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Cars: Video of F-150 Lightning fire reveals melted trucks, responders’ obscenities

First responders on video expressed concern about how much water is needed to put out EV fires and whether a special foam would be required.
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Sat Apr 22 2023

 
Images of the February battery fire damage to all-electric Ford F-150 pickup trucks in a Dearborn holding lot. Dearborn police and fire personnel responded to the incident, which involved three electric vehicles and no injuries and resulted in a five-week production shutdown.

First responders on video expressed concern about how much water is needed to put out EV fires and whether a special foam would be required.

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Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of nearly 485,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them outdoors because they can catch fire even if the engines have been turned off.
 

18 states ask for recall of Kia, Hyundai vehicles vulnerable to theft

Eighteen states have called for a recall of "unsafe" Hyundai and Kia vehicles manufactured between 2011 and 2022.

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Tesla cuts prices of vehicles for the second time this month

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Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before a House appropriations subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill on March 29, 2023.
 

GM with $365K fine by feds in discrimination suit settlement

Federal lawyers said the Detroit automaker illegally required more documentation from non-US citizens as a condition of employment.

Side profile view of 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray in Riptide Blue crossing the auction block at the 2023 Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach auction.
 

The first electrified Corvette sells for more than $1 million

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Unleaded 88 fuel was more than 50% cheaper than Unleaded 87 at this Sheetz gas station.
 

Sheetz drops price on flex fuel, offering gas for $1.85 per gallon

The reduction is now available at all Sheetz locations that sell the fuel and runs through the end of April.

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BMW, Nissan and other automakers no longer qualify for EV tax credits

The U.S. Treasury released a list of the electric and hybrid vehicles that will have access to up to $7,500 of tax credits.

Subaru is recalling 4,409 2023 Subaru Ascent vehicles for potentially faulty tires. The automaker said, "the internal tire bead may have been damaged during the wheel mounting process," in a NHTSA recall report.
 

Subaru, Jaguar Land Rover recall 5,000 vehicles: check recalls

Subaru recalled its 2023 Ascent SUVs for potential tire issues, while Jaguar Land Rover recalled 2023 Range Rovers for seat welding concerns.

FILE Ñ President Joe Biden drives FordÕs electric pickup truck, the F-150 Lightning, at the automakerÕs development center in Dearborn, Mich., May 18, 2021. Government scientists have spent a year analyzing electric vehicles to help the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) design new tailpipe rules to trigger an electric car revolution. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
 
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Will Lindley of Livonia was considering trading in his wife's 2016 Cadillac SRX (pictured here) for an electric vehicle, but he said it won't be a General Motors EV if it does not have Apple CarPlay.
 

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