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270 miles of EV range was the US-market midpoint in 2023

2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6Is 270 miles enough of a rated range in a new electric vehicle? As the Department of Energy pointed out this past week, 270 miles was the median rated range for new 2023-model-year EVs. Meanwhile, the top EV range rating was once again earned by Lucid—for a version of the 2023 Lucid Air Grand Touring. Various studies over the past decade...
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Which 2024 EVs qualify for the $7,500 EV tax credit?

2023 Tesla Model Y  -  Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.The list of electric vehicles qualified for the EV tax credit in calendar year 2024 has been released. And as expected, it’s very short. Noteworthy Tesla omissions include most of the Model 3 lineup (the Performance version is the only one that now qualifies), as well as the entire Model S lineup. And as anticipated by automakers in recent...
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Quick spin: Nissan Sakura EV highlights what America is missing

2024 Nissan Sakura EV  -  TokyoLook anywhere around the world, and the biggest cities have some of the same issues, no matter what the country: space is tight, and access to high-power fast-charging is limited at best. Applying that logic, the very tiny, four-passenger Nissan Sakura EV seems like the perfect formula to apply to an everyday driver for Seoul, London, and...
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GM pauses Chevy Blazer EV sales over software woes

2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV RSGM has paused sales of the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV over “software quality issues,” the company announced late Friday. “We are aware that a limited number of Blazer EV owners have experienced some software quality issues,” said the company in an official response provided to Green Car Reports. “To ensure our customers...
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Report: Many GM and Ford EVs will lose tax credits in 2024

2024 Chevrolet Equinox EVAccording to a report citing GM directly, the Chevy Bolt EV will be the only EV from the automaker qualifying for the full EV tax credit from Jan. 1. Yes, that’s a model now out of production and set to be increasingly difficult to find at dealerships in 2024. GM did say that the Chevrolet Blazer EV and Cadillac Lyriq are due to regain...
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2024 Chevy Blazer EV doesn’t offer home power backup yet, but it’s ready

2024 Chevrolet Blazer EVGM plans to offer bidirectional charging capability for every one of its Ultium EVs, the company underscored earlier this year. That will soon include a toolkit of useful features for interfacing with the home, like backing up the power during a blackout or natural disaster. As GM recently verified, there’s no need to wait to take delivery...
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Nissan Ariya: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2024 finalist

2023 Nissan Ariya e-4orceThis past year, the Nissan Ariya has dropped into a cohort of quite appealing crossover EVs, including the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, Tesla Model Y, Toyota bZ4X, Subaru Solterra, Volkswagen ID.4, and Volvo C40 and XC40 Recharge. It’s a very crowded field. All of those models arrived before the Ariya and are roughly the...
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Nissan Ariya: Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2024 finalist

2023 Nissan Ariya e-4orceThis past year, the Nissan Ariya has dropped into a cohort of quite appealing crossover EVs, including the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, Tesla Model Y, Toyota bZ4X, Subaru Solterra, Volkswagen ID.4, and Volvo C40 and XC40 Recharge. It’s a very crowded field. All of those models arrived before the Ariya and are roughly the...
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BYD’s rival to Model 3 and Ioniq 6 just arrived in North America

BYD Seal  -  2023 Tokyo auto showChina’s BYD has introduced one of its most technologically advanced vehicles yet—and a direct threat to the Tesla Model 3 and Hyundai Ioniq 6—to Mexico. In Mexico the BYD Seal will start an equivalent to less than $45,000, the company recently revealed. That’s a few thousand dollars less than Seal’s starting point in...
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2026 Cadillac Vistiq EV will slot between Lyriq and Escalade IQ

2026 Cadillac VistiqCadillac on Thursday revealed yet another new electric SUV entry for its lineup—called Vistiq and due for the 2026 model year. When it arrives, the Vistiq will fit between the two-row Cadillac Lyriq and the plus-sized, three-row, $130,000 Escalade IQ that’s set to share its underpinnings with the GMC Hummer EV SUV and full-size...