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Dealership markups are getting crazy, so this site is tracking them
An extra $200,000 on a new Hummer or $20,000 on an EV6—these are terrible deals.
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Canada may have hit its long-awaited electric vehicle turning point
Electric car advocates are waiting to see spending details in this week's federal budget, but for the first time, pro-EV business leaders and economists are expressing new optimism that Canada's move away from internal combustion vehicles may have reached a turning point.
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Audi Owner Finds Basic HVAC Function Paywalled After Pressing the Button for It
Gone is the day of the button blank—say hello to passive-aggressive infotainment messages.
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Electric cars: Five big questions answered
The electric car revolution is speeding up but what do buyers really want to know?
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Ford is turning its EVs into video conference rooms with help from Cisco
With its newly minted bi-directional charging capabilities, the Ford F-150 Lightning can now serve as a backup home power supply in a pinch. Soon, the automaker hopes it might do the same for your office space thanks to a new partnership with Cisco, makers of Webex conference software.
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Volkswagen’s EV Missteps in China
Volkswagen once acted as leader and educator to help China create its modern auto industry. Its Santana sedan was the beginning of learning about cars for many of China’s first generation of car owners. For decades since Volkswagen entered China in the 1980s it was the top seller almost every year.
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Mercedes-Benz shows off the interior of the 2023 EQS SUV
Ahead of its official debut on April 19th, Mercedes-Benz has shared a first look at the interior of the 2023 EQS SUV. As you can see from the photos the automaker provided, Mercedes didn’t reinvent its interior design language. As before, the most eye-catching feature is the optional 56-inch MBUX Hyperscreen that spans across the entire front cabin of the car. It includes a 12.3-inch OLED display that allows the front passenger to watch video content while the car is moving. If an onboard camera detects the driver sneaking a glimpse of the display, the screen will automatically dim to refocus their eyes on the road.
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Tesla raises prices across entire range, with its cheapest car now starting at $46,990
Tesla has raised prices across its entire line-up of electric vehicles. Prices have increased by between 5 to 10 percent, with the cheapest car the company sells — the Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive — now starting at $46,990, while its top-end Model X Tri motor saw a price increase of $12,500, from $126,490 to $138,990. It’s the second price bump Tesla has implemented in less than a week, after it increased the cost of certain long-range models last Wednesday.
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Rivian price hike fallout now includes a shareholder lawsuit
Electric car company Rivian is facing a shareholder lawsuit on allegations that it misled investors by not disclosing that it had underpriced its vehicles and would raise them after going public.
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Ford to ship and sell incomplete vehicles with missing chips
Ford will soon start selling and shipping incomplete, but driveable vehicles that come without the chips that power certain non-safety features, according to a report from Automotive News. The automaker will instead ship the semiconductors to dealers within one year, which they will then install in customers’ vehicles after purchase.
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Volkswagen officially unveils its ID.Buzz EV, the hippie bus reborn
The Microbus is back, baby! Nearly 75 years since the first Volkswagen Type 2 rolled off its assembly line and into the annals of Americana as an icon of 1960s counterculture, VW is re-releasing the emblematic vehicle — this time as a full EV.
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2024 Volkswagen ID Buzz electric microbus revealed: less flower, more power
The US version won’t be available until 2024.
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Volkswagen plans 2 bn euro electric car plant in Germany
German auto giant Volkswagen said on Friday it had approved a 2 billion euro investment in a new electric car plant, as it seeks to overhaul its business in the face of stiff competition from US rival Tesla. Construction on the new German factory next to the group's historic home in Wolfsburg will begin "as early as spring 2023" for a production start in 2026, VW said in a statement.
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Sony and Honda plan to make electric vehicles together
Sony and Honda are planning to form a new company to design and sell electric vehicles together. The venture hasn’t been finalized just yet, but the two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding that states their intent. The as-yet unnamed new company is expected to be formed this year, with sales of the first EV model planned for 2025.
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The Hummer EV Proves We're Making All the Same Mistakes Again
When news broke that the upcoming GMC Hummer EV would get 47 mpge, it was hard to feign surprise. A 9000-lb Hummer-branded monster truck that hits sixty with the urgency of a spooked spaceship was never chasing outright efficiency. The exercise was designed to convince a skeptical public that, in this time when prudence and restraint is needed, owners of this gigantic EV will not be expected to sacrifice, grow, or learn. Mission accomplished.
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Kia's unveils 'Automode' autonomous driving tech that will debut on the EV9 SUV | Engadget
Much as Hyundai did yesterday, Kia has announced an electrification roadmap at its 2022 Investor Day, promising to have 14 fully electric models by 2027 and sales of 1.2 million EVs by 2030. It also revealed that its EV9 SUV, unveiled in concept form last November at the LA Auto Show, will be the first to use autonomous driving tech it calls "Automode."
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Carmakers shut factories and freeze sales as invasion fallout spreads
Ten major car and motorcycle groups announced factory closures or froze sales to Russia as the industrial fallout from the country’s invasion of Ukraine spread on Wednesday. Porsche and BMW became the latest carmakers to shut European plants because of a lack of parts from Ukraine, while Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, and Hyundai, which is one of the largest brands in Russia, said they would cease manufacturing in the country. Ford, Renault, and BMW have already closed Russian plants.
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Subaru buyers caught in right-to-repair fight over its cars
Driving a rugged Subaru through snowy weather is a rite of passage for some New Englanders, whose region is a top market for the Japanese automaker. So it was a surprise to Subaru fans when Massachusetts dealerships started selling its line of 2022 vehicles without a key ingredient: the in-car wireless technology that connects drivers to music, navigation, roadside assistance and crash-avoiding sensors.
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Jaguar Land Rover and Nvidia partner for autonomous cars
Jaguar Land Rover has partnered with American software giant Nvidia to introduce heightened connectivity and advanced autonomous driving functionality to all cars launched from 2025.
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EV start-up Polestar takes shots at Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Volkswagen in Super Bowl ad
Polestar, which is expected to go public this year, used its first-ever Super Bowl ad to indirectly take shots at its competitors, including Tesla and Volkswagen.
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