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A High-Mileage Electric Car Is Basically As Efficient As A Brand New One

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If youre in the market for an EV, miles on the car can make a huge difference in the purchase price, so you might be interested to find out that the efficiency of the electric motors and miles of cabling doesnt degrade even a little bit. Both vehicles used 65% of the available battery for the trip, with the low-mileage car returning 4.55

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Lucid Shatters World Record With 749-Mile Drive On A Single Charge

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Together with @Umit_Sabanci , we have officially set a new Guinness World Records title for the longest journey by an electric car on a single charge. In 2017, Sabanci set the record for visiting the most countries in 24 hours by scheduled transportation. Lucid set another @GWR title for the history books.

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EV Leadfoots Need To Stop Blaming AC For Killing Their Battery Range In Summer

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While its true that winters chill and summers swelter degrade overall battery capacity , what really undermines range is leadfooting your electric car. Buy an EV, learn some physics Justin Sullivan/Getty Images In my experience, theres something of a knowledge gap between EV owners and those who buy gas-powered cars.

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EV World: Navigating the new path forward

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Fords flexible approach Canadian car buyers are increasingly embracing electric vehicles, and Ford is positioning itself to meet that demand with a strategy of flexibility and choice, according to Said Deep, Ford’s head of North American product communications. Electric vehicles are everywhere now, Szymkiewicz noted.

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Tesla's Robotaxis Are Going Poorly

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All Rights Reserved Teslas Robotaxis Are Going Poorly Latest News Reviews Brands Car Types Buying Culture Tech Beyond Cars Racing QOTD Features Newsletter Advertise Culture The Morning Shift Teslas Robotaxis Are Going Poorly By Amber DaSilva June 26, 2025 10:32 am EST Tesla Happy Thursday! Those should not be easy to deploy.

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UK Drivers Cover More Miles In EVs Than Gas-Powered Cars

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Looking back through the numbers, BEVs have actually been beating out gas cars in the UK since 2016, growing from a thin edge to its current chasm. But thats still only 6.7% more than what BEVs accomplished. If youre wondering, PHEVs come in at 9,367 miles.

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Hyundai Turned An Ioniq 9 Into A Mobile Seed Bomb Drone Station

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The electric car becomes its own charging station for the quadcopters, too. A take-off and landing pad also folds out of the trunk, something that all cars should have just because. The drones themselves are, literally, bomber drones.

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