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This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 10, 2023.
Are EVs like the Ford F-150 Lightning useless in the extreme cold because they lose all their range? We took a look at F-150 Lightning range, charging, and everything in between in subzero weather to give you a more realistic view of what living with an EV might be like in the extreme cold.
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2023 Ford F-150 Lightning
Ford also on Friday confirmed a battery-related recall on the 2023 F-150 Lightning—to replace the packs on 18 Lightnings that made it to dealerships or customers with a battery cell manufacturing defect.
Scout Motors, the new electric vehicle brand from Volkswagen, on Friday confirmed that its first model will be an SUV in the $40,000 range, built at a new $2 billion factory in South Carolina. That model won’t arrive until 2026, but it will be followed by a larger electric pickup truck.
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2024 Mercedes-Benz AMG EQE SUV
Mercedes-Benz has priced its U.S.-made EQE SUV, and at just below $80,000 to start, the fully electric SUV makes the EV tax credit cut. This luxurious model will land between the EQB and EQS SUV in its lineup, and against the likes of the BMW iX and Audi Q8 E-Tron.
Tesla has once again cut prices on the Model S and Model X. With these cuts of $5,000 to $10,000, Tesla is now effectively bringing the Dual Motor Model S just below the price of the dual-motor Lucid Air Pure that beats the equivalent Model S in range. It’s also bringing Plaid versions of the Model S and Model X to their lowest prices yet—both to the same $111,380.
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2023 Tesla Model X – Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.
Hyundai this week provided a first look at the 2024 Kona Electric. On the way to the U.S. later this year, the Kona Electric will get a little more battery and range, more space inside, and V2L tech for backup power, as well as over-the-air updates and vastly upgraded interface and active-safety tech.
Nissan is looking to share more components between its EVs and e-Power hybrids, in an effort to cut powertrain costs for electrified vehicles by 30%