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This Electric SUV set a World Record for Longest Journey On A Single Charge... here's how far it went​


A new world record has been set for the longest journey by an electric SUV on a single charge.

A new Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor was driven 581.3 miles on UK roads, 143 miles more than a single charge should take it.

And the unmodified, large SUV's real-world journey – which took 22 hours and 57 minutes – has been officially recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records.

Driven by professional efficiency drivers Sam Clarke, Kevin Booker and Richard Parker, the Polestar 3 - which starts from just shy of £70,000 - achieved its WLTP figure of 438 miles with 20 per cent of its battery capacity still available.

It even delivered eight further miles after showing 0 per cent battery - but the Polestar 3 reached a charger before ultimately stopping.




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The Polestar 3 has set the Guinness World Record for longest journey travelled by an electric SUV on a single charge - 581.3 miles. It was driven by Sam Clarke, Kevin Booker and Richard Parker

Polestar, based in Sweden, is principally owned by Chinese automotive baron Li Shufu, while a stake is also held by Volvo.

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Polestar 3 SUV sets world record for going so far on a single charge

The range test was adjudicated by Guinness World Records' own judge Paulina Sapinska with Webfleet providing meticulously documented video footage.
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Big whoop. They crept along at less than 25 m.p.h. May as well have been a horse and wagon.

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This Electric SUV set a World Record for Longest Journey On A Single Charge... here's how far it went​


A new world record has been set for the longest journey by an electric SUV on a single charge.

A new Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor was driven 581.3 miles on UK roads, 143 miles more than a single charge should take it.

And the unmodified, large SUV's real-world journey – which took 22 hours and 57 minutes – has been officially recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records.

Driven by professional efficiency drivers Sam Clarke, Kevin Booker and Richard Parker, the Polestar 3 - which starts from just shy of £70,000 - achieved its WLTP figure of 438 miles with 20 per cent of its battery capacity still available.

It even delivered eight further miles after showing 0 per cent battery - but the Polestar 3 reached a charger before ultimately stopping.




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The Polestar 3 has set the Guinness World Record for longest journey travelled by an electric SUV on a single charge - 581.3 miles. It was driven by Sam Clarke, Kevin Booker and Richard Parker

Polestar, based in Sweden, is principally owned by Chinese automotive baron Li Shufu, while a stake is also held by Volvo.

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Polestar 3 SUV sets world record for going so far on a single charge

The range test was adjudicated by Guinness World Records' own judge Paulina Sapinska with Webfleet providing meticulously documented video footage.
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EV Gravy Train Dries Up: Rivian Announces Layoffs as Tax Credits Expire​


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EV maker Rivian has announced a lay off as the company prepares for the end of federal EV tax credits and a challenging economic landscape. The company beat Elon Musk’s Tesla in bringing an EV pickup truck to the market, but has yet to prove it can succeed without massive taxpayer help.

The LA Times reports that Rivian, the electric truck and SUV manufacturer based in Irvine, California, has recently announced the layoff of about 200 employees, equivalent to 1.5 percent of its total workforce of nearly 15,000. The company’s decision comes as it braces for the expiration of federal EV tax credits at the end of the month, a move that is expected to dampen demand for electric vehicles across the industry.

Under President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, the $7,500 tax credit for new EVs and the credit of up to $4,000 for used EVs are set to end, reversing Biden-era efforts to make EVs more attractive to Americans, who have not embraced the technology in favor of traditional gas vehicles. This abrupt policy change has prompted several automakers, including General Motors and Volkswagen, to cut jobs and slow production in anticipation of reduced consumer interest in EVs.

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EV Gravy Train Dries Up: Rivian Announces Layoffs as Tax Credits Expire

EV maker Rivian has announced a lay off as the company prepares for the end of federal EV tax credits and a challenging economic landscape. The company beat Elon Musk's Tesla in bringing an EV pickup truck to the market, but has yet to prove it can succeed without massive taxpayer help.
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College Student Burned Alive After Tesla Cybertruck Doors Malfunctioned, Trapped Her Inside Following Crash: suit​


A California college student was burned alive when her ride, a Tesla Cybertruck, became a deathtrap — locking her and pals inside after the vehicle crashed and went up in flames, according to a pair of recent lawsuits.

