Toyota 3-row EVs, Tesla price cuts, electric G-wagen, airless tires: The Week in Reverse
Which automaker priced its hardware set allowing its EVs to back up the home?
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Which automaker priced its hardware set allowing its EVs to back up the home?
There is a saying that company and friends matter more than the destination on a road trip. But for this author, there’s another thing that matters just as much, and that’s the car. So when Renault invited us to experience its MY2024 lineup on a road trip from Bangalore to Goa, I was quite excited for it.
High anticipation surrounding Geely’s Lynk & Co Zero sedan, codename E371, has been building up in the past month. When asked about its official debut during the Beijing Auto Show, Deputy General Manager of Lynk & Co, Flynn Chen, answered by posting on Weibo. “Lynk & Co Zero is being tested extensively in Huangshan. Trust the champions of multiple WTCR titles to deliver a performed tuned Lynk & Co Zero.” Huangshan (Yellow Mountains) is a majestic mountain range located in the Anhui Province, which consists of many peaks, some more than 1,000 meters high.
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The Cadillac Lyriq is one of the first vehicles to use GM’s Ultium platform. This drivetrain system now underpins all of its current and upcoming electric vehicles, other than the outgoing Chevy Bolt EV. After driving the Lyriq and liking it very much, I was interested in the precise details of the car’s pack and the larger Ultium system. So I interviewed Jerry Beemer, who leads GM’s EV Propulsion team. If you want to know everything about this system down to the individual cells, he’s your guy.