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April 16, 2019

Lotus Teases Type 130 EV Hypercar with Wispy Green Smoke

Lotus Teases Type 130 EV Hypercar with Wispy Green Smoke
Lotus makes some of the coolest sports cars in the world, even if the best of them aren’t offered in the US. As fans wait for the return of the Exige and Elise to the States with their next generation, Lotus is teasing a new hypercar.…
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April 5, 2019

2019 Audi e-tron Electric Crossover Gets EPA Range Estimate

2019 Audi e-tron Electric Crossover Gets EPA Range Estimate
May is right around the corner, and that’s when Audi’s e-tron electric crossover is expected to roll into showrooms. The e-tron is billed as a “right-size” and “right segment” electric vehicle, and Audi hopes its driving range will match up with those expectations.…
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February 27, 2019

Polestar 2 Is a Pure Electric Set to Take on Tesla’s Model 3

Polestar 2 Is a Pure Electric Set to Take on Tesla’s Model 3
Recently, Volvo spun off its performance division to create the new Polestar brand. Now, the automaker has revealed its first production vehicle, the Polestar 2. Set to go into production in early 2020, the 5-door pure electric wants to give the Tesla Model 3 a run for its money, and look great doing it.…
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February 22, 2019

Tesla Model 3 Loses Consumer Reports “Recommended” Rating

Tesla Model 3 Loses Consumer Reports “Recommended” Rating
One of the most coveted ratings for many automakers is the “recommended” rating from Consumer Reports (CR). Tesla wanted that rating badly for its “more affordable” EV, the $42,900+ Model 3.…
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February 7, 2019

Pininfarina Battista Electric Car Makes 1900 Horsepower

Pininfarina Battista Electric Car Makes 1900 Horsepower
We may not be over the range anxiety portion of the acceptance scale for electric vehicles just yet. But we are over the performance barrier. With the earliest electric vehicles being things like the Nissan Leaf, car guys and gals feared the move to electricity would spell the end of the performance car.…
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January 31, 2019

Volkswagen Dune Buggy Reborn as an EV

Volkswagen Dune Buggy Reborn as an EV
One of the most iconic of all dune buggies ever made are the ones VW produced back in the the ’60s and ’70s. Now Volkswagen has unveiled a new generation concept car based on those dune buggies of yore.…
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January 25, 2019

Porsche Expected to Double Taycan Production

Porsche Expected to Double Taycan Production
Porsche has a new EV coming that aims to compete against Tesla. The car is called the Taycan, and will be based on the Mission E concept seen here.…
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December 13, 2018

Russian Aviar R67 EV Looks Like a 1967 Mustang, But is Anything But

Russian Aviar R67 EV Looks Like a 1967 Mustang, But is Anything But
Aviar Motors, an EV maker out of Russia has taken the style of an iconic ’60s muscle car and turned it into a modern EV. The ride is called the Aviar R67, and it looks a whole lot like a 1967 Mustang.…
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November 29, 2018

The Rivian R1T Is a Pure Electric Truck for the Tesla Set

The Rivian R1T Is a Pure Electric Truck for the Tesla Set
Elon Musk has said Tesla it’s working on its own pickup truck, but it may be quite some time before that comes to market, as they continue to meet demand for the Model 3.…
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November 2, 2018

Icon’s Latest is a 1949 Mercury Coupe with a Tesla Heart

Icon’s Latest is a 1949 Mercury Coupe with a Tesla Heart
The last few times we talked about Icon has been when the company whipped up a pair of very cool off-road vehicles with the Icon BR that looks like an old Ford Bronco and the restored 1965 Kaiser Jeep.…
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October 30, 2018

Toyota Tundra PIE Pro Serves Pizza Hut Pizza to Go

Toyota Tundra PIE Pro Serves Pizza Hut Pizza to Go
Car and truck companies usually turn up to the SEMA show with tricked out sports cars and hot rods. And while Toyota showed up this year with a selection of upgraded Corolla hatches, they also brought along a custom built Tundra that makes pizza.…
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October 21, 2018

Xing Miss R is a 1300+ hp EV for Track or Off-road

Xing Miss R is a 1300+ hp EV for Track or Off-road
While it’s got a strange name, you’ve got to hand it to Taiwanese outfit Xing Mobility for the vehicle that wears it. Taking aim at the forthcoming Tesla Roadster, the Xing Miss R touts an insanely powerful pure-electric drivetrain that makes 1 megawatt, or about 1,341 horsepower, launching the diminutive car to 62 mph in a mind-blowing 1.8 seconds, with 104 mph coming in a blistering 5.1 seconds.…
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October 11, 2018

Bollinger Motors B2 Is a Boxy, All-electric Pickup Truck

Bollinger Motors B2 Is a Boxy, All-electric Pickup Truck
Bollinger Motors is the company behind the big and blocky B1 Electric SUV. Now it has unveiled a pickup truck, dubbed the B2. The vehicle is street-legal and builds on lessons learned from the B1.…
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October 9, 2018

Electric Modded Honda S2000 Does a 10 Second 1/4-mile

Electric Modded Honda S2000 Does a 10 Second 1/4-mile
Hang out with a bunch of amateur racers who like to drive on a road course, and ask them what the best car is. Odds are you will get a bunch of them saying Mazda Miata and a bunch of them saying Honda S2000.…
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October 3, 2018

The Peugeot e-Legend Is a Fantastic Flashback Packing Modern Tech

The Peugeot e-Legend Is a Fantastic Flashback Packing Modern Tech
It’s been a very long time since Peugeot sold cars here in the U.S., and I don’t think that’s changing any time soon. But if they ever decided to come back here, this is the car I’d want them to start with.…
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