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    Honda Trying Plug-in Fuel-Cell CR-V in Japan and California

    Honda this summer will introduce a hydrogen fuel-cell CUV with an electric-battery range extender.

    By David Kiley • March 5, 2024
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    Tesla and BYD Wage Price War

    As competition heats up in China for EV sales, the two heavyweights, Tesla and BYD, are warring on price.

    By David Kiley • March 5, 2024
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    BEVs Lose Market Share in Europe

    Growth in car sales driven by SUVs but expensive BEVs lose out to budget ICE products.

    By March 5, 2024
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    Researchers Claim Breakthrough in Ammonia ICE

    Team of engineers at Japanese university say creating a combustion chamber vortex can achieve zero-emission ammonia-fueled ICE.

    By March 5, 2024
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    VW Scirocco Hot Hatch Could Make Comeback as BEV

    Volkswagen Group launches internal studies around a new Scirocco coupe as part of a four-way project with Porsche, Audi and Cupra.

    By Greg Kable • March 4, 2024
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    BMW Boosts Asian BEV Capacity with Battery Assembly Plant

    New plant to supply expanding BEV production strategy in Thailand.

    By March 4, 2024
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    BEV Mini Countryman Production Starts in BMW’s Leipzig Plant

    Electric Mini joins ICE version in the eastern Germany facility.

    By March 1, 2024
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    BYD Seagull Lands in Mexico as Dolphin Mini

    BYD’s battery-electric compact hatchback enters Mexican market, but the Chinese automaker says it isn’t bringing the inexpensive model north of the border – yet.

    By Daniel J. McCosh • March 1, 2024
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    Maserati Reveals Drop-Top GranCabrio Sports Tourer

    Italian luxury brand opts for traditional ragtop to save weight and space.

    By March 1, 2024
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    Electric SUV First B-Segment Car for Volkswagen, Xpeng JV

    VW and Xpeng hope to find efficiencies in their collaboration over vehicle platform development for Chinese products.

    By Feb. 29, 2024
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    Mitsubishi, TomTom Combine on Cockpit That Monitors Driver, Traffic

    The cockpit incorporates the latest developments from both companies such as simplified controls, more precise maps and driving instructions and more effective voice recognition. It also makes it easier for manufacturers to add new features.

    By Joseph Szczesny • Feb. 29, 2024
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    Apple, BYD Decisions Let U.S. BEV-Makers Breathe a Bit Easier

    Consumer electronics giant Apple kills its battery-electric car program and Chinese BEV juggernaut BYD says it will not enter the U.S. market anytime soon.

    By David Kiley • Feb. 29, 2024
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    Volvo’s European Customers Get Accident V2V Alert System

    Automaker's connected car system is now in a European pilot program to assess its accident warning capability.

    By Feb. 29, 2024
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    Skoda Announces Third Model for India in Expansion Plans

    Entry-level SUV to join Czech automaker's lineup as it plans localized vehicle production growth.

    By Feb. 28, 2024
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    Jaguar Land Rover Owner to Build U.K.’s Biggest Gigafactory

    Tata Group's global battery company agrees plans to create its first gigafactory outside India within reach of JLR's vehicle production sites.

    By Feb. 28, 2024
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    Fiat, Jeep Opening Doors to More ICE Powertrains

    Stellantis siblings react to slowdown in BEV sales in Europe and the U.S. with a greater focus on ICE and hybrid powertrains.

    By Feb. 27, 2024
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    Many People OK With EVs; They Just Don’t Want One

    Ford’s 2024 Trend Report delves into EVs, anxiety levels and how people regard AI.

    By Feb. 26, 2024
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    Toyota Offering Fire-Sale Pricing on Mirai FCV

    With Shell Hydrogen shutting down some hydrogen stations in California permanently, would-be hydrogen car buyers are declining, moving Toyota to issue $40,000 discounts on its ’23 Mirai hydrogen vehicles.

    By David Kiley • Feb. 26, 2024
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    Dacia to Unveil Lightweight BEV at Geneva

    Budget brand claims new Spring model, at less than one ton, will be the lightest BEV on the European market.

    By Feb. 23, 2024
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    HVAC System Boosts BEV Range 70%, College Claims

    British university team file patents for its e-Thermal bank designed to create secondary energy source to cope with extreme temperature effects on battery-electric-vehicle range.

    By Feb. 23, 2024
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    Volkswagen Considering Electric Pickup for U.S. Market

    The resurrected Scout brand has been tapped as a partner for the proposed U.S.-produced Volkswagen truck currently under design in Germany.

    By Greg Kable • Feb. 23, 2024
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    What Range Anxiety? Dealers Snap Up Fiat 500e

    Stellantis is launching the small, limited-range battery-electric-vehicle in March, and dealers are anxious to get them despite a slowdown in BEV demand.

    By David Kiley • Feb. 22, 2024
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    Japan a Minor EV Player Despite Record Sales in 2023

    Toyota is on track to become the Japanese leader in BEV sales, surpassing Nissan, although questions remain about the automaker’s commitment to the segment.

    By Roger Schreffler • Feb. 21, 2024
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    Alpine’s Hot-Hatch BEV Enters Arctic Tests

    Powertrain and interior equipment are tested in Sweden's extreme winter conditions ahead of A290's summer launch.

    By Feb. 20, 2024
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    Volkswagen Reveals ID.7 Station Wagon Variant

    ID.7 Tourer to sit alongside ICE offering of Volkswagen Passat Estate.

    By Feb. 20, 2024