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When innovative EV charging startup FreeWire shut its doors last year, it looked like its clever, infrastructure-light EVSE concept might vanish along with it. Now, Orange EV has taken up the cause, and it’s bringing the battery-based charging tech back with an all-new name. Meet the Orange Juicer. (!) The FreeWire concept was, if you’ll

Edmunds tested the new Hyundai Ioniq 9 against its cousin, the Kia EV9. Both are built on the same platform.  Both are electric three-row SUVs with dual motors, over 300 miles of range and class-leading charging times.  But they have their differences. Which is the better buy? If you want an electric three-row SUV in

When three mechanics weighed in on whether gas or electric vehicles are more affordable, their differing opinions quickly sparked debate online. On Sept. 16, Dartt Automotive (@dartt.automotive) captured the mechanics’ perspectives in a divisive video asking each mechanic which option they thought would save drivers the most money. The answers varied drastically, spotlighting a variety

Modern electric trucks are great. They’re smoother, quieter and quicker off the line than gas-powered trucks, with simpler drivetrains and lower running costs. There’s only one problem: They are really, really expensive.  The cheapest electric trucks start around $60,000, and the meaty end of the market is in the $80,000-$100,000 range. It’s extraordinarily expensive to

China is building more EVs than it can sell, leaving cars piling up and prices slashed. The combination of a price war, “zero-mile used cars” and lots full of new cars that nobody wants to buy shows a broken system. Many carmakers in China could die but are propped up by government subsidies, which require