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Hyundai's electric hatch starts at under $30,000, and interest is already sky-high

The IONIQ 3 has received the “highest-ever” levels of customer interest for any Hyundai model (EV or gas), with prices starting under $30,000. Hyundai IONIQ 3 prices revealed in the UK Hyundai’s electric hatch made its first public debut “on the road” in the UK at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (FOS) on Friday, ahead of its highly anticipated launch later this year. The IONIQ 3 has…
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Musk tells Tesla staff to switch to Grok — a model he admits is worse

Elon Musk told Tesla staff to move to using Grok, the AI model from his own xAI (now folded into SpaceX), according to a memo sent to employees on Friday. The push comes days after Tesla capped employee spending on third-party AI tools — and it lands even though Musk himself concedes Grok is not as good as its rivals. What the memo says Musk told staff they should switch to Grok “when…
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Volkswagen's EV van makes a surprise comeback in the US as the ID.4 goes on hiatus

Ahead of the updated 2027 model, sales of Volkswagen’s electric minibus bounced back, rising 120%. Meanwhile, the ID.4 is on a brief hiatus as it undergoes a major refresh. Volkswagen is revamping its EV lineup The ID. Buzz is returning for the 2027 model year in the US after Volkswagen decided to skip the 2026 model. Volkswagen confirmed in December that it had “sufficient inventory” of…
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Waymo goes driverless in Las Vegas, with Denver, San Diego, Tampa next

Waymo has activated fully driverless operations in Las Vegas, its riders will now see vehicles with no human at the wheel, and the Alphabet unit says Denver, San Diego, and Tampa are next in line. The move adds four new markets to Waymo’s driverless footprint and pushes the company deeper into its target of 1 million paid rides per week by the end of 2026. Four new cities, no safety…
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