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Hyundai on Wednesday provided more details on the mid-cycle refresh of its Sonata mid-size sedan—including the Sonata Hybrid—for the 2024 model year. As previewed by Hyundai in March, the refresh takes the current-generation Sonata, which arrived in early 2020 in Sonata Hybrid guise, in a different styling direction from the already-dramatic version that’s been in showrooms for the past few years. A new front-end design with a thin strip of horizontal lighting, along with an enlarged grille and air intakes (which also help hide the headlights) give the Sonata a lower, wider appearance. It also gives the impression of a…

For a brand that has pledged to go all-electric in the US and Canada by 2030, Buick is taking its time.  The automaker has yet to launch an all-electric model in its home market, despite offering no fewer than four BEVs in China: the Velite 6 compact wagon, the Velite 7 subcompact crossover and the Ultium-based Electra E4 and Electra E5 SUVs. Rest assured, Buick EVs are coming to the US, with the first model expected to arrive in late 2024 utilizing Ultium architecture underpinnings. As with its recent China-market EVs, Buick will use the Electra name for its EV…

BYD sold a record 262,161 NEVs in July, with Tang family models contributing 12,662 units. BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDY) has officially launched the new Tang family models in China, after pre-sales began earlier this month at the Chengdu auto show. Like previous Tang models on sale, the new Tang is available in BEV and PHEV versions, the latter including a more fuel-economy-oriented DM-i version and a more performance-oriented DM-p version. The new Tang EV is available in three versions with starting prices of RMB 249,800 ($34,270), RMB 269,800, and RMB 299,800 respectively. The model’s pre-sale starting prices when pre-sales begin on…

Xpeng aims to have 3,000 self-operated stations with ultra-fast charging capability by 2025. (Image credit: Xpeng) Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV) today completed its 233rd S4 supercharging station in Zhangzhou, Fujian province in southeastern China, marking the expansion of the ultrafast charging network’s coverage to 100 cities, the company said today. To date, Xpeng’s charging network has more than 1,000 Xpeng-branded charging stations, including supercharging and destination stations. Cumulatively, 470,110 services have been provided at S4 supercharging stations, Xpeng said, adding that all self-operated supercharging stations the company plans to build in the future will be S4 charging-capable stations. Xpeng completed its…

Nio is finally getting all-in on selling cars, making adjustments to its organizational structure, customer engagement, and sales team management to boost sales, according to local media. (Image credit: CnEVPost) A slump in deliveries left Nio (NYSE: NIO) with a weak financial performance in the second quarter and forced William Li, the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s founder, chairman, and CEO, to emphasize the urgency of increasing sales during the earnings call. Li mentioned a number of measures, including the fact that Nio is expanding its sales team in line with a 30,000-unit-per-month sales capacity, which he hopes to initially build…

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Rivian announced today that its long-awaited R1T Dual-Motor pickup with the largest Max Pack battery received EPA-estimated range ratings. The results are slightly better than initially estimated and pretty impressive with up to 410 miles in the default configuration. Even with the 20-inch all-terrain (AT) wheels, the electric pickup will be able to go 355 miles. It’s the first Rivian BEV that offers 400 miles of range. The results are the same for two powertrain options: Dual-Motor AWD and Performance Dual-Motor AWD: Max Pack (AT 20-inch): 355 miles Max Pack (21-inch): 410 miles Max Pack (22-inch): 380 miles Let’s recall that…

Redwood Materials, the battery recycling startup founded by Tesla co-founder and current board member JB Straubel, has raised more than $1 billion in Series D shares from its most recent equity funding round. The round was co-led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Capricorn’s Technology Impact Fund, as well as funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates. New investors, including OMERS, Caterpillar Venture Capital, Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund, and Deepwater Asset Management, also participated in the round. Redwood Materials said it will use the funds, which are in addition to the nearly $1 billion of previously raised equity capital…

As students and teachers head back to the classroom this month, thousands of school districts across the United States are relying on solar and storage technologies to keep their power on and their energy bills in check. Sacramento City Unified School District uses solar panels to cover their bus fleet. Image from Sacramento City Unified School District, via  SEIA Comms. According to Generation180, the amount of solar installed at K-12 schools in the United States has tripled since 2015. Today, over 6 million students attend a solar-powered school, and it is not hard to see why so many school administrators…

Mercedes’ electric vans get a U.S. price tag. We look at how Rivian Dual-Motor models compare to Quad-Motor models. And what makes green hydrogen worthy of a federal incentive? This and more, here at Green Car Reports Rivian’s Enduro motor unit, made by the company itself in Illinois, cuts weight, cuts costs, and provides nearly the same gut-dropping acceleration as the Quad-Motor versions, Green Car Reports summed in a comparison of Quad-Motor vs. Dual-Motor Rivian EVs. It’s set to be the volume drive system for the R1S SUV, R1T pickup, and EDV delivery vans,  Mercedes-Benz confirmed U.S. pricing and availability…