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Tesla Model X Owner Asks For $1 Million After Falcon Doors Failed To Open In Crash

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The owner of a Tesla Model X in China is asking the electric automaker for 8 million yuan (about $1 million) in compensation after claiming that a crash and fire caused the falcon doors to no longer function. Read more »

Audi's Already Taking Reservations For The E-Tron SUV (In Norway)

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Audi has been toying with the idea of an all-electric crossover for some time now. But the day when it translates its line of concepts into production is apparently almost upon us. In fact it's so close that – in one country at least – the automaker is already taking deposits. Read more »

Britain's Electric Grid Unprepared For Increase In EV Sales

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The British government is slowing withdrawing support for diesel vehicles in favor of greener options such as plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles. This should help curtail pollution but a new report suggests the country's electrical grid is ill-prepared for a major increase in demand. Read more »

Skoda Citigo To Be Brand's First EV

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Skoda may have just presented its Vision E electric concept at the Shanghai Auto Show but it won’t be the Czech company’s first EV for the road. Instead, that title will probably be taken by an electrified variant of the small Citigo . Read more »

The Future Is Here: Lilium Jet's Electric Flying Car Completes First Test Flights

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Flying cars are a cornerstone of futurism but most models have been consigned to the dustbin of history . Read more »

Tesla Recalls 53,000 Model S And Model X Vehicles

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Tesla has issued a voluntary recall of 53,000 Model S and Model X vehicles due to a potential issue with the parking brake. Read more »

Honda Plotting New EV For China, Could Launch Next Year

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After Renault-Nissan , Volkswagen and other automakers that plan to launch battery-powered cars in China, it's now time for Honda to follow a similar route. Read more »

Hyundai Launches California's Ioniq Unlimited+ Subscription Program

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Hyundai has just launched its new Ioniq Unlimited+ electric vehicle subscription program which will allow Californian residents to jump behind the wheel of an Ioniq without having to purchase or lease one. Read more »

Autonomous Chevrolet Bolt Explores San Francisco At Night

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Fully-autonomous vehicles are still a number of years away from consumers but dozens of carmakers and technology companies are testing self-driving fleets throughout the United States, including General Motors. Read more »

VW's New Electric Vehicles To Be Priced Similarly To Conventional Cars

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Volkswagen says its fleet of upcoming all-electric vehicles will be priced similarly to its conventionally-powered models in a bid to bring EVs into the mainstream. Read more »

Porsche Could Extend EV Range Beyond Mission E

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Porsche chief executive Oliver Blume has revealed that the German marque could create a range of electric vehicles beyond the impending Mission E in order to adapt to strict Chinese emissions restrictions. Read more »

Possible German Workers Strike Threatens Tesla Model 3 Launch

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Tesla’s goal of starting production of the Model 3 could be under threat if a possible German workers strike goes ahead. Read more »

Production-Spec Jaguar I-Pace To Debut In Frankfurt

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Jaguar will unveil the road-going I-Pace at September’s Frankfurt Auto Show, just six months after the concept’s European premiere in Geneva . Read more »

MG Says E-Motion Concept Will Reach Production In 2020

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Just hours after the MG E-Motion premiered at the Shanghai Auto Show, the company has confirmed its intent to bring the sports car to the market around the year 2020. Read more »