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Subaru EV SUV Confirmed For European Markets

Subaru EV SUV Confirmed For European Markets

Subaru has confirmed its upcoming pure-electric model – built a platform jointly developed with Toyota – will be offered in Europe. ... Continue reading

Tesla Competition? Six New MERCEDES−EQ To Be Launched by 2022

Tesla Competition? Six New MERCEDES−EQ To Be Launched by 2022

Production launch of electric EQE business sedan in 2021 - at Beijing plant soon thereafter (China)Mercedes-Benz Tuscaloosa plant (USA): SUV variants EQS und EQE begin in 2022Mercedes-Benz battery production network: Production start of battery systems for EQS and EQE in Untertürkheim/Hedelfingen (Germany) imminent. ... Continue reading

The First Interactive Auto Web Site Congratulates Nissan Leaf First Affordable

The First Interactive Auto Web Site Congratulates Nissan Leaf First Affordable

NASHVILLE, Tenn. December 3, 2020; Nissan today celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Nissan LEAF and the delivery of 500,000 LEAF vehicles since the model was first introduced. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap Up - December 6-12, 2020

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap Up - December 6-12, 2020

* Millions of coronavirus-wary Americans avoided driving during the week of Thanksgiving as Covid-19 cases surged across the country. That sent holiday week gasoline sales plunging to a 23-year low. ... Continue reading

BAE Systems Helps Ireland Lead the Way With First Plug-In Electric Hybrid Propulsion Systems on Public Buses

BAE Systems Helps Ireland Lead the Way With First Plug-In Electric Hybrid Propulsion Systems on Public Buses

BAE Systems has supplied systems for the first 100 buses and will supply an additional 180 systems for buses next year. ... Continue reading

Toyota Unveils New Hydrogen Mirai - I Guess The Fuel D'jour is Hydrogen

Toyota Unveils New Hydrogen Mirai - I Guess The Fuel D'jour is Hydrogen

Mirai hydrogen fuel cell car, with 30% greater range, on sale on Wednesday in a fresh push to promote the zero-emission technology amid rapidly growing demand for electric vehicles, including its own. Toyota has failed until now to win drivers over to fuel cell vehicles (FCV), which remain a niche technology despite Ja ... Continue reading

Aptera Reveals First Never Charge Solar Vehicle

Aptera Reveals First Never Charge Solar Vehicle

Aptera Motors announced it has introduced the first solar electric vehicle (sEV) that requires no charging for most daily use and boasts a range of up to 1,000 miles per full charge, shattering industry performance achievements to date. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up - Week Ending Dec 5, 2020

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up - Week Ending Dec 5, 2020

Every Sunday Larry Nutson, The Chicago Car Guy and Executive Producer, with able assistance from senior editor Thom Cannell from The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau, compile The Auto Channel's ... Continue reading

Nissan Leaf Is Double Digits, Congrats!

Nissan Leaf Is Double Digits, Congrats!

December 3, 2020 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan today celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Nissan LEAF and the delivery of 500,000 LEAF vehicles since the model was first introduced. ... Continue reading

Used Car Review - 2018 Lexus NX 300h - Hybrid SUV By John Heilig

Used Car Review - 2018 Lexus NX 300h - Hybrid SUV By John Heilig

There’s decent power from the 2.5-liter hybrid power plant. Handling is equally good. We had a few “instances” on one commute and the NX allowed us to escape unscathed. ... Continue reading

Used Car Review - 2018 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid - By Larry Nutson, More Power More Economy More

Used Car Review - 2018 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid - By Larry Nutson, More Power More Economy More

Trend forecasts say more and more new vehicle buyers will choose an SUV, both large and small. And trend forecasts also say more and more new vehicles will have electrified power trains. ... Continue reading

New 2021 Jeep® Wrangler 4xe Named Hybrid Technology Solution of the Year by AutoTech Breakthrough Awards Program

New 2021 Jeep® Wrangler 4xe Named Hybrid Technology Solution of the Year by AutoTech Breakthrough Awards Program

The 2021 Jeep® Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid, with 375 horsepower, 470 lb.-ft. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Group Unveils Dedicated EV Platform 'E-GMP' +VIDEO

Hyundai Motor Group Unveils Dedicated EV Platform 'E-GMP' +VIDEO

Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled its new Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), a dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV) platform. Revealed online today during an ‘E-GMP Digital Discovery’ event, the platform will serve as the core technology for Hyundai Motor Group’s next-generation BEV line-up. ... Continue reading

Easelink Developed EV Matrix Charging System To Be Installed In China +VIDEO

Easelink Developed EV Matrix Charging System To Be Installed In China +VIDEO

Matrix Charging for electric vehicles. For the serial implementation of the technology we are partnering up with automotive and infrastructure companies. ... Continue reading

MUSTANG MACH-E GT, NOW ACCELERATES TO 60 MPH IN 3.5 SECONDS +VIDEO

MUSTANG MACH-E GT, NOW ACCELERATES TO 60 MPH IN 3.5 SECONDS +VIDEO

Mach-E GT Performance Edition joins the Mustang Mach-E GT stable, making an already-fast electric pony even quicker. ... Continue reading

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