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// Alpine A390 electric SUV has three motors, gobs of power
Alpine’s first electric SUV we previewed earlier this year, and now the A390 has disrobed in all its glory. Two of the colour schemes available. Blue goes without saying for Alpine.
// Volvo taps Gemini AI to become Google’s testbed on wheels
Volvo will be the first carmaker to integrate Google’s Gemini AI, replacing Google Assistant in selected models.
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IN OTHER NEWS
// Showroom given luxury revamp
Bespoke commissioning atelier centrepiece of Rolls-Royce’s only dealership in New Zealand. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Auckland has officially opened its newly redesigned showroom in Newmarket and marked the occasion by giving the marque’s Ghost Series II and Black Badge Spectre their national debut.
// Most new cars in Norway are EVs. How a freezing country beat range anxiety
Just a few years ago, almost no one drove electric vehicles up here. In this remote region north of the Arctic Circle – where reindeer outnumber people, avalanches can bury roads in winter and sunlight disappears for weeks – “range anxiety” takes on a new meaning.
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INTERNATIONAL EV NEWS
// EV Batteries Got 20% Cheaper Last Year
The good news: Cheaper batteries mean cheaper EVs. The bad news: China’s battery costs are still dropping faster than ours.
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- Ford’s wild Super Mach-E preps for Pikes Peak showdown
- Bulletproof or bust: why Bill Gates once walked out on Mercedes
- Bohema blitz: obscure Czech supercar stuns with record Top Gear lap
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