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New report shows used electric cars are holding their charge better than expected

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Buying an electric car always comes with questions about the battery – the range, the size and the dreaded longevity. Skeptics warned that after a few years, the expensive battery pack would become as useless as an old smartphone. Will it die in five years? Will it cost a fortune to replace? A new study from Sweden suggests these widespread… Read more…

The electric Porsche Macan GTS is here

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Electric cars are fast. We get it. A battery and a motor make for instant acceleration. But are they fun? Do they have a personality, or are they just quiet appliances? Porsche is confident it has the answer. The letters GTS at Porsche mean “Gran Turismo Sport,” a special badge saved for cars built specifically for driving enjoyment. And now… Read more…

Lucid Gravity gets first price cut, even cheaper versions incoming

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Lucid Motors is making headlines with its latest vehicle, the Lucid Gravity. This large electric SUV is just beginning to hit the market, and the company is already rolling out its first-ever discounts. This is a new phase for Gravity as Lucid works to increase production and attract more buyers. According to Lucid Motors, Gravity is “the ultimate uncompromising SUV.”… Read more…

Sunwoda joins the solid-state race with a 400 Wh/kg battery

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The battle for the battery of the future has a new contender. Chinese manufacturer Sunwoda just announced its “Xin·Bixiao” battery, a polymer all-solid-state cell. This new battery steps into the ring with a key specification that makes the electric car industry sit up and take notice: an energy density of 400 Wh/kg. The headline-grabbing 400 Wh/kg is a measure of… Read more…

Yasa makes a 1,000-HP electric motor that weighs less than 30 pounds

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Weight is the long-standing enemy of electric cars. Heavy batteries, multiple motors, and complex cooling systems all add up. This weight demands even bigger batteries to achieve decent driving range, which adds more weight. It is a vicious cycle. Until now. A UK-based company named Yasa, however, just revealed a new axial flux motor that weighs less than a well-stocked… Read more…

AAWireless TWO+ now on sale

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The modern EV interior is a temple of clean lines and big screens. Yet, there’s one small snake that ruins this minimalist garden in a number of cars: the USB cable. That messy, tangled tether linking our phones to our dashboards is a must for using Apple CarPlay or Android Auto in a long list of models. AAWireless made a… Read more…

New all-electric Mercedes-Benz GLC goes on sale starting from €71,000

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Mercedes-Benz has officially rolled out its all-new, all-electric GLC, one of the most important new EVs to hit the market. The combustion-engine GLC has been the brand’s best-selling vehicle worldwide for a very long time, and now the German automaker hopes to repeat that success with a battery-powered version designed from the ground up to lead the way in versatility… Read more…