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Honda wonders if you’d like gas-engine sounds inside your EV

Honda EV sport sound feature for future UXHonda might add the sounds of vintage performance models to future EVs The sounds might be offered for download for a small cost Honda's next-gen user interface could enable in-vehicle purchase capability The upcoming Honda 0 Series EVs are shaping up to be super-quiet inside. But would you rather like your Honda EV to sometimes sound like a...
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Prototype test drive: Honda 0 Series recalibrates path to EV innovation

Honda 0 Series EV platform in Honda AccordHonda aims for aero-savvy EV shapes—and SUVs—with upcoming Series 0 platform 0 Series boasts an air suspension and 3D gyro tech from robots Radiant heat and a heat pump will help maintain range edge in winter Last week, at Honda’s R&D facility in Tochigi, Japan, I caught up on all the engineering work that’s gone into...
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2025 Chevy Blazer EV gets more range, power boost, lower price

2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV RSChevrolet on Friday confirmed a boost to both EPA range ratings and power output for its rear- and all-wheel-drive 2025 Blazer EV lineup. It also released pricing and a little more information about the base front-wheel-drive model. Rear-wheel-drive 2025 Chevrolet Blazer RS versions are arriving with an EPA range rating of 334 miles for 2025, up...
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Here’s how you can help Consumer Reports rate public charging

Chargeway partnership with Consumer Reports for charger reliabilityData from Chargeway users will be used for Consumer Reports EV charging ratings The Chargeway app provides advanced route planning and more What Chargeway provides to CR will be anonymous by user Consumer Reports hasn’t yet evaluated electric vehicle charging on anything like the scale the organization does when looking at the reliability of...
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Here’s where the Fisker Ocean EV can be serviced and fixed

2023 Fisker Ocean OneFisker EV owners have a list of confirmed service points Bankruptcy continues, production or brand restart looking unlikely Owners won't have to pay for recall repairs Fisker owners in North America can rest a little easier this week knowing that they’ll have access to a network of approved service centers for their Ocean EVs. The news comes...
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Trump plans to gut EV policy: What it might mean for jobs, auto industry, made in America

President Donald Trump (Photo courtesy Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)First-term flashback: Coal lobbyist in charge of EPA, hobbled EV tax credit, mpg fines frozen Trump promises stiff tariffs vs. China and Mexico, may nix federal funding behind U.S. EV plants Tens of thousands more U.S. auto jobs now vs. 2019, pre-COVID Anti-EV talk may be bluster, but the poison pill is whether it becomes part of MAGA platform...
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Are quicker EVs more accident-prone? Insurance data suggests so

2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 NEVs with 300 lb-ft of torque or more are associated with higher insurance loss Higher EV curb weights and torque-to-weight ratio add to the correlation This signals insurers need smarter rates that navigate EVs’ different risks Electric vehicles are so often lauded for their loads of “instant torque” and strong, quick...
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Review: 2024 Tesla Model 3 Highland renews formative EV for greatness

2024 Tesla Model 3Model 3 Highland offers a refined ride, more hushed interior, better fit/finish Base LFP version maintains nimble, athletic driving impressions Saw more than 4 mi/kwh in real-world driving, 23-min. charging 15-80% Other automakers may have reason to breathe a sigh of relief that CEO Elon Musk has continued to stifle Tesla sales growth, as some...
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Review: 2025 Volvo EX90 EV reboots the brand but doesn’t flaunt it

2025 Volvo EX90Keep to quick first impressions of the 2025 Volvo EX90 and you might get the wrong idea. In one of the many inherently Swedish aspects of this next-generation electric SUV, it doesn’t flaunt the future on the outside, but it certainly wears it well inside. The exterior of the Volvo EX90 is what it needs to be—an evolution from the...
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Canada adds 100% tariff for “extraordinary threat” of Chinese EVs

BYD Dolphin EV -  Euro spec100% tariff on Chinese-made EVs follows U.S. EV incentives only apply to free-trade partners, Canada underscored Mexico remains a potential U.S. entry point for Chinese automakers Canada’s national government Monday announced a 100% tariff on the import of Chinese-made electric vehicles. The 100% tariff, set to go into effect October 1...