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Students Beat Tesla with 500km Range Electric Car

Tesla has a new competitor, and it's not from BMW or General Motors. It's from Australian university students, whose electric Sunswift eVe set a new world record for fastest average speed -- more than 60mph -- over 500 kilometres (310 miles) on a single battery charge, on July 23. That's a big deal: range is the biggest issue holding back the widespread adoption of EVs, and this record shows the car can drive hundreds of miles at a reasonable highway speed. It stomped on the old record, a mere 45 mph, and drove farther than even the Tesla Model S, the current king of EVs, can go on a full charge.

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CES 2024: New cars, concepts, and other automotive tech at the show

Highlights from the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show included Sony and Honda's Afeela, ChatGPT, and more.

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Mazda CX-90 PHEV review: Plugging into a capital 'S' SUV

The Mazda CX-90 is lowkey luxurious family SUV that packs a kick, but is the PHEV worth the premium over the tantalizing turbo straight-six?

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Hyundai still has high hopes for hydrogen in the U.S.

At CES 2024, Hyundai detailed its vision of the future, in which hydrogen powers everything from heavy equipment to home generators.

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