As range anxiety remains one of the biggest barriers to a mainstream all-electric transition, automotive manufacturers are constantly looking to increase the range their electric vehicles (EVs) can go on a single charge. That's why Toyota's recent announcement of a solid-state battery initially said to be capable of offering over 900 miles of range sparked so much excitement among EV enthusiasts. Amid the excitement, many people in the industry have started wondering if something like that is even really necessary, or if it might be overkill.

Why A 900-Mile Electric Car Would Be Range Overkill

Kentucky State

Construction at the Ford BlueOval SK Battery Plant in Kentucky has been underway for some time now, and has made tremendous progress as of late. However, as Ford Authority reported back in May, the plant was originally expected to begin building EV batteries in early 2025, though it then announced that this process would instead start in late 2025. Now, it seems as if that timeline has shifted again, as the automaker revealed as part of this morning’s sweeping electrification strategy shift.

Ford BlueOval SK Battery Plant Will Come Online In Mid-2025

Volkswagen will wait to see what electric car demand is like before building out all six of its previously planned battery factories. Thomas Schmall, VW's board member in charge of technology, told a German newspaper that "building battery cell factories is not an end to itself" and that a goal of 200 GWh of lithium-ion cells by 2030 was not set in stone.

As EV sales slump, Volkswagen scales back battery factories buildout

Modern EVs now have batteries as large as 100 kWh, offering enough range for daily commutes. Level Three DC Fast Chargers reduce waiting time significantly, making EVs a convenient choice for long-distance driving. Building a Level Three fast charger can cost between $30,000 and $140,000, but can generate revenue over...

Level 3 Charging Stations Explained

In a recent Business Insider column, they report on a Tesla Buyer who freaked out when he went through a carwash, wrecked his battery, and was hit with a $21K replacement charge. It was worse for me, in my Jaguar I-Pace a tow truck driver improperly strapped the car down, warped, and broke batter containment and the estimate to replace both the battery and the containment unit cost over $100K effectively totaling the car. We’ve recently talked about the cost of public charging which often exceeds the cost per mile of using a gas car (though most of us that have electrics also charge at home and a significant number of us have solar on those homes).

The Battery(s) Is the Achilles' Heel Of The Electric Car But New Tech Is Coming

Phoenix, AZ

The US Sun

DOZENS of defunct, single-passenger EVs found their final resting place in a junkyard miles outside Phoenix, Arizona. In an Instagram post, a driver said he found the broken-down EVs in a heap with other dead vehicles. Dozens of turned-over ElectraMeccanica Solos were laid to rest in a junkyard, according to a video posted by Instagrammer […]

Stunning images of EV ‘graveyard’ filled with broken down cars that can’t be fixed after vehicles worth $18k quit

One of the main sticking points to the wider adoption of electric vehicles in the United States and beyond is the high cost of a new EV. According to Kelley Blue Book, the average transaction price of a new combustion car in the U.S. in June was $48,644, while new EVs had an average MSRP of $56,371.

EVs May Get Cheaper Than Gas Cars As Early As Next Year. Here’s Why

Georgia State

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Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Queen City News

(iSeeCars) – Electric cars are supposed to supplant internal-combustion-powered vehicles over the next 10-20 years. And while the sales of electric cars are growing, they remain a small fraction of the U.S. market due to their higher costs and limited charging stations. These problems should be resolved over the next few years, with likely breakthroughs […]

How Much is an Electric Car Battery?

The Motley Fool

As Ford looks toward the future of affordable EVs, the answer could be in its recent past.

Why Ford Could Revive 2 High-Volume Vehicles, and Soon

Louisiana State

Adams County, MS

Mississippi News Group

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. July 26, 2024 – According to the Darkhorse Press, a late-night raid led by the Adams County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Group resulted in significant drug and firearm seizures, as well as multiple arrests.

Early Morning Drug Bust Leads to Multiple Arrests in Adams County

Lucid Air has the longest range of any electric vehicle on the market. Range anxiety remains a significant concern for EV shoppers. Practical benefits such as range, cost of ownership, and ease of charging are more influential in driving mainstream EV adoption. Mainstream consumers are no longer swayed primarily by...

Top 10 Electric Vehicles with the Longest Range

Whether you use it frequently or not, a vehicle’s navigation system can make or break the whole experience. Whether the interface is clunky, the system slow, inputs difficult, or routing a bit manic, it’s difficult to forget a bad navigation experience. In 2024, Google Maps is widely considered the gold standard, so you can understand our excitement when Chevy debuted its new partnership with Google and announced that Google Maps would be coming to the Silverado for 2022 as part of its new Google Built-In system. In addition to the Silverado, the technology is also found in the company’s Tahoe and Suburban SUVs and across its lineup of electric vehicles.

It’s Going To Cost $300 Per Year to Keep Using Google Maps in Our Chevy Silverado

HOPEFUL Rivian buyers are threatening to cancel their vehicle orders after an executive confirmed that a feature on the prototype wouldn't make it off the production floor. The growing EV company is closing in on the release of its mass-market SUVs, the R2 and R3. So far, Rivian has produced...

‘Baffling!’ blast drivers as Rivian makes U-turn on design promise for new EV – buyers are threatening to cancel orders

Plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) are often considered the perfect bridge between traditional gasoline-powered cars and fully electric vehicles (EVs), offering you the best of both worlds and a way to dip your toes into the EV segment without diving in completely. With the ability to switch between electric power and internal combustion, these vehicles promise a more sustainable and cost-effective driving experience. However, despite their potential, many PHEV owners aren't really taking advantage of this because they simply aren't plugging the vehicles in.

Here's Why People Aren't Plugging In Their Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles

Nissan has taken to touting its lineup's affordability of late, advertising the number of vehicles it offers with starting prices under $30,000. Considering how expensive new cars have gotten—and how several carmakers continue to skew their lineups toward larger, pricier SUVs and trucks—you can see where Nissan's eyeing opportunity with its relatively car- and small-SUV-heavy lineup. One such affordable car? The Nissan Altima midsize sedan, which enters 2025 pretty much unchanged, but with a new value-boosting option package for the popular Altima SV trim level and one big omission: Last year's range-topping Altima SR VC-Turbo model is gone, its 248-hp variable-compression turbo engine with it.

2025 Nissan Altima Sedan Stays Affordable, Loses Unusual Engine Upgrade

Tested on the racetrack, this clean-burning fuel offers an alternative to EVs for zero-carbon emissions transportation. With the automotive industry headed toward greener transportation, electric vehicles have been the face of the shift. Meanwhile, another promising clean technology is quietly coming to the fore – hydrogen. A future in which hydrogen vehicles share the road seems increasingly possible as numerous established automakers such as BMW, Toyota, Hyundai, Honda, and others continue to invest in hydrogen tech development.

Toyota unveils hydrogen-fueled prototype

Ford has come a long way since the Model T, but like many of its peers, it still hasn’t figured out how to make electric vehicles profitable. The company announced a series of changes to its money-losing EV strategy yesterday as consumers’ capricious attitudes toward plug-in cars force auto companies to rethink their plans for an electric future.

Ford’s 3-row electric SUV will remain a dream

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The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

Douglas, GA

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

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Recycled EV Batteries Are Coming—and Toyota Will Be First to Get 'Em

If the EV momentum is to be kept up so that America can truly buck our century-old oil addiction, we'll need new, bigger supplies of battery...

Recycled EV Batteries Are Coming—and Toyota Will Be First to Get 'Em

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