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Report: GM considering $30,000 small electric pickup

GM electric pickup silhouette  -  from 2020 Ultium platform previewGeneral Motors is said to be considering adding a compact electric pickup to its lineup, as one of several models that might be priced at less than $30,000. That’s according to a report Thursday from Automotive News, which claims to have seen the pickup at GM’s “affordable EV design studio” in Warren, Michigan. Automotive...

Racing tech may bring efficient in-wheel motors into more EVs

Elaphe in-wheel electric powertrainElaphe and McLaren are partnering to marry the former's in-wheel motor tech with the latter's racing expertise. At the recent 2023 CES in Las Vegas, the two companies announced an "in-wheel propulsion system" using Elaphe's in-wheel motors and inverters from McLaren Applied Technologies to create "highly efficient and hyper-responsive electric...

Shell buys Volta network and its free EV charging

Volta chargingVolta, a charging company distinguished by its partly free, partly ad-supported EV charging, announced Wednesday that it will be acquired by oil giant Shell. The two companies have signed a "definitive merger agreement" under which Shell will buy Volta in an all-cash transaction that values the charging company at $169 million, according to a...

Nio ET7 received a B rating from China Consumer Research and Testing Center

Recently, China Automotive Consumer Research and Testing Center (CCRT) tested the Nio ET7 sedan and awarded it with a B rating (85.8% overall score). CCRT is a consumer protection organization established under China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC). The tested model was ET7 with a 75 kWh battery. There are five segments CCRT focuses […]

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