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2023 Toyota Prius Close-up

2023 Toyota Prius Close-up

Sporty New Design with Sleek Silhouette, Larger Wheels and Modern Interior Most Fuel-Efficient Prius Ever with up to 57 MPG Combined Manufacturer Rating More Powerful Hybrid System Delivers 60% More Horsepower with up to 196hp Upgraded Electronic On-Demand All-Wheel Drive Available Toyota Audio Multimedia Standard with ... Continue reading

2024 Mazda CX-90 Plug-In Hybrid Tuned Specifically for North America

2024 Mazda CX-90 Plug-In Hybrid Tuned Specifically for North America

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 13, 2022; Ahead of its world premiere in January 2023, Mazda North American Operations announced the first-ever 2024 CX-90 will be available nationwide as a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). While this is Mazda's first plug-in hybrid in the U.S., the CX-90 PHEV will maintain the responsivenes ... Continue reading

New Research: Americans Warming Up to Electric Vehicles, but Many Misconceptions Remain

New Research: Americans Warming Up to Electric Vehicles, but Many Misconceptions Remain

Nearly half of U.S. consumers think lithium-ion EV batteries are NOT recyclable WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Dec. 13, 2022 -- Electric vehicle battery recycling is a booming industry – and the key to lowering the carbon footprint of EVs – but nearly half of Americans mistakenly believe lithium-ion EV batteries are destined ... Continue reading

Wallbox and Lyft Announce Partnership to Boost Home EV Charging Access in North America

Wallbox and Lyft Announce Partnership to Boost Home EV Charging Access in North America

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--Drivers on the Lyft platform in the United States and Canada can now purchase Level 2 (L2) home EV chargers through Wallbox and installation services performed by COIL, a recent Wallbox acquisition. The partnership gives Lyft drivers a discount on L2 EV chargers from Wallbox. ... Continue reading

2023 KIA EV6 EARNS 2022 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ AWARD

2023 KIA EV6 EARNS 2022 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ AWARD

The 2023 Kia EV6, an electric small SUV, earns a Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety thanks to improved headlight offerings. To earn either of the Institute’s two awards in 2022, a vehicle must earn good ratings in six IIHS crashworthiness evaluations, including the driver-side smal ... Continue reading

Rivian Pauses Partnership Discussions With Mercedes-Benz on Electric Van Production in Europe

Rivian Pauses Partnership Discussions With Mercedes-Benz on Electric Van Production in Europe

IRVINE, Calif.--Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian has today announced it is pausing plans to produce its electric commercial vans in Europe and will therefore no longer pursue the Memorandum of Understanding with Mercedes-Benz. This Memorandum of Understanding was signed in September 2022. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Group's HTWO Fuel Cell Technology to Provide Clean Power for FAUN's ENGINIUS Commercial Trucks

Hyundai Motor Group's HTWO Fuel Cell Technology to Provide Clean Power for FAUN's ENGINIUS Commercial Trucks

The Group to supply fuel cell systems to ENGINIUS for mass production of commercial trucks for various purposes, such as waste collection and cargo delivery Through HTWO's first partnership, the Group aims to lead the European eco-friendly waste collection vehicle sector with zero emissions hydrogen power SEOUL, South ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors' All-New eK X EV Wins 2022-2023 Japan Car of the Year and K Car of the Year

Mitsubishi Motors' All-New eK X EV Wins 2022-2023 Japan Car of the Year and K Car of the Year

TOKYO, Dec 09, 2022 - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) announced that the all-new eK X EV (pronounced ... Continue reading

Nutson' s Weekly Auto News Wrap-up December 11, 2022

Nutson' s Weekly Auto News Wrap-up December 11, 2022

* Average gasoline price for U.S. drivers is at $3.41 per gallon according to AAA. Some states have seen gasoline fall below $3.00. ... Continue reading

EV's Are Good For American Workers:Hyundai Motor Group and SK On To Build EV Battery Facility in Bartow County

EV's Are Good For American Workers:Hyundai Motor Group and SK On To Build EV Battery Facility in Bartow County

ATLANTA, Dec. 8, 2022 -- Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) and SK On have selected a site in Bartow County for a new electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing facility that will supply Hyundai Motor Group's plants in the U.S. One of the largest economic development projects in stat ... Continue reading

MG4 EV Named 2023 DrivingElectric Car of the Year +VIDEO

MG4 EV Named 2023 DrivingElectric Car of the Year +VIDEO

The MG4 has been named 2023 Car of the Year by leading electric and hybrid car website, DrivingElectric The MG brand takes home four awards in total, including Readers’ Favourite Electric Car Full details exclusively on DrivingElectric.com now The brand-new MG4 EV has been named the 2023 DrivingElectric Car of the Ye ... Continue reading

EV's Are Good For America's Workers - Ford, BlueOval SK Battery Park, On-Plan to Train 5,000 Employees

EV's Are Good For America's Workers - Ford, BlueOval SK Battery Park, On-Plan to Train 5,000 Employees

Construction progress at BlueOval SK Battery Park on schedule, bringing Ford closer to its target of producing an annual run rate of 2 million electric vehicles globally by end of 2026 BlueOval SK set to train 5,000 future employees with the knowledge and skills to build advanced batteries for future Ford and Lincoln v ... Continue reading

Hyundai Wins Another Two Web Site Awards

Hyundai Wins Another Two Web Site Awards

Today, the 2022 Hyundai IONIQ 5 earned the 2022 CarBuzz.com People’s Car Award and the 2023 Hyundai Palisade earned the 2022 CarBuzz Family Fun Award. ... Continue reading

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