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VW has no plans for 2-speed transmissions in EVs

Green Car Reports

VW sees no need for multi-speed transmissions in EVs It tested a manual transmission for performance EVs More efficient EVs might be more expensive, VW says It seems Volkswagen won't be following Porsche or Mercedes-Benz. On Thursday at the 2024 Los Angeles auto show Kai Grünitz, head of global research and development for Volkswagen, told.

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Tesla did not pay Kim Kardashian for Optimus bot, Cybercab publicity

Teslarati

Tesla did not pay socialite Kim Kardashian for a recent publicity opportunity with the company’s Optimus robot, dispelling any claims that the influencer took payment. Kardashian is paid over two million dollars per post for promoting products from other companies due to her social media reach, which includes over 359 million followers on Instagram.

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Porsche might develop gas and hybrid versions of its EVs

Green Car Reports

Porsche will continue developing internal-combustion engines longer than planned, including potentially adding hybrid variants to some planned all-electric models, CFO Lutz Meschke said during a Q&A session with Automotive News and other media on the automaker's third-quarter financial results. Porsche previously said that it expected 50% of.

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Tesla adds longer cables and more to Superchargers as non-Tesla EVs complicate things

Electrek

Tesla has made several changes to its Supercharger network, including adding longer cables, to make the experience smoother as more non-Tesla EVs join the network and complicate things.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

emissions global warming Norway climate change carbon dioxide youtube lighting

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Kia EV3 and EV4 EVs might both be US-bound, PV5 van a maybe

Green Car Reports

Kia hasn’t yet confirmed EV3 or EV4 for the U.S.—but we might get both Unclear if EV3 arrives, whether Niro EV would continue Kia PV5 WKNDR electric camper van is a test for U.S. interest The future of compact EVs for Kia in the U.S. could be as simple as this: It doesn’t have to be an either/or. And that might mean that U.S. EV.

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Leaked email signals BYD’s plan to heat up EV price war

Electrek

According to a leaked letter circulating on social media yesterday, BYD has asked its suppliers to accept price cuts in the coming year – a major signal that the Chinese EV maker is gearing up to intensify the price war in China even further, all while pushing harder into Europe and other markets.

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Tesla now offers lease buyouts – after saying it would keep cars as robotaxis

Electrek

Tesla has started offering lease buyouts on all its vehicles, allowing customers who lease a Tesla to purchase their vehicle at the end of the lease term. But this represents a pullback from its previous autonomous vehicle ambitions.

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Tesla China’s year-end promotions seem to be working very well

Teslarati

Tesla China has implemented a number of initiatives to encourage sales of the Model Y and Model 3 to domestic customers before the end of the year. Based on videos that have been shared from China, it appears that Tesla’s efforts to attract customers this Q4 2024 are working well. With just a few weeks left in the fourth quarter, Tesla China announced that it was extending its “limited time” five year zero-interest loan offer for the Model 3 and Model Y.

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Ford jobs cuts signal ‘an incremental death’ to its future in Germany: Is the end near?

Electrek

With plans to drastically downsize its workforce, Ford’s future in Germany looks bleak. According to Germany’s largest trade union, Ford’s new job cuts “would mean an incremental death” to its future in Cologne.

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Cop that BYD Shark 6! Ford fires up Ranger PHEV towing and off-road credentials as plug-in war of words breaks out

EV Central

Ford has attempted to spear BYD Shark 6 mania with a reminder its forthcoming Ranger plug-in-hybrid dual cab ute offers more capability for traditional ute buyers. In a press release that never named the Shark 6 by name, Ford extolled the Ranger PHEV as the “right kind of electrified ute for Australia”. The Shark 6 went on-sale on October 29 as single highly-specified model dubbed Premium, priced at $57,900 plus on-road costs.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

Brief

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Hyundai’s updated IONIQ 6 flashes a stylish new design ahead of its big debut [Video]

Electrek

With its big debut around the corner, Hyundai’s updated IONIQ 6 was just spotted with a sleek new design. The already stylish EV is about to get even better. Here’s a look at the refreshed model.

