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The redesigned 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid has a base price just $500 more than the equivalent non-hybrid model. Pricing starts at $38,345 for the least-expensive hybrid model—the SEL with front-wheel drive (all prices include a $1,395 destination charge). The non-hybrid front-wheel drive Santa Fe SEL starts at $37,845. However, the non-hybrid Santa Fe is also available in a lower SE grade that starts at $35,345. The Santa Fe Hybrid is also available in Limited and Calligraphy grades priced from $45,245 and $48,395, respectively. Again, those prices are just $500 more than the equivalent non-hybrid grades. 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe…
Porsche has just launched the second-generation Macan in an all-electric avatar and promptly updated its U.S. website with an online configurator, which allows personalization with just a few clicks, facilitated by 3D visuals and a gazillion trim and spec options to choose from. The Macan nameplate might refer to the entry-level Porsche, but when you dive into the options, you’ll quickly realize that there’s nothing entry-level about it. (The 718 is technically the cheapest Porsche) The MSRP of the Macan Turbo Electric, the more powerful and expensive of the two variants launched, is $105,300 before delivery fees. But open the…
This week, Lucid Motors unveiled its expanded factory, called AMP-1 in Casa Grande, Arizona. The addition brings the factory size from 800,000 square feet to over 3.8 million, adding a whole new production line meant to produce the forthcoming Gravity EV crossover. Of course, that was the main draw here. But amid the speeches from Lucid executives and hobnobbing amongst Arizona politicians, Lucid itself slipped another piece of information out about its next project, in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it style teaser in a presentation given by CEO Peter Rawlinson. Lucid’s once-rumored midsize car project is coming pretty soon, a fact confirmed by…
The 2024 Subaru Solterra gets handful of changes for its second model year, the highlights being battery improvements and a new driver-assistance system. The Solterra can now DC fast-charge from 10% to 80% in 35 minutes, according to Subaru, compared to about an hour previously. The automaker also claims an improved battery conditioning system that allows for significantly faster charging in temperatures below freezing—as much as 80 minutes faster in some conditions. Also new for 2024 is a low-speed hands-free driver-assist system that allows the Solterra to travel in its lane at speeds up to 25 mph—good for rolling along…
On the heels of unveiling the long-awaited all-electric Porsche Macan SUV, the company’s chief financial officer Lutz Meschke delivered what could be some dreary news, if it happens: He said that Europe’s plan to ban ICE vehicles by 2035 may get pushed back due to a slowing EV demand, reports Automotive News Europe. “There’s a lot of discussions right now around the end of the combustion engine,” Meschke said yesterday at the launch of the Macan in Singapore. “I think it could be delayed.” According to the report, the “slowdown in EV orders” has forced the EU to reconsider the…
The upgrade, which is due to be completed by the end of February, is aimed at preparing for a new model and boosting the plant’s capacity. (Image credit: Xpeng) Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV) will upgrade the production lines at one of its two factories, a move that is designed to prepare for a new model but could affect short-term deliveries. Xpeng has launched an upgrade project at its Zhaoqing plant in Guangdong province, for which it plans to invest more than RMB 100 million ($13.9 million), involving production lines and logistics equipment in the stamping, welding, painting and final assembly workshops,…
Cybertruck’s tour of China will begin on Sunday, January 28, and will debut in eight cities. (Image credit: Tesla) Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) will begin Cybertruck’s tour of China this weekend, and has announced the exact locations where the electric pickup will make its debut here. Cybertruck’s tour of China will begin on Sunday, January 28, and the model will be debut in eight cities — Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Xi’an, Chengdu, and Chongqing, according to a Weibo post released by Tesla today. Specifically, the eight stores are located at: China Central Place, Beijing (北京华贸中心) HKRI Taikoo Hui, Shanghai (上海兴业太古汇)…
Porsche has begun accepting reservations for the Macan EV in China, with the official launch set for April 25, the first day of the Beijing auto show. (Image credit: Porsche) Porsche’s all-electric Macan EV is powered by a 100-kWh battery pack from Chinese power cell giant CATL and has a WLTP range of up to more than 780 km in the city, local media outlet Cailian said in a report today. The brief report doesn’t mention any further details about the pack, including which of CATL’s battery packs it uses. CATL launched the Qilin Battery on June 23, 2022, claiming…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! I recently had the tires on my Tesla Model 3 changed. As I wrote, I had a third-party tire shop do the job this time instead of Tesla, who I used the first time I had to change my tires, since that was much cheaper (about $600 cheaper). As far as I can tell, it was a good decision. The tires seem fine, the driving is good, and I hope they will last a long time. As you can see from the title, however,…
Uzbekistan’s president visited BYD’s Shenzhen headquarters on January 25, and together with the NEV maker’s chairman remotely witnessed the start of production at the plant. BYD’s (OTCMKTS: BYDDF) plant in Uzbekistan has started production, which is expected to support the Chinese NEV (NEV) maker’s overseas sales. Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited BYD’s Shenzhen headquarters on January 25 and met with the NEV maker’s chairman and president Wang Chuanfu, according to content shared yesterday by semi-official BYD Weibo account @小迪快报. Mirziyoyev and Wang participated remotely in a production launch ceremony at BYD’s Uzbekistan plant, and witnessed the first vehicle produced at…