, Stellantis and its Ram brand are readying more than BEVs as they shift to cleaner trucks. The range of Ram possibilities that became a little clearer last week, surrounding the reveal of the Ram 1500 Revolution BEV Concept at CES, includes an electric…

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Vinfast details smaller VF 6 and VF 7, confirms US VF 8 deliveries

Vinfast VF 8Vinfast has delivered its first VF 8 electric SUVs to U.S. customers, and it plans to open reservations for the VF 6 and VF 7 follow-up models in March, the company announced at CES in Las Vegas last week. The first 100 VF 8 EVs were delivered in Vinfast’s home country of Vietnam in September 2022. Vinfast now says the first U.S. customer cars…

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Ram 1500 Revolution Hands-On Videos Show Us The Truck’s Cool Features

Two YouTube videos explain the concept vehicle’s innovative traits.

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Watch Car Slam Into Tesla Model X Near Roadblock And Police Officer

The driver was reportedly just released from a drug rehab center and had already caused another accident earlier that same day.

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Mercedes plans own EV fast-charging network, starting with America

Mercedes-Benz EV charging networkMercedes-Benz aims to have its own EV fast-charging network in place by the end of the decade, focusing on North America initially and expanding to other major markets like Europe and China. Construction will start this year in the U.S. and Canada, Mercedes announced at CES in Las Vegas this past week. The automaker wants to have more than 400…

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F-150 Lightning wins, Ram electric truck concept, VW ID.7 prototype, Rivian vans: The Week in Reverse

BMW i Vision Dee conceptWhich popular EV got a price hike the same week it once again became eligible for the $7,500 EV tax credit? What did the Sony-Honda electric car venture choose as its brand name? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 6, 2023. The Ford F-150 Lightning is our Green Car…

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Ram Revolution concept, Ram PHEV, Afeela debut, BMW CES concept: Today’s Car News

Ram 1500 Revolution BEV conceptBMW is going back to basics with the look and the interface for its mid-decade EVs. The Sony-Honda EV brand now has a name. Stellantis is getting in the electric aircraft business. Ram reveals the direction of its future trucks, and it’s electric. And there’s another Ram plug-in on the way. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. On…

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BMW i Vision Dee concept: Back to basics for future electric sedan?

BMW i Vision Dee conceptBMW is developing a new family of EVs dubbed “Neue Klasse,” German for “New Class,” and provided a glimpse of the design direction of those cars with the BMW i Vision Dee concept. Unveiled at CES in Las Vegas, the i Vision Dee is a compact sedan with what BMW calls a “reductive design” that seems to us to be a throwback to the E30 3-Series. Like…

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Sony-Honda EV takes form with new prototype, Afeela brand

Afeela electric sedan prototypeThe Sony and Honda’s EV joint venture came into greater focus this week at CES, where the two companies unveiled a new prototype and confirmed Afeela as the brand name for the venture. Looking a bit different from the Sony Vision-S concept first shown in 2020, the sleek prototype previews a production model scheduled to begin pre-orders in 2025…

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Sharp Peugeot Inception Concept Bows At CES, Previews New Brand Design

No, Peugeot isn’t coming back to America, but it does want to show off its bold design language.