Tag: electric car
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2025 Vinfast VF8 Plus – The Tragedy of the Mediocre
Man this was a depressing experience. The car was ok though. We had originally tried to get our cynical grubs on the newer 3-row VF9. But apparently the last one was sold a month ago, so instead we clambered into the infamous VF8 excitingly anticipating the worst. If you know anything about the “upstart” (in…
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2024 Polestar 2 Long Range Dual Motor – Electric Boogaloo
I THOUGHT YOU WHERE SUPPOSED TO MAKE ME FEEL NUMB! I had this Swedish-Chinese chimera in sedan form for a week in Norway. So, not only did I get to fuck around with a Polestar 2, but it was a nifty little trial run for the “EV Lyfe”. And what better place to try all…
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Faraday Future Blows Up Car to Retain Relevance
Indefinite startup company Faraday Future has been back in the news recently due to a fire and subsequent explosion of a test vehicle at their Los Angeles headquarter. Specifically, an old FF 91 Electric SUV “mysteriously” caught fire in “an accident”, which resulted in the car exploding. The subsequent damage to their facilities was apparently…
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2025 Toyota bZ4X (Facelift) Executive Bi-Tone Norwegian Launch Near Sandesund
I uh… didn’t know this was going on until I was walking down a hallway in my hotel and saw shit all set up. So I looked in until some Toyota representative ushered my ass in. So, ladies, gentlemen, and the one Norwegian Viewer we have, it’s time for me to do my journalistic duty.…
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Head of Chinese Communist Party Caught in Buick Enclave
“That’s not a Buick!” Said the agricultural minister. His family hasn’t heard from him since. Due to Buicks recent marketing efforts, pure confusion has swept through the communist party, struggling to identify the poorly built American automobile. “I could have sworn it was a Buick, but upon closer inspection, it was my wife’s sister!” Said…
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Rimac Nevera Time Attack win’s Monterey Car Week’s “Worst Launch Spec Award”
Every year, petrol heads the world over gather in California for Monterey Car Week. It’s a celebration of all things motoring, from historic racing, ocean side concourse events, lemons events, and the plethora of near by automotive shenanigans makes it gearhead bucket list item. As such, automakers choose to launch new cars or display special…
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US Power Grid to Adopt Tesla NACS Port
The newest adopter for the Tesla designed NACS charging port was announced this week, as the US Government plans to switch from the Type-B Electrical Socket. The department of energy (DOE) had its engineers look into the possibility of using the NACS standard designed by Tesla to charge their EV’s for the past decade, as…
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Is My EV Smart Charger Smarter Than Me?
As electric vehicles grow in popularity, the requirement to fill them with electric energy fills too. As the endless marching forward of progress advances, EV smart chargers continue to get closer and closer to gaining conscientiousness. Recently, there have been a few different prototypes from manufactures that indicate a growing sentience in charging stations, and…