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The entire U.S. West Coast now aims to end sales of new gasoline cars by 2035. Specifically, Washington and Oregon recently enacted rules requiring that new vehicles be mostly emission-free by 2035. These plans, which will permit continued sales of plug-in hybrids that also run on gasoline, align with goals already in place in California. Both states have already followed California’s lead by adopting the state’s emissions standards, which are stricter than federal standards, albeit at slightly different speeds. I-5 traffic in Seattle Washington started to adopt California rules in 2020, after the move gained widespread support in 2019. It…
The EQS SUV is related to the EQS hatchback that arrived late last year, and while it’s built on a version of the same EVA2 skateboard architecture as that flagship electric car, in many respects it’s a completely different vehicle—and more of a trendsetter in the U.S. vehicle market. That’s of course because its format is a popular one. It’s also the model in this EV lineup that Mercedes-Benz has decided to make in the U.S.—in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, with cells from battery supplier Envision AESC and its own local facility. Unlike its fellow Best Car To Buy finalist, the Cadillac…
Tesla has upped discounts on the Model 3 and Model Y to $7,500, following a $3,750 discount earlier this month. A recent check of Tesla’s website showed lowered prices for both models, along with an offer of 10,000 miles of free Supercharging. The Model 3 now has an effective base price of $40,690, while the Model Y starts at $59,690. Tesla $7,500 discount on Model 3 – December 22, 2022 Before you pronounce these models a deal, you should consider that this comes after a series of painful price hikes on Teslas, including one in June that pushed the starting…
Volkswagen will raise prices on the 2023 ID.4 electric crossover lineup by $1,500 for vehicles assembled on January 4, 2023, or later, the company confirmed Thursday. The news comes from an email to reservation holders, published by Electrek; DriftBreath Reports has verified the message, its prices, and the timeline with VW. The price hike applies to current reservation holders; revised prices won’t be posted on VW’s website until Jan. 4. VW also told reservation holders that dealers will set the actual price of specific cars. 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 VW pointed to material costs related to the battery pack as the…
Volkswagen late on Tuesday presented the next salvo in its EV onslaught in the form of the ID.7, a mid-size sedan that will fill in for the Passat in the U.S. VW has only shown a camouflaged prototype, though the automaker has also provided a look at the interior. The prototype is due to make an appearance at the 2023 CES in Las Vegas, which runs Jan. 5-8, and will appear without the camo gear in the second quarter of 2023. Similar prototypes for the ID.7 have been spotted in the wild for more than a year, and VW also…
The seventh and final Dodge “Last Call” special edition will debut March 20 at a special event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Dodge announced Tuesday. Dodge is rolling out the Last Call special editions as a sendoff for the current Challenger and Charger. The automaker revealed six of them throughout 2022, and originally planned to reveal the seventh model at the 2022 SEMA show in November of last year. However, Dodge announced in late September 2022 that the final Last Call model was delayed, and wouldn’t make it to SEMA. The automaker originally attributed the delay to “product and supply…
“Gymkhana” hero and rally driver Ken Block died on Monday according to his official social media accounts. Block’s crew at Hoonigan confirmed via Instagram he died in a snowmobile accident on Jan. 2. Block was 55 years old and is survived by his wife and three children. TMZ reported that the Wasatch County, Utah, sheriff’s office said the accident happened at about 2 p.m. when the snowmobile upended and landed on top of Block. He was reportedly pronounced dead on the scene. “Ken was a visionary, a pioneer and an icon. And most importantly, a father and husband,” Hoonigan posted.…
Alfa Romeo celebrated the new year by teasing a mystery model. Rumors point to it being the supercar hinted at by Alfa Romeo boss Jean-Philippe Imparato last summer. The supercar, possibly called the 6C, is meant to be a swan song for the internal-combustion engine as Alfa Romeo switches to a full-electric lineup later in the decade. China’s Zeekr 001 may have dethroned the Lucid Air as the new EV range king. The performance hatch has been updated for 2023, and among the updates is an available 140-kwh battery from CATL, which is claimed to deliver more than 600 miles…
I’ve been looking for an excuse to borrow an Alpine A110 for a long time now. I had a chance to sample the car when the base model hit Japanese dealers a few years back, and was instantly intrigued. These compact, mid-engined French sports cars do surprisingly well in Japan, having seemingly found a niche audience amongst purists who want something different than the Porsche Cayman, Alfa Romeo 4C or Lotus Elise norm. The A110 really appeals to people who understand where the small French sports car brand comes from, and why Alpine has done what’s done with this modern interpretation of…
Subaru power in a Volkswagen is nothing new, and the Porsche 911 is really just a spicy Volkswagen. Sort of. Any any rate, Austin Barnett of Billetworkz thought it would be fun to put a turbocharged EJ25 in his 911. He was right, and the result of Austin‘s work is a paint-flipping Porsche that’s insane both inside and out. Austin says, “I never had an appreciation for classic 911s until a friend of mine – Willy Izaguirre from Nostalgic Grains – was selling his 1976 roller with no engine.” After purchasing it with the idea of re-powering it with a Subaru power plant, Austin…