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Dodge Charger Daytona possibly preparing for police duty

Dodge Charger Pursuit teaserDodge is preparing its next-gen cop car Dodge teased what appears to be a police-spec Charger Daytona EV The old gas-powered Charger was popular with police fleets The outgoing gasoline Dodge Charger sedan has become a staple of police fleets, but will that also be the case for the all-electric 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona? An Instagram post on...
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Canoo leaves California, CTO leaves company

Canoo American BulldogCanoo's done with California and will now be based out of Texas Two of the three founders have left Canoo Canoo pivoted its business model to focus on commercial applications Canoo is planning to leave its original headquarters location in California and is replacing one of its founding executives, according to two separate reports from...
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Electric NASCAR race cars could feature sustainable bodywork

NASCAR electric race car prototype - Photo via BcompNASCAR is considering an electric racing series A prototype electric SUV race car was revealed in July The electric NASCAR race car prototype's body panels were made from plants NASCAR surprised attendees at its July Chicago Street Race with an electric SUV prototype race car, but the powertrain and body style weren't the prototypes only unusual...
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2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 arrives at dealers

2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1GMC now has two electric trucks in production The 2024 GMC Sierra EV will be a low-volume model for at least a year The limited-edition launch version of the Sierra EV costs $99,495 The 2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 is now being delivered to customers, General Motors announced Wednesday. But it will be some time before other versions of the...
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Lucid reportedly developing three affordable EVs

2024 Lucid AirLucid has three affordable EVs in the pipeline The project "mid-size program" will encompass a crossover SUV, probably a sedan, and possibly a hatchback Lucid's model will put an emphasis on efficiency Lucid is developing three affordable EVs priced below the Air sedan and the upcoming Gravity SUV, CarBuzz reports. The automaker is currently...
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Fisker Ocean recalled due to regen brake issue

2023 Fisker OceanThe Fisker Ocean has been recalled once again, this time for an issue that could lead to an unexpected reduction in regenerative braking. The recall includes 7,745 Ocean electric SUVs from model years 2023 and 2024 (the only two in which the Ocean was sold before Fisker filed for bankruptcy). Software issues in these vehicles may reduce...
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Tesla Model X recalled because roof trim may fall off

2016 Tesla Model XTesla is recalling 9,136 Model X electric SUVs from early in the vehicle's production run to fix trim prices that may not have been properly applied to the roof and could come off. The recall includes 2016 Tesla Model X vehicles manufactured from the start of production until Jul. 31, 2016, when a change in the assembly process was made at a...
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Love’s plots fast-charging for future road trips

Love's Travel Stop EV charging station map, 2024Love's added charging stations to two of its gas stations All future Love's Travel Stops will have EV chargers Love's started adding chargers to its gas stations in 2017 Love's Travel Stops is continuing to add EV charging at its locations, in part with federal funding from the Biden administration's infrastructure law. On Tuesday, Love's...
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Battery maker Northvolt shutting down R&D in California

Northvolt lithium-ion battery cellSwedish battery firm Northvolt is shutting down a research and development facility working on lithium-metal batteries in California and moving all development work to its R&D hub in Vasteras, Sweden, the company said Tuesday. Northvolt had been conducting some development work on lithium-metal battery technology—an alternative to the...
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First 100% electric US school bus fleet arrives in Oakland

Electric school buses with Zum bidirectional charging stationsThe first school district in the U.S. to use all electric buses will be Oakland, California The buses, bidirectional chargers, and software management platform will be supplied by Zum The buses will feed up to 2.1 GW of power back into the grid when not being used Zum, a transportation-services company that provides electric buses and charging...