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Ahead of its scheduled arrival this coming fall, GM has shared its most in depth look at the 2024 Chevy Equinox EV yet in a video you can view below. By promising a starting price around $30,000, the Equinox EV is sure to capture plenty of customers, whether they are current GM owners or not. …
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Amazon increased its renewable energy capacity by 8.3 GW in 2022, bringing its total portfolio to over 20 GW, enough to power millions of US homes. Growing to become one of the largest global companies by market cap comes with great responsibility. The bigger the operations, the more damaging they can be to the environment …
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A Volvo FH Electric 40-ton semi-trailer truck made a 3,000 km (1,864-mile) trip between Zurich, Switzerland, and Valencia, Spain – the longest distance traveled by a commercial electric truck so far. Swiss logistics company Krummen Kerzers made the round-trip run. The driver, Balint Schnell, picked up 20 tons of oranges for grocery store Casa del Mas …
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Google Maps for Android will soon make it easier to plan longer road trips in your electric vehicle, offering planned charging stops along your route. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, …
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GMC’s Hummer EV SUV starts deliveries soon, but the rights to the first example are already gone. They were sold at auction this past weekend to help raise funds for charity. The auction also saw the rights to the first seventh-generation Ford Mustang go under the hammer. Mazda has revealed a three-row mid-size SUV called …
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Mazda just took its first giant leap into the future and is ready to plug in while aiming to fit the entire family. On Tuesday, the 2024 Mazda CX-90 made its debut. With new hybrid powertrains, rear-wheel-drive-based platform, and three rows of seats, it has more boring competition in its sights. At this time, the …
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The driver lineup for the modified Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Next Gen NASCAR race car headed to this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans was confirmed on Saturday during the 24 Hours of Daytona. The three drivers confirmed were Jimmie Johnson, Jenson Button, and Mike Rockenfeller. Johnson, a seven-time NASCAR champion, was widely rumored to be …
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Lamborghini in 2021 confirmed plans to launch an EV later this decade as a fourth model line, but don’t count on it being a supercar. In an interview with Motor1 published on Monday, Rouven Mohr, Lamborghini’s R&D chief, said EV technology hasn’t advanced to the point where it is truly ready for supercar applications. He …
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Tesla ended 2022 with notable incentives in many markets, including the US, China, and Europe. Surprisingly, it opened 2023 with even bigger promotions, reducing the prices across its entire lineup in the US, with some cuts as large as 20%. We just recently learned that Ford is following suit, but Volkswagen Group reportedly has no …
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