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Xbox Design Lab Returns With Series X and S Controllers

Home News (Image credit: Microsoft) The Xbox Design Lab, which allows gamers to design their own controllers, is back online. While it had previously been using the Xbox One controller, the new Design Lab is based on the Xbox Series X and Series S controllers. Currently, you can place orders in the United States, Canada… Read more

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BMW’s i4 sedan is the electric 4 Series you’ve been waiting for

Fabian Kirchbauer Photography The latest EV from Bavaria is a $55,400 luxury sedan with 300 miles of range Months after revealing its first new electric vehicle in nearly a decade, the iX SUV, BMW is ready to pull back the curtain on its next EV. The i4 electric sedan is the automaker’s electrified 4 Series,… Read more

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Alienware’s x15 and x17 Are Thinner than Ever, and Use Custom Element 31 Cooling

Home News (Image credit: Alienware) Alienware is going thinner than ever with its newest gaming laptops. The X-series, comprised of the Alienware x15 and x17, are among the most svelte machines that Dell’s gaming arm has ever produced. Both the x15 and x17 are available in limited configurations today, with the full range available on… Read more

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Ford’s F-150 Lightning Pro is an electric pickup truck for businesses

Ford has revealed a version of its new F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck aimed specifically at commercial customers. It’s called the F-150 Lightning Pro, and it starts at $39,974 for a version with an estimated 230 miles of range. Extended-range versions of the truck, which are expected to get 300 miles on a full battery,… Read more

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iFixit drilled a key ring hole into one of Apple’s AirTags in its latest teardown

The team over at iFixit has done its teardown thing again, this time examining Apple’s AirTag trackers. Part one of its two-part review digs into the guts of the little trackers, and for those lamenting the lack of a key ring loop on the AirTag, iFixit (carefully) drilled a hole into one without damaging any… Read more

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Hummer’s new electric SUV can drive diagonally, with 300 miles of range and a $110,000 price tag

Hummer has unveiled the SUV version of its electric pickup truck, which comes with up to 300 miles of range and will sell for a suggested retail price of up to $110,595 for its first edition. Reservations for that model are already full, according to GM’s website. GM, which is producing the electric Hummers under… Read more

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Jeep plans to install EV charging stations at US off-road trailheads over the next year

Jeep will install EV charging stations at off-road trailheads across the US as part of a partnership with Electrify America, the company announced. Chargers on the Jeep 4xe Charging Network will either be solar powered or connected to a power grid. The first of the stations will open this spring in Moab, Utah; the Rubicon… Read more

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Jeep’s ‘Magneto’ electric Wrangler concept is a big tease

Jeep has unveiled a new electric vehicle with an X-Men-inspired name: the Wrangler Magneto. However, don’t get your hopes up for this being the electric Jeep Wrangler you might have been wishing for — the Magneto is just a concept car, so you probably won’t be able to buy one any time soon. The car’s… Read more

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The DIY e-bike scene is obsessed with speed and clout

Jacob Pustilnik built his first electric bike when he was 17 because he was tired of showing up at school drenched in sweat. Texas is notoriously humid, but Pustilnik only lived a few miles from his school in Houston and was reluctant to abandon his trusty Trek mountain bike. At first, he thought putting a… Read more

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Hummer’s electric SUV will be revealed on April 3rd

General Motors will reveal an SUV version of its all-electric Hummer EV on April 3rd, the company announced. The automaker unveiled the pickup truck version, with 350 miles of range and a host of high-tech features, last October. GM, which is producing the electric Hummers under its GMC brand, wouldn’t say when the SUV is… Read more

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Volkswagen ID 4 review: electric chill

Sometimes you just want an electric car with decent range, low-key technology, and not much else Once upon a time, affordable electric compact SUVs were very hard to come by. There were plenty of cheap electric hatchbacks and a whole mess of luxury sedans and SUVs, but you’d have to cough up $50,000 or more… Read more

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Hyundai’s electric Ioniq 5 crossover could be the ultimate camping companion

With two-way charging, the Ioniq 5 could supply power for a full range of electrical devices Hyundai unveiled the all-new Ioniq 5, an electric midsize SUV with nearly 300 miles of range and a two-way charging feature that is sure to make this a popular EV for outdoor activities. The Ioniq 5, which will go… Read more

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Revel introduces a $99-a-month e-bike subscription for NYC residents

Electric moped rental company Revel is expanding its product lineup to include monthly e-bike subscriptions for residents of New York City. It’s the latest company to try to capitalize on the e-bike boom by shifting to a Netflix or Spotify subscription model for transportation. For $99 a month, interested customers can get a stylish electric… Read more

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The Chevy Bolt is now a compact SUV with 250 miles of range and ‘hands-free’ driving

The original hatchback Bolt EV is also getting a refresh The Chevy Bolt is undergoing a growth spurt. General Motors unveiled two new versions of the Bolt on Sunday: an updated Bolt EV hatchback with longer range and new high-tech features, and the brand new Bolt EUV — essentially a compact SUV — with more… Read more

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Audi reveals its Porsche-powered E-Tron GT

Images: Audi Starting at a cool $100,000 Audi has announced the E-Tron GT, an expensive new high-performance electric sedan built on technology developed for Porsche’s first EV, the Taycan. Due out this spring in Europe, the E-Tron GT will start at €99,800 with a top-spec RS version starting at €138,200. It will then come stateside… Read more

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