Tested: Hyundai Ioniq 6, VW ID.7, Subaru Impreza; ADAS Rated; BEV Plans

Tough Love: Consumer Reports and Wards Rank OEMs’ ADAS

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There’s a new ADAS boss in town. Ford tops Consumer Reports’ ADAS test, replacing General Motors, and pushing Tesla further down the pack. Wards provides a sneak peek of our ADAS ranking report along with important points for OEMs and Tier 1s to consider.

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Volkswagen Adds to BEV Cred With Capable ID.7 Sedan

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Volkswagen’s sixth ID. model is planned for U.S. sale in 2024 at a price likely to range around $50,000.

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Troubled North America Battery-Electric Startups Clinging to Production Plans

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Cancellations, production delays and changes in planned products have become a steadfast pattern for battery-electric startups in North America due to financial hurdles and other challenges. Despite stiff headwinds getting even stronger over the past year, making it more likely that only a few, if any, will succeed, most still refuse to give up.

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Electrification Not Only Clean-Mobility Solution, Tavares Says

Consumers have demonstrated a preference for the automobile even though alternative modes of transport, such as public transportation and bicycles, have been around for more than a century, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares says.

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Ford Forms New Subsidiary, Announces Self-Driving Truck

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The race is on. Ford CEO Jim Farley just declared that you should be able to sleep, make a call or do whatever you want while your truck drives for you. The company’s new Latitude subsidiary is tasked with making this and other marvels happen.

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Ram 1500 REV Raises Range Stakes for BEV Pickups

The Ram 1500 REV won’t be the first electric truck on the market, but its range and towing numbers should make it very competitive.

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What’s Next for EV Batteries? (Part 3)

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New electric-vehicle battery technology is often in the news and for years battery makers have been promising we’ll see these breakthroughs in cars soon. But for solid-state batteries and sodium-ion based batteries their time may finally have come.

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