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carscoops.com > 2026 > 04 > toyota-us-ev-lineup-expansion

The bZ Now Outsells The Prius, And A Mystery Toyota SUV Is Next In Line

1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (678+ words) A second American-made Toyota EV is coming in 2027 after the Highlander, and the company is already calling its future models Tesla killers While much of the industry is quietly backing away from aggressive EV rollouts, Toyota is doing the opposite....

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carscoops.com > 2026 > 04 > byd-flash-charging-bmw

BYD Says Five-Minute Charging Adds 310 Miles, BMW Says Read The Fine Print

2+ hour, 27+ min ago  (447+ words) BYD's 'flash charging' is impressive, but BMW's engineers say the hidden costs are something buyers should think hard about BYD sent a jolt through the EV space with its ultra-fast charging push, though not everyone is ready to buy in....

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carscoops.com > 2026 > 04 > opel-astra-hidden-shark-easter-egg

A Designer's Son Asked For A Shark In 2004, And This Stellantis Brand Has Been Hiding Them In Its Cars Ever Since

3+ hour, 7+ min ago  (302+ words) Here's how a little father-son moment brought mini predators to the cabins of European hatchbacks, estates, and SUVs Automotive Easter eggs are becoming more common than they used to. After Fiat tucked hidden gems into the Grande Panda, Volkswagen did…...

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carscoops.com > 2026 > 04 > toyota-supra-sales-q1

The Soon-To-Be-Axed Supra Has More Than Doubled Its Sales This Year

5+ hour, 7+ min ago  (428+ words) A sports car on its way out posted its strongest quarter in years, while the Prius and RAV4 stumbled badly Toyota may be preparing to pull the plug on the current Supra, but that looming exit seems to have lit a…...

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carscoops.com > 2026 > 04 > hyundai-ioniq-earth-venus-concepts

Hyundai's New Concepts Tease A Design Direction Ioniq Has Never Tried Before

5+ hour, 46+ min ago  (456+ words) The new Earth and Venus concepts hint at what's next for Hyundai's EV lineup, with a reveal just around the corner Hyundai is setting the stage for the next phase of its Ioniq sub-brand, previewing what's to come with a…...

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carscoops.com > 2026 > 04 > stellantis-chinese-evs-canada

Stellantis Wants To Build Chinese Cars In Canada Instead Of The Jeeps It Promised

4+ hour, 27+ min ago  (247+ words) The idled Brampton assembly plant could reopen under a new EV deal, but unions and parts suppliers are already raising objections The plan revolves around an idled factory in Brampton, Ontario, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke…...

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carscoops.com > 2026 > 04 > lucid-gravity-seatbelt-recall

Lucid Is Blaming Someone Else For The Gravity's Second Recall In Four Months

3+ hour, 46+ min ago  (319+ words) A seat supplier changed its manufacturing process without approval, and now 4,476 Gravity owners are paying the price Just a few months after the Lucid Gravity was recalled over seat covers that could prevent the airbag from functioning properly, the electric…...

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carscoops.com > 2026 > 04 > bmw-3-series-neue-klasse

BMW's Neue 3-Series Has Quad Exhausts, But It's Not The One You're Thinking Of

7+ hour, 21+ min ago  (336+ words) The new 2027 BMW 3-Series will span gasoline, diesel, mild-hybrid, plug-in, and a hybridized M3 at the top of the range Fresh from revealing the all-electric i3 sedan, BMW is already turning its attention to the next 3-Series with combustion power. This one…...

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carscoops.com > 2026 > 04 > kia-q1-march-sales

Kia's EVs Bleed Out While Hybrids Carry The Brand To A Record Quarter

8+ hour, 25+ min ago  (300+ words) The Telluride is living up to its Selluride nickname as the crossover set a new record for quarterly sales General Motors had a terrible first quarter, but Kia was triumphant as sales climbed 4.1% to reach a new record of 207,015 vehicles....

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carscoops.com > 2026 > 04 > xiaomis-yu7-gt-is-coming-to-steal-porsches-thunder

Xiaomi's YU7 GT Is Coming To Steal Porsche's Thunder

9+ hour, 28+ min ago  (372+ words) The YU7 GT will follow in the footsteps of the SU7 Ultra as Xiaomi's second high-performance version Not satisfied with only building an all-electric sedan with the performance to match multi-million-dollar hypercars, Chinese tech giant Xiaomi is finalizing development of a high-performance,…...