Tag: Hybrid Electric Vehicles
I’ve driven the new Cupra Raval and it’s proof that the hot hatch can live on in the EV era
Anyone with a keen interest in the European car market will know that Cupra parted ways with its sister company Seat way back in 2018 to become the high-performance, funky standalone brand to attract the attention of a more youthful buyer. The gamble paid off, as Cupra now outsells Seat…
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I’ve driven the new Mercedes VLE — and this limousine-like electric van made me rethink what a family car should be
Whether you’ve seen one drop a wealthy businessperson off at the airport or roll up to the red carpet to unload celebrities, the Mercedes-Benz V-Class has long been the vehicle of choice for transporting multiple people in the lap of luxury. While previous generations have shared plenty with the commercial…
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EV tech is trickling down to hybrid and combustion vehicles, and I’m here for it
It’s pretty clear that EVs and software defined vehicles (SDVs) go hand-in-hand these days, and while Tesla paved the way with the Model 3 back in 2017, Rivian, Lucid, and Chinese manufacturers quickly followed. The legacy car manufacturers are taking a while longer to get on board, but are finally…
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This life-size Koenigsegg just became the fastest drive-able Lego car ever — $5m hypercar recreated from 327,000 Technic elements and sent down Goodwood Hill at 69mph
Lego celebrates the Koenigsegg Sadair’s Spear with life-size model It is made from 327,906 Lego elements A slightly less challenging 4,104-brick version is available to buy Lego’s Technic sets might push the boundaries of what’s possible with a bunch of plastic bricks, but the company isn’t content with simply offering…
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The first Tesla Semi finally rolls off the production line — 7 years after Elon Musk unveiled the long-haul EVs
First unveiled in 2017, the Semi project has faced numerous hurdles Now, the Semi truck moves to a high-volume production line Electric hauler offers up to 500-miles on a single charge The official Tesla Semi X account announced that the first electric big rig has rolled off the 1.7-million-square-foot high-volume…
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A new ‘color’ Lidar breakthrough just made ‘hands-off’ self-driving cars a reality, experts say — Chinese tech will ‘significantly enhance’ spatial intelligence and reduce the need to ‘guess’ objects like traffic lights
The world’s biggest Lidar maker just unveiled its next-gen technology The system can detect color, velocity and reflectivity The tech is expected to hit the market later this year The world’s biggest Lidar sensor manufacturer has just announced a next-gen version of its technology that is tipped to give self-driving…
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