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Rolls-Royce Project Nightingale is a $9.5 million electric car for two

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Some car companies are slowing down their plans for electric cars, but Rolls-Royce is moving in the opposite direction. The famous luxury brand showed off a new model called Project Nightingale. This vehicle is part of the Coachbuild Collection. It is very large, very expensive, and very electric. Even though it is almost as long as a full-size limousine, it… Read more…

BYD revealed every taxi driver’s dream – Linghui e7 with flash charging support

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Taxi drivers and ride-hailing professionals have a common enemy: the clock. Every minute spent sitting at a charging station is a minute not making money. BYD, the giant Chinese automaker, thinks it has the answer to this problem. Through its new sub-brand Linghui, the company launched the e7 sedan. This car is obviously electric, but its real talent is in… Read more…

VW ID.3 Neo is official with a new design, a new interior, and better range

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As promised last month, VW has now unveiled the ID.3 Neo. It comes with a new name in order to (hopefully) differentiate it in people’s minds from the many issues the non-Neo ID.3 faced. The ID.3 Neo comes with three motor/battery pairing options: a 125kW/170PS motor paired with a 50kWh (net) battery, a 140kW/190PS motor paired with a 58kWh (net)… Read more…

Geely unveils new Guinness-certified i-HEV hybrid system with incredible efficiency

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Geely has unveiled its new i-HEV hybrid system, which the company claims has a 48.41% maximum thermal efficiency on its engine. This, according to Geely, is one of the highest such numbers in mass production today. The new i-HEV system improves overall energy efficiency by more than 10% with AI-based energy management and a dedicated hybrid powertrain which comes in… Read more…

Refreshed Mercedes-Benz EQS gets a big battery and a spaceship steering wheel – will it save its future?

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A major update for the Mercedes-Benz EQS was unveiled today, bringing more power, a much bigger battery, and a very strange steering wheel. This is the final big change for the model before it eventually stops being a separate line and joins the S-Class family. The refreshed Mercedes-Benz EQS One of the wildest changes involves how you control the car.… Read more…

San Francisco streets welcome new self-driving Lucid Gravity electric cars

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The foggy streets of San Francisco are becoming a testing ground for the future of transportation. A new partnership between three major companies is putting a fleet of self-driving electric cars on the road. This project involves Uber, the famous ride-sharing giant, Lucid Motors, a luxury EV maker, and Nuro, a company that specializes in autonomous driving technology. Together, they… Read more…