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2025 J.D. Power APEAL Study: BMW X6 Ranks Highest as Owner Satisfaction Hits Record

Buyers of new 2025 model-year vehicles are reporting record-high satisfaction, according to the 30th annual J.D. Power U.S. APEAL Study. For the first time since the study was redesigned in 2020, scores improved across all ten measured categories—including design, driving experience, and ease of use. This year also marks the first time in nearly a

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Tesla Is In For A Rough Spell. Musk Believes Autonomy Will Save It

While the global electric vehicle revolution has moved well past the company that kicked it off, America’s EV leader is back in the news again after a tough second-quarter earnings call. Tesla, it’s clear, has some clouds forming above its head. That’s not some shallow open-ended forecasting, but the outlook given by the guy up top.

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Mercedes’ Solid-State EV Batteries Are Coming By The Decade’s End

Mercedes-Benz is bringing solid-state batteries to its EVs sooner rather than later. The company’s head of development said the range-boosting batteries will hit the market “before the end of the decade.” The German automaker has partnered with U.S.-based Factorial to develop solid-state batteries that promise up to 25% more range. The elusive solid-state battery is

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Mercedes-Benz is already testing solid-state batteries in EVs with +600 miles range

The “holy grail” of electric vehicle battery tech may be here sooner than you’d think. Mercedes-Benz is testing EVs with solid-state batteries on the road, promising to deliver over 600 miles of range. Here’s when you can expect to see it hit the market. Mercedes moves to launch EVs with solid-state batteries Earlier this year,

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Tesla puts foot in its mouth: ‘unsupervised self-driving is not solved’, but what about robotaxi?

Tesla has put its foot in its mouth regarding its self-driving efforts during its quarterly conference call last night. The automaker admitted that ‘unsupervised self-driving is not solved’ on its HW4, despite Tesla highlighting how its Robotaxi service in Austin, Texas is using HW4. For a year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been hyping the

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