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Ownership
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Trucks & SUVs
The Escalade IQ's 205 kWh pack is a road-trip cheat code. Overnight, it is a math problem
MotorTrend's long-term Cadillac adds 137 miles in 15 minutes on a DC stall, then needs two nights on a 6.6 kW home charger. Electrek spent $750 filling the same pack across 2,650 miles.
EV Cars
Why Chinese dealers shun five-year-old EVs despite the battery data
About four in five Chinese used-car dealers reject EVs over five years old. Measured degradation and a new battery-health standard show why better diagnostics matter.
Chargers
Oslo keeps half its cars electric with 6 kW plugs, not megawatt stalls
Nearly 49 percent of Oslo's passenger cars are battery-electric. Most of the public plugs that feed them are slow AC posts where people already park.
Electric Cars
BYD's tiny Racco has 1,500 Japanese orders, but its first road trip found the catch
BYD's electric kei car is drawing buyers beyond the base model. An independent Japan road trip shows why, and where its charging hardware still feels modest.