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One German Sedan Beat Every Tesla On Battery Health After 93,000 Miles

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Top performers include the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Audi Q8 e-tron, and BMW i4. Mercedes CLA retained 94 percent health, but the Model Y retained just 90.3 percent. The largest ever EV battery degradation study also revealed several weak options. Battery degradation has long been one of the reasons new car buyers have held out on purchasing an EV. However, data from a new study reveal that the top-performing EVs lose less than 5 percent of their range after 93,205 miles (150,000 km) of driving, meaning battery packs will easily last the average life of most new cars. The study, published by Aviloo , has been labeled the largest independent study of used EV batteries ever conducted. More than 500,000 battery tests have been published, and the results show how 20 of the industry’s most popular EVs perform. Read: A Seven-Year-Old Tesla Model 3 Survived 380,000 Miles, Its Range Did Not ...
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With Diesel At An All-Time High, Everything Is Getting More Expensive

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Global supply constraints, spurred on by the Iran war, drove diesel prices to new highs. Now at its highest-ever price, diesel averaged $5.85 per gallon last week. Increased diesel costs have a knock-on effect across transport, deliveries and agriculture As the Trump Administration’s Iran war continues to rage on, now in its sixth month, it’s not just gas prices that are being affected. Renewed attacks in the Middle East saw US diesel hit a new record of $5.85, as all fuel types took a hit. It’s a problem for most of the world, as the Straight of Hormuz continues to be a chokehold for ships transporting fuel from the region. Meanwhile, Russia has extended its ban on diesel exports as Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries further compound matters. Read: August Gas Prices Are On Track To Set An All-Time High Diesel prices are particularly relevant to everyone, as the cost of transporting goods is directly impacted ...
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The Aftermarket Already Has Plans For Ferrari’s $639K Luce EV

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This Luce is sitting on Vossen’s new G2-13T duoblock wheels finished in silver. The electric sedan has been equipped with a fixed rear wing and side skirts. It’s only a matter of time before Ferrari owners start modifying their EV. No Ferrari in decades has split opinion the way the Luce has. Blame the pen behind it. Jony Ive, the man who shaped the iPhone, arrived at this project with almost no automotive design work to his name, and the result reads that way to plenty of people. Ferrari, for its part, says the EV has already hit its first-year sales target , so that argument hasn’t hurt the order book. Once customer deliveries start, expect a healthy number of those owners to go straight to the aftermarket looking for something that sets their car apart from the one parked next to it. Read: An Eye Doctor Paid $40,000,000 For The $640K Ferrari EV Everyone Says Is An Eyesore These renderings from Vossen Wheels make the ca...
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Audi’s New A2 Revives A Genius Idea That Was 25 Years Too Early

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New A2 e-tron EV borrows design ideas from Audi’s innovative 1999 A2 hatch. Biggest of three batteries delivers 401 range miles; smallest starts at £32,200. Clever storage and one 167 hp motor comes standard; 322 hp hero tops lineup. Being ahead of the curve sounds great unless nobody is ready for what you’re selling. Twenty-five years ago, Audi toyed with a radical vision of what a clever compact car could be: light, slippery, incredibly efficient and premium-feeling. Now that thinking and the A2 badge it wore is back, wrapped in a far more marketable electric crossover that might finally have arrived at exactly the right moment. This is the new Audi A2 e-tron, and while another electric crossover might not sound like something worth cancelling dinner plans for, this one is worth your attention – even if you’re in the US, where the A2 was, and will continue to be, off limits. For a start, it takes some of the de...
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