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Kia EV3 Is Car Of The Year In Denmark 2025

CleanTechnica EVs

The Kia EV3 compact electric SUV is the 57th car to earn the title of The Car of the Year in Denmark. It was followed closely by the Skoda Elroq in second place, and the Renault Scenic (which was named The Car of the Year in Europe in the spring). [continued] The post Kia EV3 Is Car Of The Year In Denmark 2025 appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Over Two Million EVs And PHEVs Have Been Sold In California Since 2011

InsideEVs

More electrified cars were sold in California in the first nine months of 2024 than in the whole of 2022.

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The Forgotten Story of How IBM Invented the Automated Fab

Cars That Think

In 1970, Bill Harding envisioned a fully automated wafer-fabrication line that would produce integrated circuits in less than one day. Not only was such a goal gutsy 54 years ago, it would be bold even in today’s billion-dollar fabs, where the fabrication time of an advanced IC is measured in weeks, not days. Back then, ICs, such as random-access memory chips, were typically produced in a monthlong stop-and-go march through dozens of manual work stations.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

Oil

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Tesla Cybercab is in NYC, providing a cool look at an uncertain future [Gallery]

Electrek

Early last month, Tesla unveiled the Cybercab , a 2 door vehicle with no steering wheel and pedals, fully reliant on the future of autonomy. Since then, they’ve put the vehicle on display at a couple Tesla showrooms, most recently at the Meatpacking District location in New York City. I went to go take a look, and I have a few thoughts.

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BREAKING: Tesla Finally Offers Lease Buyout!

CleanTechnica EVs

Something Tesla customers have wanted for a long time is finally here. Many people like to lease a new car and then continue with a lease buyout offer at the end of the lease period in order to make the car theirs. That’s something Tesla hasn’t offered, until now. I. [continued] The post BREAKING: Tesla Finally Offers Lease Buyout! appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Super changes to Supercharger network, EV sales set to spike in Q4, and more

Electrek

On today’s exciting episode of Quick Charge , Tesla is making significant updates to its Supercharger network as it welcomes new makes and models to the service. Meanwhile, analysts are expecting a big EV market spike ahead of the new year.

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What Tesla Autopilot And Full-Self Driving Can And Can't Do

InsideEVs

Despite what Tesla often claims, Autopilot and Full Self-Driving still are not at an autonomous driving level. The cars cannot drive themselves.

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These are the Black Friday e-bike and e-scooter deals to actually care about

Electrek

This year’s shopping holidays are set to reveal some of the best electric bicycle and e-scooter sales we’ve ever seen thanks to the perfect storm of overstocked models, meeting year-end sales targets, and good ol’ relentless competition. The e-bike industry has been hammered for a couple of years now, and while that has put many companies in a squeeze, the upside is consumers are getting some of the best deals we’ve ever seen.

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Kia pickup for US might be gas or EV, won't be Tasman

Green Car Reports

Kia says Tasman pickup revealed in Oct. isn't for U.S. market Brand hasn't decided on a U.S.-bound Kia electric pickup Push toward more hybrids and PHEVs may show the direction in a truck Kia is still considering a pickup for the U.S., but whether that amounts to a gasoline-fueled truck or an EV remains to be determined, according to two top U.S.

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Maxeon Solar bets big on America: sells global assets to focus on US market

Electrek

Singapore-headquartered Maxeon Solar Technologies (Nasdaq: MAXN) is restructuring to focus exclusively on the US market, but it’s put its $1 billion Albuquerque solar cell factory on ice.

