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The AWD Optiq is quite competitive in the sub-$60,000 EV crossover segment.
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The 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ first drive: 460 miles on a single charge
The Escalade embodies the American luxury car ideal, and now it's gone electric.
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The 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA is good enough to make a believer out of EV skeptics
But if you're still skeptical, don't worry: There's a hybrid version, too.
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Driving an EV restomod that costs as much as a house—the JIA Chieftain
There are no reused Tesla parts here, but the price tag is prototype-level.
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Did the snowball Earth give complex life a boost?
Planet-wide glaciers may have filled the oceans with mineral nutrients.
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What we know about Waymo’s 2025 expansion plans
The public has a long way to go before it trusts autonomous vehicles.
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Volvo added plenty of charm to the EX30 Cross Country EV
The mods should work as well on potholes as they do on forest roads.
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This EV could reboot medium-duty trucking by not reinventing the wheel
Modest goals and keeping within the lines have done this startup well.
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Lamborghini catapults into the electrified supercar age with the Revuelto
Lamborghini improves on the Aventador in every way with Revuelto PHEV.
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The Ranger XP Kinetic is the ultimate electric UTV—at a high price
This mega utility vehicle is a big ask on multiple fronts.
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The UK got rid of coal—where’s it going next?
The UK has transitioned to a lower-emission grid. Now comes the hard part.
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Driving the Ford Mustang Dark Horse R makes every other pony feel tame
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Jeep’s first battery EV is not what we expected: The 2024 Wagoneer S
Drag optimization means it's very quiet inside, but it's also quite expensive.
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Human versus autonomous car race ends before it begins
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Efficiency, power, luxury: The 2025 Lucid Gravity SUV nails all three
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2025 Lamborghini Urus SE first drive: The total taurean package
Adding electric power and a battery turns the Urus from hit-or-miss to just right.
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ESA workers face a maze of non-compete clauses and service contracts
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How should we treat beings that might be sentient?
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Science often accommodates audacious proposals.
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The 2025 GMC Sierra EV Denali brings big power at a bigger cost
It's a big, luxurious—but expensive—electric pickup truck with a huge battery.
Tim Stevens
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I played Half-Life 2 for the first time this year—here’s how it went
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard and the choices you make while saving the world
“Events are weaving together quickly. The fate of the world shall be decided.”
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A new dental scam is to pull healthy teeth to sell you expensive fake ones
It turns out you may not have needed those implants after all.
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“Impact printing” is a cement-free alternative to 3D-printed structures
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What do planet formation and badminton have in common?
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Dungeon-mastering emotions: D&D meets group therapy
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The 1963 Ford Cardinal—too radical for America at the time
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