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Glad to see Stellantis stay engaged in battery swap possibilities… It’s going to happen at scale in a passenger car eventually. How exactly? It will require a lot of tests like this. And, maybe, gas stations. www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/bus...

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Ultium is the next small-block V-8. Oh wait, never mind. After stumbles, let's pivot from EV drive-unit plans, invest the bulk of $1B on V-8s. In a few yrs: How did GM fall behind on EV hardware and platforms? Special concessions needed. GM gonna GM. www.reuters.com/business/aut...

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

Hot take: A major travel site's AI-generated meta-review capsules remain more misleading than useful—far too often. Example: "Guests speak positively of the proximity of clean rooms." Huh?

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SO many surviving Think City EVs in Portland! And yes, the plastic panels really are this faded on this one in my neighborhood... Like the early Leaf we had in our household until recently, a short-range EV like this might be totally fine for a daily around-town 2nd vehicle. Light footprint!

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And it sounds like they forgot to consider the Robobus in its true RobŌbus form...

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Comprehensive roundup by @mikewayland.bsky.social on Cadillac's past decade and Reuss. www.cnbc.com/2025/05/05/g... It's not his first decade influencing a revamp... Previous one started with CTS-V and GM Performance. But with different priorities—and electric—this one's more likely to catch hold.

submitted 50 days ago • 1 comment

Going by what I’ve seen simply being parked and used on Portland streets recently, vanning, of the plush, shag-and-skylight sort, is back?!? One of many glorious survivors.

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Credit bike culture for helping European cities breathe cleaner! It's part of the story. Cars and tailpipe emissions have also cleaned up SO much too... and that blanket of diesel haze is mostly gone. momentummag.com/paris-proves...

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Re Slate EV: This is what I'm seeing, and it's about time, Honda Element fans! They're about the same height and width. Slate is 6 inches longer overall, on a 7.5-inch-longer wheelbase. And with a frunk, too...

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Finally a true compact truck, electric, $20k-ish! Who ever drove the OG Ford Rangers >150 miles in a sitting anyway? IF the company proves competent (money doesn't buy that), it's a formative vehicle of the decade. Even if not, it’s a turning point. www.slashgear.com/1842683/slat...

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This whole thread. Paging Charlie Brooker. And yes, maybe Paul Rudd.

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Scoop via estranged work family @joelfeder.bsky.social ! Nissan GT-R signals priorities. Next one won't be EV, will burn gas, might not plug in. Because Nürburgring. Add in the pause for electric Skyline/Maxima and it's a pivot away from a certain kind of EVs. www.thedrive.com/news/next-ge...

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"Whereas Tesla registrations dropped 15%, sales of all other EVs increased 35% early this year." So many good EVs out there without the baggage.

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"It's hard to think of a brand that combines stale products with a toxic and highly public CEO to the same extent. The only two examples I can come up with are McAfee and MyPillow." The Tesla bubble's shrinking; here's a look at why via @johnvoelcker.bsky.social. insideevs.com/news/755816/...

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Maybe there's some worth to that other platform? Astute summation by its own Grok, in its own words.

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I'm just going to Badger you... U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “Trevor Milton lied to investors again and again — on social media, on television, on podcasts, and in print." www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr...

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This threatens the viability of some of the most affordable vehicles, and it hits working families and long commutes the hardest. When change hits this abruptly, there's not much the industry can do—other than raise prices, or lose money. And that delays any manufacturing shift back Stateside...

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With the first glimpse of 2026 Nissan Leaf yesterday, the big news was that it's coming to the U.S. market FIRST—and on sale by the end of Q1 2026. This means we'll have Leaf vs. Bolt EV once again... a battle of the affordable EVs we need, even better. www.greencarreports.com/news/1146054...

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Props to Rivian for brightening the American EV and mobility sector. Even if it weren't such a chaotic day, this is truly one of the most upbeat and uplifting pieces of news in this space in some time. www.greencarreports.com/news/1146053...

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Tariff-y-ing news out now for auto industry people and anyone tangential in the economy, right? As a refresher, here are all the U.S.-market EVs, hybrids, PHEVs made in Mexico and Canada... www.greencarreports.com/news/1146052...

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Looking at the entire year of weather factors, climate makes Southern states better equipped to get the most out of EV range. And I love how this one attempts to take stock of snow, winds, and more beyond just temperature. www.greencarreports.com/news/1146024...

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Yes! Sure, media is in shambles... but hiding away public-records-based stories isn't going to help any of us. freedom.press/issues/wired...

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This month marks the end of an era for an entire team—my team—and the end of things near and dear. On April 1, 2025, Green Car Reports (along with The Car Connection and Motor Authority) will no longer produce new editorial content, according to our Internet Brands parent company.

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That bright red Dodge Charger Daytona EV has moved on... and it still confounds a bit... but today I thumbed back to this a couple times. Because sometimes drivers of EVs don't want to go quietly? youtu.be/zsBLTibh4AM

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SO much interest in Charger Daytona EV. Yes, the guy driving the gasoline supply semi hopped over to see it while charging. Photo op of the week!

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My first car was a muscle car. And now… my first muscle-car charging experience.

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Spot-on assessment, right?

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I've seen a lot of procedural lip service on Lucid over the past day. No, this is a really big deal. Before and amid the stress and strain to scale up, Peter, the Air, and the propulsion suite were en route to be a technology juggernaut. A curve ball, now. www.greencarreports.com/news/1145847...

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If DOGE is being managed by Elon Musk and it's reportedly shutting down L2 chargers and sidelining federal EVs... Does the Tesla CEO no longer believe that EVs have the lowest running costs? www.greencarreports.com/news/1145815...

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I heard lots of people rationalize that Trump 2.0 isn't going to turn the dials on auto industry things like it suggested in the campaign. The first item proving that wrong rolled in last night. Holding this up vs prev policy makes Trump 1.0 look rational. www.greencarreports.com/news/1145624...

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NACS adapters are shipping out to some Kia EV owners... But Supercharger access yet to come. www.greencarreports.com/news/1144541...

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The only auto show left… the Las Vegas auto show? From mainstream to offbeat stuff like this, it’s all here. Feeling a little bit of that buzz I used to feel from just being at the Geneva show.

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...this “unserious jest ended up a source of meaning in people’s lives” www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

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There's an emissions-related recall here in Oregon. And it's NOx-related. Nope, not related to diesels... guess again... www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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In the sea of adapters EV owners face this year...they're not even all interchangeable. As Tom points out, Kia has rated its NACS-to-CCS adapter at just 350A—which will allow them to do fine in 800V charging but maybe not 400V sessions with other EVs. 🤷 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bns_...

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Hard to take a charging-related patent filing from a major automaker very seriously when it's confusing power and energy throughout...

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Why does the electric Popemobile look like it could fit right in on Baywatch? www.greencarreports.com/news/1145199...

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Allegedly first concept for next-gen Jaguars. Doubling down on a grilleless-but-long-hood, big-engine look is... bold. Please tell me that's one giant 'foot garage' www.greencarreports.com/news/1145166...

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