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Transforming Particle Physics: CERN’s Efficient Particle Accelerator project is redefining performance and sustainability

Innovation News Network

CERN outlines the Efficient Particle Accelerator Project's objectives and the innovative strategies being used to achieve its goals. The post Transforming Particle Physics: CERN’s Efficient Particle Accelerator project is redefining performance and sustainability appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Genesis is set to shake up the ultra-luxury SUV market with its flagship GV90 coming soon

Electrek

Genesis is preparing to launch its new ultra-luxury GV90 electric SUV. After the first prototypes were caught near Hyundai’s facility, we are learning more about what to expect from the flagship SUV.

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2025 Chevy Equinox EV Crushes Tesla Model Y In Range Test

InsideEVs

We knew the $35,000 Chevy Equinox EV was a range champion. Now, it has beaten its own EPA rating.

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Tesla adds direct charge port defrosting option just in time for winter

Electrek

Tesla adds direct charge port defrosting option just in time for winter During Model 3’s first winter in 2018, we.

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Kia Eyes PHEVs With 60 Miles Of Electric Range: Here In “A Couple Of Years”

InsideEVs

Kia’s current PHEVs can travel roughly 30 miles on electric power before switching on the gas engine.

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MOD City+ 3 Folding e-bikes at $1,799 Black Friday low, Segway Cube power stations $800 off, Rachio smart controllers, more

Electrek

Today’s Green Deals are shining a spotlight back to MOD Bikes’ Black Friday sale to highlight the City+ 3 Folding e-bike and the City+ Step-Thru 3 Folding e-bike which are both down at new $1,799 lows, among the low prices across the other models. We also spotted Segway’s Cube series of portable power stations hitting new lows starting from $600 , while Rachio’s smart hose timer and sprinkler controller packages start from $78.

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Nissan's Situation Gets Dire: '12 Or 14 Months To Survive'

InsideEVs

Plus, Hyundai says it can win the EV war on "quality," and Mexico is in a dilemma with its planned BYD factory.

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If you’ve wanted a high-end mid-drive e-bike, the $1,295 Prodigy XC is an insane deal

Electrek

Fancy German-made mid-drives are often considered the premier option for electric bikes, offering higher precision engineering and an overall more sophisticated experience. But they’ve also been quite pricey, at least until Ride1Up began running an incredible sale on its normally $2,195 Prodigy XC electric mountain bike, marked down to just $1,295.

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Millions of UK households could benefit from ‘through-street charging’ for EVs

My Energi

Millions of UK households could benefit from ‘through-street charging’ for EVs With more than two million plug-in cars now registered in the UK, around 1.3 million of these pure electric (BEV) [1] , the mass transition to electrification is now looking inevitable. However, British smart home technology provider myenergi – famous for its zappi EV charger – believes that there is still more work needed to make the transition as equitable and accessible as possible.

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These EVs are a steal with lease prices under $300 a month this Black Friday [Updated]

Electrek

With big discounts and lower-priced models hitting the market, electric vehicles are getting more and more affordable. Here are the EVs you can drive off in this Black Friday with lease prices under $300 a month.

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Used Car of the Day: 1999 Dodge Dakota 5.9 R/T

The Truth About Cars

Today we bring you a swingin' street truck with this 1999 Dodge Dakota 5.9 R/T. There are under 30K miles on this one, which is Viper-inspired and a custom job. It's thoroughly massaged with suspension and power upgrades and racing seats. It also has had a recent tune-up. If you like high-powered, street-rod pickup trucks, give this one a look here.

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BYD set to launch next generation blade battery in 2025, with more range and life cycle

The Driven EV News

BYD is reportedly set to launch its next generation blade battery in 2025, which the company expects will increase driving range as well as the life cycle of the battery. The post BYD set to launch next generation blade battery in 2025, with more range and life cycle appeared first on The Driven.

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The energetic Universe: The UK and very-high-energy gamma-rays

Innovation News Network

Jon Lapington and Paula Chadwick explore the UK's contributions and leadership potential in very-high-energy gamma-ray science. The post The energetic Universe: The UK and very-high-energy gamma-rays appeared first on Innovation News Network.