This week Sam has been driving the Genesis Electrified G80. Robbie was picking speakers for his band in the Land Rover Defender 130 and Nicole has the Infiniti QX60.
The core of Henrik Fisker’s original design for the Karma continues to live on, now as part of the Karma Automotive and the Chinese-owned company has just launched a refreshed version that ditches the plug-in series hybrid for a full electric powertrain. Nissan has addressed one of the biggest complaints about the Ariya EV by cutting the price. There are currently no EVs that will charge at 500 kW, but Gravity Mobility has installed just such a charger in New York. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is still relatively new, but it’s already getting an update.
We frequently complain about automakers putting controls into the touchscreen and now EuroNCAP is going to cut their safety ratings if they don’t bring back physical controls.Rivian has revealed now just one, but two new vehicles, but they won’t start arriving for at least two years. The Blazer EV is back on sale and now has a significantly lower price. Finally Sam has been using a local Tesla Supercharger station with Ford and Genesis vehicles.
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Karma Gyesera
Nissan cuts Ariya prices
500 kW charger in NYC
Hyundai Ioniq 5 refresh gets more battery, rear wiper
EuroNCAP calls for return of physical buttons
Rivian R2 and R3
Return of the Blazer EV with a lower price
Supercharging a Ford Mustang Mach-E
Charging a G80 with a Magic Dock
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