Month: October 2024

Photo: RWE Rivian will power its DC fast-charging network with renewable energy company RWE’s Champion Wind farm in Texas. The two companies just signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for electricity from RWE’s repowered Champion Wind in Nolan and Mitchell counties, west of Abilene. The 127-megawatt (MW) Champion Wind is getting new turbine nacelles …

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Rivian R1T (left) and R1S (right) electric vehicles (Source: Rivian) Rivian is bringing back its “All-Electric upgrade offer” from now until November 30th, but with some changes to the program. Earlier this year, Rivian offered $1k-$5k off a new Rivian if you trade in an old gas car, from April to June. The offer was …

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Hyundai’s new low-cost EV is getting a bold design upgrade. The Hyundai Casper EV Cross was spotted for the first time in public, revealing new design elements. Although we knew a rugged “Cross” variant was headed to Europe, this was the first time the domestic model was spotted with an upgraded design. Hyundai unveiled the …

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The Korean automaker is charging ahead toward a cleaner future. Hyundai just signed the largest renewable energy supply contract in Korea. The massive clean energy supply is enough to fully charge its all-electric IONIQ 5 SUV over 7 million times. On Wednesday, Hyundai Motor Company announced a new renewable energy supply contract with Hyundai Engineering …

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Elon Musk has snapped at Zoox co-founder and CTO Jesse Levinson over his critical comments about Tesla’s Full Self-Driving program. Zoox is an autonomous driving company that is now part of Amazon. It has made some impressive progress as of late – leading miles per disengagement data by a wide margin: It looks like this …

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Hyundai on Thursday provided a first look at a concept previewing a production-bound hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle due in the first half of 2025. Called the Intium SUV, the concept is slated to make its formal debut at the 2024 Los Angeles auto show in a few weeks’ time, with a simultaneous unveiling at the 2024 …

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The 2024 Acura ZDX and 2024 Honda Prologue electric SUVs have failed to earn safety awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The two electric vehicles performed well in multiple tests, but came up short in the small overlap front test, earning only an “Acceptable” rating, the IIHS said Thursday in a press …

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