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Edmunds: The most affordable EVs for 2023

Edmunds: The most affordable EVs for 2023

The push for new, appealing electric vehicles has gained considerable momentum recently. The next few years will see a rollout of EVs in every popular automotive segment, increasing competition and decreasing prices.
Post office buys 9,250 electric vans, 14,000 charge stations

Post office buys 9,250 electric vans, 14,000 charge stations

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is buying 9,250 Ford Motor Co. electric vans and 14,000 charging stations as part of a move to switch its fleet to electric vehicles.

Stellantis idles Illinois plant, takes step toward closure

DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is moving closer to closing its factory in Belvidere, Illinois, as it prepares for the costly transition from internal combustion to electric vehicles.
Drone attacks on Russia underline its vulnerability

Drone attacks on Russia underline its vulnerability

A spate of drone strikes that Russian authorities blamed on Ukraine targeted areas in southern and western Russia, reflecting the Ukrainian military's growing reach.
Germany threatens to hold up EU's combustion-engine car ban

Germany threatens to hold up EU's combustion-engine car ban

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's transport minister said Tuesday that his country won't back a planned European Union ban on the sale of new cars with combustion engines from 2035, after failing to get assurances from the bloc's executive for an exemption on
Japan OKs new budget incl. hefty arms cost to deter China

Japan OKs new budget incl. hefty arms cost to deter China

TOKYO (AP) — The lower house of Parliament approved Tuesday a budget for the coming fiscal year that includes a record 6.

U.S. auto parts supplier signs deal to buy Quebec's Uni-Select in $2.8-billion deal

MONTREAL — LKQ Corp. has signed a deal to buy Quebec-based Uni-Select Inc. in a roughly $2.8-billion deal that aims to boost the U.S. automotive equipment supplier's aftermarket business amid a thriving market.

Companies oversell the self-driving capabilities of their cars, with horrific outcomes

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Icy roads blamed as two women killed in two-vehicle crash near Castlegar, B.C.

Icy roads blamed as two women killed in two-vehicle crash near Castlegar, B.C.

CASTLEGAR, B.C. — Two women have died in a crash near Castlegar, B.C., that investigators are blaming on slippery roads. A statement from the B.C.
AI learns to outsmart humans in video games - and real life

AI learns to outsmart humans in video games - and real life

Speed around a French village in the video game Gran Turismo and you might spot a Corvette behind you trying to catch your slipstream.