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In 1968, having achieved a modicum of stability through the introduction of its seminal Neue Klasse (or “new class”) models, BMW scaled up its styling and used the company's M10 four-cylinder engine as the basis for a new inline-six in a larger sedan known by chassis code E3, the ancestor to today’s BMW 7 Series. History repeats itself with the latest version of BMW’s flagshi...


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Tesla published its quarterly financials ahead of an investor call this afternoon. The maker of electric vehicles has become an increasingly polarized brand but a valuable one: $1.21 trillion at the time of writing. And we knew from its delivery anno...


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If charging speed is one of the major stumbling blocks preventing people from considering an electric vehicle, then ChargePoint's new Express Solo DC fast charger is a step in the right direction. It has been designed to be compact and work with DC power, making it easy to install in tight spaces. Oh, and it maxes out at a hefty 600 kW.

As we saw with


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MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif.—Bicycles are a strange technology.

While there have been some notable modifications from the


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As prophesied by more than a few analysts along the years, China's full-hearted embrace of electric vehicles has paid dividends. Starting with also-rans that required joint ventures with Western automakers, Chinese OEMs now make world-leading EVs crammed full of smartphone-like features that we're told are the best thing since sliced bread. I remain skeptical about that for n...


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