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Hyundai Ioniq 5 Earns Highest IIHS Safety Award +VIDEO

Hyundai Ioniq 5 Earns Highest IIHS Safety Award +VIDEO

The all-new 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5, an electric small SUV, earns a Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. To earn either of the Institute’s two awards in 2022, vehicles must earn good ratings in six IIHS crashworthiness evaluations, including the driver-side small overlap front, passeng ... Continue reading

China Has 65% of Public EV Charging Stations Worldwide

China Has 65% of Public EV Charging Stations Worldwide

Easy accessibility to charging stations is one of the essential requirements in the global push toward electric vehicles (EVs). Meanwhile, most of the world is still preparing to build the necessary infrastructure; China has already taken significant strides. According to the numbers presented by StockApps.com, 65% of ... Continue reading

Chery’s “New Energy Models” Will Be Equipped With ADAS Technology to Enter the European Market

Chery’s “New Energy Models” Will Be Equipped With ADAS Technology to Enter the European Market

WARSAW--It is reported that Chery will enter the European market soon and equip local consumers with the OMODA new energy vehicles with added ADAS functions. The brand new “new energy vehicle” OMODA is equipped with an ADAS intelligent driving system and has L2.5 level automatic driving technology. ... Continue reading

Chinese Built GWM ORA Officially Unveiled at the EVS35 in Norway

Chinese Built GWM ORA Officially Unveiled at the EVS35 in Norway

BAODING, China, June 30, 2022 -- On June 11, GWM ORA was unveiled at the 35th International Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition (EVS35) in Norway, attracting many local users' attention. EVS35 is the most influential and long-history event in the electric vehicle industry in the world. ... Continue reading

GENESIS ELECTRIFIED GV70 UNVEILED AT GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED 2022

GENESIS ELECTRIFIED GV70 UNVEILED AT GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED 2022

CHICHESTER, UK, June 23, 2022 - Genesis Motor Europe today reveals its Electrified GV70 at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in partnership with Mastercard 2022.The eagerly anticipated Electrified GV70 is the third electric car to be launched by the brand this year, following on from the GV60 and Electrified G80 ... Continue reading

Keeping Up - Cox Automotive (Not Motorsports) Report June 28, 2022

Keeping Up - Cox Automotive (Not Motorsports) Report June 28, 2022

Atlanta June 29, 2022; Yesterday, the Cox Automotive Industry Insights team held its annual Mid-Year Review conference call. Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke, Senior Economist Charlie Chesbrough and other members of the team shared their insights (and some music, see below) on how the first half of 2022 has unfolded for ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Unveils Design of All-Electric IONIQ 6, Electrified Streamliner with Mindful Interior Design

Hyundai Motor Unveils Design of All-Electric IONIQ 6, Electrified Streamliner with Mindful Interior Design

Hyundai Motor Company today revealed the streamlined and timeless design of the highly anticipated IONIQ 6, the second model in its IONIQ dedicated all-electric-vehicle lineup brand. IONIQ 6, which Hyundai describes as an Electrified Streamliner, is aerodynamically sculpted and makes innovative use of sustainable mater ... Continue reading

Keeping Up Hot Auto Topics From CAR(la) Center For Automotive Research - June 24, 2022

Keeping Up Hot Auto Topics From CAR(la) Center For Automotive Research - June 24, 2022

Traverse City MI June 24, 2022; Electric vehicle affordability and incentives were a hot topic this week as inflation continues to affect the cost of EVs, among other things. There were also some interesting studies from IIHS and NHTSA related to driver-assistance features in vehicles. ... Continue reading

Nissan and Wallbox Home Charging Solution for Nissan EV Buyers

Nissan and Wallbox Home Charging Solution for Nissan EV Buyers

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan has been committed to bring all-electric mobility to the masses for over a decade with the Nissan LEAF. ... Continue reading

Two test drivers killed as Nio electric car plummets out of office building in Shanghai

Two test drivers killed as Nio electric car plummets out of office building in Shanghai

June 24, 2022; Two test drivers are reported to have been killed after the Nio electric car they were testing in Shanghai plummeted out of a third-storey office window. One member of staff and a person from a partner company were inside the vehicle when it fell on Wednesday about 5.20pm local time, the electric car man ... Continue reading

EVgo and General Motors Activate Plug and Charge Across EVgo Network

EVgo and General Motors Activate Plug and Charge Across EVgo Network

EVgo Inc. , the nation’s largest public fast charging network for electric vehicles (EVs), and General Motors (GM) today announced the availability of Plug and Charge for all GM EVs* with DC fast-charging capability on the EVgo network. Plug and Charge enables EVgo GM customers to start a fast-charging session in sec ... Continue reading

FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Junk Fees, Bait-and-Switch Tactics Plaguing Car Buyers

FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Junk Fees, Bait-and-Switch Tactics Plaguing Car Buyers

The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a rule to ban junk fees and bait-and-switch advertising tactics that can plague consumers throughout the car-buying experience. As auto prices surge, the Commission is seeking to eliminate the tricks and traps that make it hard or impossible to comparison shop or leave consumer ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up - June 19-25, 2022

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up - June 19-25, 2022

Below are the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets ... Continue reading

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