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Volkswagen's replacement for the ID.4 crossover is here

Volkswagen’s ID.4 is no more. The midsize crossover debuted in 2021, one of VW’s first new electric vehicles designed in the wake of dieselgate. A year later, the company began local production in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and a couple of years ago facelifted the model, adding a much-improved rear drive unit in the process. But Chattanooga...

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Tesla’s big electric truck faces an even bigger infrastructure challenge

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has insisted investors think of his electric automaker as a robotics and autonomous vehicle company now. He’s targeted a $20 trillion valuation—nearly four times the value of market leader Nvidia—on that premise. But his Tesla team was in Sparks, Nevada, on Thursday to focus on, well, an electric vehicle: the long-awaited...

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EV batteries last longer than drivers feared

Electric vehicle batteries are lasting longer than previously feared by drivers, with most used EVs able to retain about 90 percent of their original usable battery capacity after 150,000 kilometers, a new study has shown. Despite a surge in global EV sales on the back of rising fuel prices, long-term battery durability continues to be...

Why are self-driving cars exempt from traffic tickets in San Francisco?

theguardian3 years ago2 years ago09 mins

Autonomous vehicles in San Francisco are exempt from traffic tickets if there is nobody in the driver’s seat, according to the San Francisco police department (SFPD), underscoring ongoing legal and…

Automakers Agree We Have No Plan on How to Make Autonomous Cars Safe

caranddriver3 years ago2 years ago06 mins

A new industry group has been formed to create standards for developing, testing, and the public use of fully automated vehicles. The Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium (AVSC), partnered with…