Tuesday, January 16, 2024

#2025 Electric Dodge Charger is EV Muscle [auto styling news]

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The 2025 electric Dodge Charger concept car is undeniably a Dodge muscle car but takes a more sleek, futuristic approach. 

Check out the front end. Notice the open space around the headlights and that dip in the hood? This is to let air flow through the pass-through R-Wing and glue the body to the road with aerodynamic mastery. This also occurs through the carbon-fiber side fascia intakes.

New wheels and body lines that pay tribute to the first Charger muscle car's side profile pull the look together with a bang. From the lightbar in the back to the bucket seats inside, the new Dodge Charger electric concept mixes classic cues with sci-fi style.

The Dodge brand is reportedly going 100% electric by 2028. Release date for this EV had not been announced.





 






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Saturday, January 6, 2024

#Hydrogen Start-up Claims 700 Mile Range Will Cure EV Range Anxiety

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A US start-up is now taking pre-orders for a plug-in hybrid passenger vehicle that runs using both a hydrogen fuel-cell and a battery, which it claims has a range of 700 miles (1,127km). "Range anxiety" (especially on long distance trips) is preventing many American consumers from tallying the leap and buying EVs and other vehicles that aren't gas powered.

Hydrogen Insight reports, that Virginia-based Revo Zero’s “model Energy” uses a battery as the primary power source, with the hydrogen fuel cell kicking in to power the vehicle and thereby extend its range.
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Friday, November 17, 2023

#Genesis Announces Gorgeous 2025 GV80 Coupe

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The award-winning Genesis GV80 gets a beautiful  facelift with a suite of remarkable enhancements for 2025, launching early next year. 

The distinctively powerful exterior comes fully equipped with 22-inch alloy wheels, an aggressive front grille with sportier air inlets, and a streamlined tail with hidden exhaust.

Get ready: the sportscar-inspired counterpart to the GV80, the first-ever 2025 Genesis GV80 Coupe, is hitting the road soon. With its dramatically sloping roofline and powerful 3.5T e-SC powertrain, this sport SUV takes athletic elegance to a whole new level.

Genesis, a spin-off luxury brand of of Korean automaker Hyundai, won high
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Monday, November 6, 2023

#Lexus Plans 620-Mile Range, Quick-Charging EV

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Japanese luxury car brand Lexus has formally begun its journey to full electrification by 2035 by introducing a peek at the production version of the LF CZ at the 2023 Japan Mobility Show.

The Japan Mobility Show replaces the erstwhile Tokyo Motor Show as the region's biggest automotive festival, transforming into a holistic and lifestyle-centered trade show.

This LF-CZ or Lexus Future Zero-emission Catalyst uses DIRECT4 All-Wheel Drive Technology that Lexus took from the RZ.

There was not much to go on about the concept model except for the batteries it will be fitted with. 

The LF-ZC will have a prismatic, high-performance batteries that has twice the range of current EVs in the market today. That means it will have up to 620 miles of distance to travel on a fully-charged power source. 

As AutoStylingNews previously noted, Toyota, Lexus' parent company, recently announced that it will pioneer and bring to market long-lasting, quick charging batteries in the coming years,  which explains why it has largely remained out of the EV market.

The pre-production photos of the concept show a sleek luxury car that aims to compete with the electric cars Cadillac, Tesla and Luxid, and Mercedes are planning for the near future.  Lexus says the first LF-CZ variant may in fact be a hatchback. 

Lexus plans to sell this next-generation model in 2026, with an aim to give Lexus a full electric lineup by 2026.
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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

New Toyota EV Batteries Will Revolutionize EV Industry

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Toyota plans to have solid-state-battery EVs in production by 2027 or 2028, after a long absence from the battery EV market.

Solid-state batteries promise to offer more energy storage and require less space than current EV batteries, but face challenges with extreme temperatures and degradation.

Different battery types could offer more variation in EVs, such as batteries better suited for power drains, extreme temperatures, or fast charging. The auto industry may need to push for better power grids to accommodate fast-charging EVs.

Full story here.
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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Ford Cuts EV Prodution. "Too Expensive," Says CFO [Auto Styling News]

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Last Thursday, Ford announced that it would reduce the number of electric vehicles it had planned to produce, because there weren’t going to be enough customers who could afford to buy them. 

Ford CFO John Lawler said that because EVs are “too expensive” for most car buyers, the company was “going to balance supply with demand” by reducing its supply. 

Instead of turning out 600,000 electric cars and trucks by the end of this year, it would hit that mark at the end of next year. Instead of producing two million such vehicles by the end of 2026, it would turn out that many at some later date.
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Friday, July 14, 2023

Cybertruck Delays Mean Competitors GM, Ford Will Be First With Truck EVs

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When Tesla first introduced its Cybertruck electric pickup prototype in November 2019, it was described as a vehicle similar to one in the films "Mad Max" and "Blade Runner." CEO Elon Musk said the development of the Cybertruck was influenced by the amphibious Lotus Esprit S1 that was featured in the 1977 James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me."

The prototype impressed so many people that five days after introduction on Nov. 24, 2019, Musk said the company had received 187,000 orders for the electric vehicle.  After numerous delays due to COVID, it may finally come to market next year. As The Street reports, it will have competition from Ford, Stallantis/Chrysler,  and even GM:

"General Motors will have its say in the SUV/crossover market as it in July 2022 unveiled plans for its new electric version of the Chevy Blazer, which has been a popular internal combustion engine model for many years, since it first went on sale in 1969."

"The new Chevy Blazer EV will feature four models: the 1LT starting at $44,995; 2LT at $47,595; the RS starting at $51,995 and the SS priced at $65,995. The automaker will also feature a Police Pursuit Vehicle, automaker said in a statement when it unveiled the models."
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