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Li Auto said the Li Mega will be priced at less than RMB 600,000, with an official launch in December and deliveries starting in February. (Image credit: Li Auto) Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) officially unveiled its first battery electric vehicle (BEV) model, the Li Mega MPV (Multi-Purpose Vehicle), at the Guangzhou auto show, which starts today, and is now accepting pre-orders. Li Auto didn’t announce how many versions of the Li Mega are available, or a specific price range, except to say that the model will be priced under RMB 600,000 yuan ($82,820). “We are confident that the Li Mega…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Lucid Motors made a splash with the Air and has fleshed out its line with more affordable offerings since its introduction. The high price points have set Lucid apart as a producer of extremely high-end vehicles, which translates to lower production volumes, a la Ferrari and Lamborghini, typically bolstered by juicier profit margins that come along with those price tags. For established automakers, that’s a viable business model, but it has proved to be challenging for Lucid as a startup as it strives to…
Tesla may soon begin charging new Model 3 owners for heated front seats and heated windshield wipers, according to findings uncovered in the automaker’s newest 2023.38.8 vehicle software update. Well-known Tesla hacker GreenTheOnly uncovered the possibility of these upcoming changes after digging into the all-electric automaker’s latest software update. Green has previously used this tactic to unwrap hidden future features that are pre-baked into the software ahead of a product release of feature activation, though this newest discovery might upset future owners not expecting to pay extra for these cold weather features – if, Tesla follows through with charging for…
Porsche wants people to know it is serious about electrification, which is why it is announcing upgrades to its main plant in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, the home of the legendary 911 and the 718 Cayman and Boxster. After repeated delays caused mostly by software platform development issues, Porsche is gearing up for the launch of its next-generation electric vehicles starting next year. We’re talking about the all-important Macan EV SUV coming in sometime in 2024 and the all-electric 718 sports car, expected in late 2025. The automaker has announced that it is carrying “extensive reconstruction measures and extensions” at its core plant…
You will soon be able to buy your next car on Amazon. Amazon is launching online vehicle sales, starting with Hyundai next year. Amazon to sell vehicles online, Hyundai up first The e-commerce giant and Hyundai announced a partnership at the 2023 LA Auto Show to sell vehicles directly on Amazon.com. Starting next year, you can find and buy Hyundai vehicles online on Amazon. You can then pick it up directly from your local dealer or have it delivered. You will be able to choose from different models, trims, colors, and features to personalize your vehicle. And then you can…
The 2025 Lucid Gravity may soon have the market cornered in one crucial area: vibes. The new electric SUV from the California startup made its grand debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show today, and with a projected 440 miles of range and an abundance of tech features, it may just be what Lucid needs most right now. During the reveal, executives also showed off a new function called Lucid Sanctuary. What this does, Lucid design boss Derek Jenkins said during the press conference, is change the screens, lighting, audio experience and seat massaging to a series of pre-set experiences when you…
Lucid will address the meat of the new-vehicle market with a crossover SUV dubbed the Gravity. On Thursday, the Lucid Gravity electric three-row crossover SUV debuted at the 2023 LA auto show. When it arrives late in 2024 Lucid projects the Gravity will have over 440 miles of range and base models will cost less than $80,000. However, those two numbers are not for the same vehicle. Lucid Gravity Lucid won’t talk specifics yet regarding the Gravity’s powertrain, but it will launch with a dual-motor variant first with a 0-60 mph time of less than 3.5 seconds. Power output is…
Over-the-air (OTA) software updates for vehicles are the future, and they allow vehicles to keep getting better over time. But sometimes they get far worse—even inoperable, as a recent update pushed out to Rivian’s R1T and R1S introduced code that crippled normal use of the vehicles. Earlier this week Rivian software update 2023.42.0 essentially “bricked” the EVs’ infotainment system, preventing a number of functions. The vehicles were still fundamentally drivable, albeit with asterisks. After the update, the infotainment systems of affected vehicles were completely blank/dark, and some information in the gauge cluster was also affected. 2023 Rivian R1S Rivian noted…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Greg LeMond is best known for being the only American to officially win the famous Tour de France — a feat he accomplished three times. His success hinged on his obsession with every single detail of the race, from the carbon fiber in the frame of his racing bikes to the aerodynamics of his helmet and beyond. His passion to ride on the cutting edge of cycling technology hasn’t slowed down since winning the Tour, and he’s brought numerous bikes bearing his name to…
Cold weather affects the range of each EV model differently, but a new report found that some perform better than others. Recurrent creates battery health reports for used EVs, and has used the same data to study cold-weather range loss. This isn’t the first time the company has published a report on the effects of cold weather on EV range, but this time it has a much larger data set of more than 10,000 cars. Analysts compared range in 18 EV models in freezing temperatures to range in ideal conditions. The models analyzed retained an average of 70.3% of their…