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  Tesla Semi big rig truck catches fire in the US – road only reopened to public after 16 hours of firefighting

  20 August 2024 / 3 comments

  A Tesla Semi went off the road on Interstate 80 (I-80) in California, United States and crashed into some trees before going up in flames at around 3am on Monday (August 19, 2024). This caused […]

   

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  2025 Audi RS3 facelift debuts – sedan/Sportback; 400 PS 2.5T five-cylinder; 7:33.123 min Nürburgring time

  20 August 2024 / 1 comment

  Following the reveal of the Audi A3 facelift in March this year, the German carmaker has now revealed the full-fat RS version of the compact model. Still offered in sedan and Sportback (hatchback) forms and […]

   

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  Jaecoo J7 gets a Range Rover Evoque face as the Chery Tiggo 7 Sport – inspiration for local buyers?

  20 August 2024 / 12 comments

  Every once in a while, the Jaecoo J7 gets levelled the accusation of being a Land Rover copy. While this assertion is a little wide off the mark (although not entirely without basis), a new […]

   

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  Tesla Model 3 base variant gets fabric seats, single-colour ambient light; no more rear seat screen

  19 August 2024 / 15 comments

  The Tesla Model 3 range has been updated to get a reduced-specification variant that takes the place of the existing Model 3 Rear Wheel Drive variant for Mexico, and this is the base variant positioned […]

   

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  Lamborghini Temerario – Huracán replacement is a 920 PS PHEV; 4.0L twin-turbo V8 spins to 10,000 rpm!

  19 August 2024 / 6 comments

  It may have been unthinkable just a few years ago, but Lamborghini’s entire lineup is now electrified. The final piece of the puzzle is the new Temerario – the brand’s second plug-in hybrid supercar after […]

   

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  Mercedes-Maybach SL Monogram Series debuts – luxury roadster with 4.0L V8; two design concepts

  19 August 2024 / 4 comments

  There’s a new Maybach in town but this one isn’t a limousine or even an SUV. Say hello to the Mercedes-Maybach SL Monogram Series, which is the brand’s first roadster based on the seventh-generation SL […]

   

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  2025 BMW M5 Touring debuts – G99-generation station wagon with 727 PS/1,000 Nm, 0-100 km/h in 3.6s

  16 August 2024 / 4 comments

  The BMW M5 Touring returns for just the third time in the model nameplate’s history, after the E34 and the E61, and the latest G99-generation model emerges as the long-roof bodystyle version of the G90 […]

   

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  Tesla Cybertruck loses base RWD variant in the US – up to 25% price hike for other variants; now fr RM444k

  15 August 2024 / 1 comment

  When the Tesla Cybertruck was first announced back in 2019, company CEO Elon Musk said it would have a starting price of USD39,900 (about RM177k). Fast forward a couple of years to the Cybertruck’s launch […]

   

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  South Korea urges automakers to reveal sources of batteries used in EVs following series of fires

  15 August 2024 / 10 comments

  According to a report by Reuters, the South Korean government will urge automakers operating in the country to identify batteries used in their electric vehicles (EVs). This comes after a series of fires involving EVs […]

   

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  Thailand, Indonesia still waiting on Tesla on confirmation of possible factory cancellations

  14 August 2024 / 6 comments

  A week after news broke that Tesla might be scrapping its plans to build a factory in Thailand, Malaysia or Indonesia, the respective countries are still waiting on the pre-eminent electric vehicle maker to confirm […]

   

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  2025 Zeekr 007 – 75 kWh Golden Brick battery, claimed world’s fastest-charging EV; 10-80% in 10.5 minutes

  14 August 2024 / 3 comments

  Image by Autohome First officially unveiled in November last year, the Zeekr 007 gets its market launch in China as a 2025-year model where it features the new 75 kWh ‘Golden Brick’ lithium iron phosphate […]

   

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  Mazda EZ-6 confirmed as global model – China and Europe launch this year; EV, PHEV versions offered

  14 August 2024 / 3 comments

  The Mazda EZ-6 first made its debut at this year’s Auto China as the electrified successor to the Mazda 6, which is currently in its third generation since 2012. At the time of its reveal, […]

   

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  smart #5 teased ahead of August 28 reveal – EV C-segment SUV with 800-volt DC charging, 550 km range

  13 August 2024 / 5 comments

  After #1 and #3 comes #5, naturally – smart’s largest model yet will finally be fully revealed in two weeks’ time on August 28, four months after the concept version made its debut at Auto […]

   

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  BYD Sealion 6 DM-i launched in Thailand – rebadged Seal U, 218 PS 1.5L PHEV, 92 km EV range, RM119k

  13 August 2024 / 38 comments

  After introducing a slew of electric vehicles in ASEAN, BYD is releasing its first plug-in hybrid in the region. The Sealion 6 DM-i has been launched in Thailand, debuting the company’s Super Dual Mode (DM) […]

   

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  Ban on new ICE-powered vehicles is wrong: BMW CEO

  13 August 2024 / 9 comments

  Chief executive officer of BMW, Oliver Zipse has said that the plan by the European Union to ban sales of new combustion-engined cars from 2035 is the wrong approach, and has called for the expediting […]

   

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