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  Owners Trapped After Toyota, Lexus 12-Volt Battery Failures

  8/12/2026 · Motor1

  Owners of Lexus LBX, Toyota Yaris Cross, and other hybrids in the UK face repeated 12-volt failures that can disable smart entry and electric door releases.

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  Mahindra’s Half-Priced Hilux Fighter Steals A Few Tricks From Ford’s Ranger

  8/12/2026 · Carscoops

  The production Mahindra pickup rides on a stretched Scorpio-N frame with a turbodiesel and goes after the Hilux

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  GM’s Fourth US Battery Plant Just Stopped Being A GM Plant

  8/12/2026 · Carscoops

  Samsung SDI says the plant may still produce prismatic cells for GM in the future

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  EVgo And GM's Gas Station-Like Flagship Charging Network Is Growing Fast

  8/12/2026 · InsideEVs

  The latest station opened in metropolitan Detroit with pull-through 350 kW stalls, an overhead canopy, and access to amenities.

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  Stellantis Patent Turns A Sedan Or Hatch Into A Pickup With Foldable Tailgate

  8/12/2026 · Carscoops

  A new patent from Stellantis depicts a split, fold-down tailgate that could work for sedans and hatchbacks

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  LeBron James’ Personalized Mercedes-Maybach S 680 Headlines Pebble Beach Lineup

  8/12/2026 · Motor1

  Pebble Beach Automotive Week 2026 puts Mercedes-Benz center stage as it links 140 years of classics with modern halo cars and a celebrity-spec Maybach.

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  Jaguar Type 01 Interior Revealed: No Rear Window, No Rear-View Mirror, And ‘Hidden’ Tech

  8/12/2026 · InsideEVs

  The controversial electric grand tourer has four individual seats and a “central spine” that runs the entire length of the cabin.

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  Hydrogen JCB Hydromax Rockets To 406.320 MPH World Record

  8/12/2026 · Motor1

  JCB Hydromax hits a 406.320 mph FIA flying kilometer average at Bonneville, eclipsing past hydrogen, diesel, and fuel cell benchmarks.

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  This 240-Mile Rolls-Royce Cullinan Drew $555,551 And Still Went Home Unsold

  8/12/2026 · Carscoops

  The previous owner of this Cullinan paid almost $163,000 for a new bodykit and wheels

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  Hyundai’s Parking Robots Can Pack Up To 50% More Cars Into Existing Garages

  8/12/2026 · Carscoops

  You simply leave your car at a drop-off point and the robots automatically take it to a parking spot

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  Kentucky’s Trooper Of The Year Went From Award To Holding Cell In 16 Days

  8/11/2026 · Carscoops

  Trooper Tyler Walters was named Trooper of the Year before his DUI arrest in Hardin County

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  JCB Hydromax Sets New Land Speed Record Of 406 MPH

  8/11/2026 · Carscoops

  The hydrogen-powered car easily surpassed the Dieselmax's record of 350 mph