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Rivian is rolling out a software update to R1 owners new and old, including a new 'Launch Mode'

September 5, 2024
Rivian has just started rolling out a robust software update that improves several features in both generations of its flagship R1S and R1T BEVs. Updates vary by model, but there are some pretty extensive improvements to the Rivian ownership experience, including the opportunity to show off that tri-motor acceleration with a new “Launch Mode” feature. It’s been a few years since relatively…
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Hacker reveals Tesla is gathering extra data around its Robotaxi launch site

September 3, 2024
A hacker has revealed that Tesla has launched a new data gathering around the site where it plans to unveil its Robotaxi next month. It is raising questions about what the automaker is going to demonstrate at the event. While most other self-driving ride services, like Waymo and Cruise, focus on making their system work in geo-fenced city areas using mapping, Tesla has always claimed to…
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Hyundai Motor Group hits double-digit EV market share in the US, and this is just the start

August 30, 2024
Hyundai Motor Group, including Kia and Genesis, is taking the US EV market by storm this year. After reaching double-digit market share, Hyundai continued closing the gap with Tesla as the second-largest EV brand in the US through July. Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis take second in US EV market Through the first seven months of 2024, Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis accounted for 10% of the US EV market.
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1,000 hp McMurtry makes US debut, promptly sets records [video]

August 23, 2024
The absolutely bonkers, 1,000 hp McMurtry Speirling fan car has crossed the Atlantic, and it’s doing the same thing here that it did in Europe: go scary fast and shatter hillclimb records. The impossibly fast McMurtry Speirling electric fan car that wowed crowds at the Goodwood Festival of Speed two years ago has made a lot of progress since. For one, it’s gone from prototype to limited…
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