Lucid Air charging boost, Mercedes range extenders, EVs losing money: Today’s Car News
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by Bengt Halvorson
13h ago
Lucid adds a heat pump and subtracts charging time for its range-leading Air electric sedan. Mercedes-Benz might not see what Ram sees in a plug-in range-extended vehicle. And why is each EV still losing thousands to full-line automakers? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2024 Lucid Air Grand Touring is now being delivered, and once ..read more
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If $50,000 EVs still lose $6,000, when will EVs become profitable?
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by Stephen Edelstein
13h ago
Legacy automakers are still losing thousands of dollars on many EV sales, according to newly published analysis from the Boston Consulting Group. BCG estimates that most automakers lose around $6,000 on each EV they effectively sell for $50,000, that price accounting for any tax credits or other incentives the customer might be eligible for ..read more
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Report: Mercedes pulls the plug on range-extended EV possibilities
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by Stephen Edelstein
13h ago
Mercedes-Benz is scrapping extended-range EV powertrains after tests of prototypes, according to an Autocar report citing an anonymous source with knowledge of the matter. Mercedes built and tested some prototypes based on existing models, "concluded that the range-extender drivetrain is a transitional technology with a relatively short-term ..read more
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2024 Lucid Air Grand Touring adds heat pump, charges up to 30% faster
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by Stephen Edelstein
18h ago
The 2024 Lucid Air Grand Touring—the longest-range version of the Air luxury sedan—gets some small but notable changes for the current model year, Lucid announced Wednesday in a press release. The Grand Touring is the second Air model to get a heat pump, after the high-performance Sapphire. As previously shown in other EVs, a heat pump ..read more
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2024 GMC Sierra EV boasts 440-mile range, CrabWalk, lower price
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by Bengt Halvorson
2d ago
GMC confirmed on Tuesday that the limited-edition launch version of its 2024 Sierra EV pickup will arrive in summer 2024—with about 10% more EPA range than originally suggested. The full-size electric truck, touted to be the “Denali of EVs,” bears GMC’s top-luxury Denali badge and will offer a CrabWalk mode, unlike the ..read more
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Review: 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N enthusiast EV shows it's worth the wait
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by Emme Hall
2d ago
The good folks at Hyundai have scrambled my brain with the 2025 Ioniq 5 N, a devilish little electric compact crossover that might just be a motorsports game-changer. Most electric vehicles are a blast to drive in a straight line, with incredible acceleration and accessible power. But their weight becomes a liability on the race track, and battery ..read more
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2025 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter adds smaller battery, shorter wheelbase
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by Kirk Bell
2d ago
The Mercedes-Benz eSprinter debuted for the 2024 model year with a long 170-inch wheelbase, a large 113-kwh battery, and a high roof. For 2025, it adds a shorter 144-inch wheelbase, a smaller 81-kwh battery, and a shorter standard roof, the brand announced on Monday. In that configuration, the base price falls from $74,181 to $63,545 before the ..read more
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Rivian EV route planning schools charging networks with grade system
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by Bengt Halvorson
3d ago
Rivian announced Monday that it will start planning routes around charger reliability in a new way—by grading each real-world charge site. The change is part of Rivian’s Software Update 2024.11.01, which rolls out to its vehicles, including the R1T electric pickup and R1S electric SUV, starting Monday. And with it, route planning will ..read more
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Report: China now makes enough batteries for global EV production
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by Stephen Edelstein
3d ago
China already has enough battery manufacturing capacity to supply all global EV production, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. BNEF estimates to global battery-cell demand for both EVs and energy storage came in at around 950 gigawatt-hours in 2023—but manufacturing capacity was more than twice that, at around 2,600 gigawatt-hours ..read more
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Half of 2024 EVs have lower 5-year ownership cost vs. ICE
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by Stephen Edelstein
4d ago
Many EVs have a lower five-year cost of ownership than comparable gasoline models, according an annual roundup from Vincentric, a source for ownership cost calculations for websites and automakers. Vincentric's analysis covers eight factors: depreciation, fees and taxes, financing, fuel cost, insurance, maintenance, opportunity cost and repairs ..read more
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