DETROIT — General Motors‘ Cadillac brand is gearing up to challenge Tesla and other rivals in the luxury electric vehicle market with a new electric utility vehicle and nearly 40% fewer U.S. dealers than it had in 2018, the brand’s global chief told Reuters. Cadillac has largely completed a restructuring of its U.S. dealer network …
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Recently I wrote an opinion column about how too many cars are too fast to actually enjoy. Then I got a fast car in my driveway that bucked the rule. Like I said then, when a car has speed, I don’t want to be isolated from the experience. I want to feel it. Then I …
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We have yet to discover how the new BMW 2 Series Coupe production model is to the drive, and until that moment arrives, a new video of the spicy M240i helps us get acquainted with the noise delivered by the B58. The only 2er to come with an inline-six engine (well, until the next M2 …
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It was back in March last year when BMW originally announced there would be a fully electric version of the next-generation 7 Series. As part of the company’s “Power of Choice” plan, the German luxury brand will offer the G70/G71 series with gasoline, diesel, plug-in hybrid, and EV configurations. Should you desire the most powerful …
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It’s a known fact the automotive industry is constantly changing and evolving, but every now and then, we’re still completely taken by surprise. Case in point, MINI will have to worry about a new and rather unexpected competitor in the coming years – Alfa Romeo. Yes, the Italian luxury brand that currently only sells the …
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U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday set a goal for driving down the cost of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, as part of a U.S. plan to decarbonize the economy by 2050. The Department of Energy’s Carbon Negative Earthshot seeks to slash the cost of carbon removal to $100 a tonne by the …
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The very first water-cooled Volkswagen sold in the United States, after a quarter-century of exclusively air-cooled vehicles shipped over from Wolfsburg, was the 1974 Dasher (the Rabbit aka Golf didn’t show up here until the 1975 model year). Known as the Passat elsewhere in the world and sibling to the Audi Fox aka 80 (not …
The automotive industry is changing at a faster pace than ever these days and every car maker needs to adapt to their customers’ requirements or needs. Of course, some automakers continue to mix both internal combustion engines and electric cars on the same platform, while others have decided that a dedicated EV platform is the …
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LONDON —Britain could revive domestic production of super strong magnets used in electric vehicles and wind turbines with government support, to cut its reliance on China and achieve vital cuts in carbon emissions, two sources with direct knowledge said. A government-funded feasibility study is due to be published on Friday, laying out the steps Britain …
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FRANKFURT — Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess’ frail relationship with German labor representatives hit a new low this week with disagreement over how radical the overhaul at Europe’s top carmaker must be in its quest for electric vehicle dominance. While both sides tried to demonstrate unity at a staff meeting on Thursday, the first at Volkswagen’s …