Three college students, including 19-year-old Krysta Tsukahara, were killed in the early-morning crash last November when their electronic vehicle burst into flames after striking a retaining wall and a tree in Piedmont, Calif.

The Cybertruck driver, Soren Dixon, 19, and passenger Jack Nelson, 20, also died in the fiery Nov. 27 crash. A fourth passenger, Jordan Miller, was able to escape after an onlooker smashed the windscreen with a tree branch.

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Krysta Tsukahara, 19, was burned alive following a Cybertruck door malfunction, according to a lawsuit filed by her parents.

But Tsukahara reportedly survived the initial crash and was fully conscious, but couldn’t escape the burning vehicle after the Cybertruck lost power, causing its electronic door release system to fail, according to a lawsuit filed by parents Carl and Noelle Tsukahara and seen by the San Francisco Chronicle.

The teen died of smoke inhalation and burns after onlookers were unable to pull her and the other occupants from the truck, according to the lawsuit, which also sought damages from Dixon’s estate and that of the vehicle’s owner.

Tesla doors are powered by a 12-volt battery, which can fail if the vehicle loses power during a crash, and the emergency manual interior door release is notoriously difficult to find, according to the lawsuit, which was filed in Alameda County Superior Court.

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Driver Soren Dixon, 19, was also killed in last November’s crash.

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The parents of Jack Nelson, 20, filed a similar wrongful death lawsuit this week.

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College student burned alive after Tesla Cybertruck doors malfunctioned, trapped her inside following crash: suit

“It’s just a horror story. Tesla knows that it’s happened, … and they are doing nothing but selling the car with a system that entraps people and doesn’t provide a way…
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yeah, some things need to be mechanical for a reason. if a civilian vehicle needs an emergency escape feature, it is either dangerous, or not designed well.
 
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GM Kills Two Gas Classics To Make Way For EV​


A top-selling car is making a comeback after a three-year hiatus — and it's already reshaping GM's production lines.

On Wednesday, Chevy unveiled the new Bolt, its pint-sized electric vehicle.

The car, built in GM's sprawling Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas City, is slated to hit US driveways early next year from $28,995.

But, in order to revive the brand, GM has had to end production on two gas cars to make room for the Bolt: the mid-sized Cadillac XT4 SUV and the muscular Chevy Camaro.

The redesigned car looks nearly identical to the old version but boasts a 25 percent range increase, now at 252 miles.


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GM kills two gas classics to make way for a tiny car that red-blooded lovers of all-American gas cars will hate.
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Jeep owners told to park cars outside over fire risk that automaker cannot work out how to fix​


Jeep is recalling 375,000 plug–in hybrid vehicles worldwide due to a faulty battery that can catch on fire.

More than 320,000 recalled cars are in the US.

The off–road SUV brand, which is owned by Netherlands–based Stellantis, is aware of 19 reported fires and one injury related to the issue.


Jeep tells owners –– which include 228,221 Jeep Wranglers model years 2020–2025 and 91,844 Jeep Grand Cherokees model years 2022–2026 –– to park their SUVs away from any buildings to avoid a larger fire.

The carmaker doesn't currently have a remedy for the issues and advises owners not to charge their cars until they're fixed out of 'an abundance of caution.'

'Vehicle risk is reduced when the battery charge level is depleted,' a spokesperson told the Daily Mail.

Jeep's batteries are produced by Auburn Hills, Michigan-based Samsung SDI.

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Jeep owners told to park cars outside over fire risk

The off-road SUV brand, which is owned by Netherlands-based Stellantis, is aware of 19 reported fires.
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Franklin Pierce said:

Jeep owners told to park cars outside over fire risk that automaker cannot work out how to fix​


Jeep is recalling 375,000 plug–in hybrid vehicles worldwide due to a faulty battery that can catch on fire.

More than 320,000 recalled cars are in the US.

The off–road SUV brand, which is owned by Netherlands–based Stellantis, is aware of 19 reported fires and one injury related to the issue.


Jeep tells owners –– which include 228,221 Jeep Wranglers model years 2020–2025 and 91,844 Jeep Grand Cherokees model years 2022–2026 –– to park their SUVs away from any buildings to avoid a larger fire.

The carmaker doesn't currently have a remedy for the issues and advises owners not to charge their cars until they're fixed out of 'an abundance of caution.'

