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Xiaomi's upcoming YU7 GT just beat every SUV ever around Nürburgring

Xiaomi, a company that makes smartphones and other consumer electronics, sent its second EV around the famously difficult Nürburgring racetrack, and once again set a record with it, beating every other SUV, gas or electric. The Xiaomi YU7 GT is an upcoming high-performance version of Xiaomi’s YU7 SUV. The new performance version of the model was revealed in February, and is launching in China…
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Why every American family should have an e-bike at home

There’s a sentence that still sounds slightly radical in much of America, even though millions of people elsewhere in the world would barely think twice about it: Every family should own an e-bike. Sure, not every person and not every trip. Maybe not even as a complete replacement for cars. But as a standard household tool? Absolutely! And before my readers outside the US roll their eyes and…
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Rivian opens R2 configurator: here are all the options and pricing

Rivian has opened the online configurator for the R2, its critical mid-size electric SUV, giving reservation holders their first chance to spec out the vehicle ahead of deliveries. The Performance trim starts at $57,990 — just under Tesla’s Model Y Performance at $58,880. The configurator launch comes ahead of Rivian’s previously communicated June timeline, signaling confidence in the R2…
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Uber turns on Waymo as it pours $10B+ into owning robotaxi alternatives

Uber is publicly trashing its robotaxi partner Waymo while simultaneously investing more than $10 billion to build its own autonomous vehicle fleet with Rivian, Lucid, and Nuro. The ride-hailing giant’s executives have spent the last few months taking direct shots at Waymo’s technology and deployment strategy — even as Waymo vehicles still operate on Uber’s platform in Austin and…
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