'Vehicle risk is reduced when the battery charge level is depleted,' a spokesperson told the Daily Mail.

Jeep's batteries are produced by Auburn Hills, Michigan-based Samsung SDI.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Jeep owners told to park cars outside over fire risk

The off-road SUV brand, which is owned by Netherlands-based Stellantis, is aware of 19 reported fires.
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So, owners are supposed to park them outside away from buildings AND they're not supposed to charge them again? There is no identified way to fix them? Sounds like Stellantis will be declaring bankruptcy soon.
 
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Franklin Pierce said:

Jeep owners told to park cars outside over fire risk that automaker cannot work out how to fix​


Jeep is recalling 375,000 plug–in hybrid vehicles worldwide due to a faulty battery that can catch on fire.

More than 320,000 recalled cars are in the US.

The off–road SUV brand, which is owned by Netherlands–based Stellantis, is aware of 19 reported fires and one injury related to the issue.


Jeep tells owners –– which include 228,221 Jeep Wranglers model years 2020–2025 and 91,844 Jeep Grand Cherokees model years 2022–2026 –– to park their SUVs away from any buildings to avoid a larger fire.

The carmaker doesn't currently have a remedy for the issues and advises owners not to charge their cars until they're fixed out of 'an abundance of caution.'

'Vehicle risk is reduced when the battery charge level is depleted,' a spokesperson told the Daily Mail.

Jeep's batteries are produced by Auburn Hills, Michigan-based Samsung SDI.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Jeep owners told to park cars outside over fire risk

The off-road SUV brand, which is owned by Netherlands-based Stellantis, is aware of 19 reported fires.
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Chrysler product is going to be a Chrysler.
 
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So, owners are supposed to park them outside away from buildings AND they're not supposed to charge them again? There is no identified way to fix them? Sounds like Stellantis will be declaring bankruptcy soon.
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It's what happens when you build junk.
 
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Flew back from Istanbul with an Audi exec seat mate. We had a good discussion. They are pulling back on EVs as well. Said they made a big mistake and overestimated that market.
 
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The Lightning, launched with fanfare in 2021 and hailed by CEO Jim Farley as a ‘smartphone that can tow,’ was supposed to mark a new era for Ford. President Joe Biden even took one for a spin, calling it ‘quick as hell.’


But the hype faded fast. Mainstream truck buyers balked at the steep price tag — starting closer to $50,000 instead of the promised $40,000 — and worried about the trucks’ limited range, especially when towing or driving in cold weather.

In October, Ford sold just 1,500 Lightnings nationwide — the fewest of any F-Series model — compared with 66,000 gas-powered trucks. The company has lost around $13 Billion on electric vehicles since 2023.

‘The demand is just not there,’ said Adam Kraushaar, owner of Lester Glenn Auto Group in New Jersey. ‘We don’t order a lot of them because we don’t sell them.’

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Ford's electric dream collapses as it axes battery F-150 after losses

'The demand is just not there,' said Adam Kraushaar, owner of Lester Glenn Auto Group in New Jersey. 'We don't order a lot of them because we don't sell them.'
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Franklin Pierce said:
The Lightning, launched with fanfare in 2021 and hailed by CEO Jim Farley as a ‘smartphone that can tow,’ was supposed to mark a new era for Ford. President Joe Biden even took one for a spin, calling it ‘quick as hell.’


But the hype faded fast. Mainstream truck buyers balked at the steep price tag — starting closer to $50,000 instead of the promised $40,000 — and worried about the trucks’ limited range, especially when towing or driving in cold weather.

In October, Ford sold just 1,500 Lightnings nationwide — the fewest of any F-Series model — compared with 66,000 gas-powered trucks. The company has lost around $13 Billion on electric vehicles since 2023.

‘The demand is just not there,’ said Adam Kraushaar, owner of Lester Glenn Auto Group in New Jersey. ‘We don’t order a lot of them because we don’t sell them.’

www.dailymail.co.uk

Ford's electric dream collapses as it axes battery F-150 after losses

'The demand is just not there,' said Adam Kraushaar, owner of Lester Glenn Auto Group in New Jersey. 'We don't order a lot of them because we don't sell them.'
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Everything is quick compared to slow Joe.
 
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