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Elon Musk finally admits that Tesla will have to replace its HW3 self-driving computers

Electrek

Elon Musk finally admits that Tesla will have to replace its HW3 self-driving computers. He said it would be difficult, but Tesla would do it.

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Honda to Sell Electric Car Under $30,000 in USA?

CleanTechnica EVs

While electric vehicles are doing quite well in luxury car segments, many of our readers (and writers) have lamented that we don’t have enough affordable electric cars, and no really affordable electric cars. Honda may be looking to change that. It may be arriving to the EV party a decade. [continued] The post Honda to Sell Electric Car Under $30,000 in USA?

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Tesla FSD will ‘go ballistic’ next year, says guy who said that last year

Electrek

Tesla will go ballistic next year on the back of its autonomy efforts says Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who said the same thing last year about this year and many years before.

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Honda reportedly planning sub-$30,000 EV, might be US-built

Green Car Reports

Honda could be reversing course on plans for an affordable electric vehicle, and may even build it in the U.S., according to a new report by Nikkei. The report says Honda plans to launch a small EV costing less than $30,000 in the U.S., as early as next year. This new EV will also reportedly be U.S.-built, likely to avoid new tariffs on imported.

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

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Elon Musk: Tesla will launch unsupervised full self-driving in Austin as paid service in June

Electrek

Elon Musk said today that Tesla will launch unsupervised full self-driving in Austin as a paid service in June. Its a similar claim that he previously made with a few more details.

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Tesla Says Its EVs Now Drive Themselves From The Factory To The Loading Areas

InsideEVs

The company posted a video showing how a brand-new car drove a 1.2-mile route without anyone in the drivers seat.

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Tesla Commits To 'More Affordable Models' In 2025, Again

InsideEVs

The cheaper EV will be built in existing Tesla production facilities and use technologies from its current and next generation of cars.

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China urges citizens to trade in ‘old lithium e-bikes’ for newer lead acid electric bikes

Electrek

In what might seem like a headscratcher, China is now urging its citizens to trade in their lithium-ion battery-based electric bikes for newer models with sealed lead-acid batteries (SLAs).

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Tesla Will Launch Its Robotaxi Service In Austin In June

InsideEVs

Tesla's long-promised full self-driving capability is coming to Austin in June as a paid service, CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday.

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US solar trade body sets a bold target of 700 GWh of battery storage by 2030

Electrek

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has announced a target of 700 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of total installed battery storage capacity and 10 million distributed storage installations by 2030.

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

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Legacy Automakers Keep Throwing Money At Their Enemies

CleanTechnica EVs

Theoretically, legacy automakers don’t want the transition to electric vehicles to go too fast. They want to make the most money possible from existing fossil-fueled models and production lines for those models. The investments have been made into R&D, production lines, supply chains, etc. Now automakers want to get. [continued] The post Legacy Automakers Keep Throwing Money At Their Enemies appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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New DOT Sec/reality TV contestant signs memo to increase US fuel costs by $23B

Electrek

Sean Duffy, who was just confirmed as Secretary of Transportation on the back of the transportation expertise he showed as a contestant on Road Rules: All Stars , a reality TV travel game show, wasted no time in promising to raise your fuel costs by at least $23 billion on his first day.

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Volkswagen ID.7 canceled for US due to "challenging EV climate"

Green Car Reports

The Volkswagen ID.7 electric hatchback is no longer coming to the U.S., leaving the VW brand with just electric two vehicles in its U.S. lineup for now. The ID.7's cancellation was first reported by The Car Guide, and then confirmed to Green Car Reports by VW spokesperson Mark Gillies. "Due to the ongoing challenging EV climate, Volkswagen has.

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Tesla (TSLA) releases Q4 2024 results: big miss on revenue and earnings

Electrek

Tesla (TSLA) released its financial results and shareholders letter for the fourth quarter (Q4) and full-year 2024 after market close today. We are updating this post with all the details from the financial results, shareholders letter, and the conference call later tonight. Refresh for the latest information.

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

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GM Is Making A Big Bet On Super Cruise. It Seems To Be Paying Off

InsideEVs

A growing number of General Motors customers are subscribing to its hands-free automated driving assistance system. Now the automaker has big plans ahead.

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You’ll die without a solar roof says Musk, whose admin made it harder to get solar

Electrek

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that your familys life might depend on having solar, despite that hes part of a US government administration that has already made it harder to get solar, and seems poised to try to make it even harder.

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Honest Thinking: Why Did Elon Musk Say in 2017 a Self-Driving Tesla Would Go from LA to NYC in 2017?

CleanTechnica EVs

One of the more wild claims Elon Musk has made regarding Tesla, that is was back in 2016 when he said a self-driving Tesla would be able to go from Los Angeles to New York City “in ~2 years” (in early 2018). A year and a few months. [continued] The post Honest Thinking: Why Did Elon Musk Say in 2017 a Self-Driving Tesla Would Go from LA to NYC in 2017?

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Hyundai’s new $25,000 Inster EV will help double electric car sales in Europe this year

Electrek

Despite its small size, Hyundai expects big things from its new low-cost electric SUV. Starting at around $25,000, the Inster EV will be Hyundais main growth driver, as it plans to double electric car sales in Europe this year. Hyundai will also launch its first three-row electric SUV, the IONIQ 9.

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Tesla to launch unsupervised Full Self-Driving as a service in Austin in June

Teslarati

Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed during the company’s Q4 Earnings Call today that it would launch unsupervised Full Self-Driving as a service in Austin, Texas, in June. It will be the first time Tesla will use a driverless service on roads anywhere in the world. BREAKING: Tesla is launching unsupervised self-driving as a paid service in Austin, Texas, in June Elon Musk confirms this in during the Q4 Earnings Call TESLARATI (@Teslarati) January 29, 2025 The announcement follows Tesla’s

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Elon Musk says that Tesla ‘unsupervised self-driving begins’, but don’t get too excited

Electrek

Elon Musk says that Teslas unsupervised self-driving begins, but as usual with the CEOs statements about self-driving, its just corporate puffery.

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Tesla’s V4 Superchargers Boosted To 325 kW In North America

InsideEVs

The latest Tesla DC chargers now provide up to 30% more power to EVs. That means shorter stopsand it's good news for other EVs.

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Vessev’s VS–9 electric hydrofoiling boat begins passenger operations [Video]

Electrek

Nascent electric hydrofoil boat builder Vessev shared another key milestone this week, putting its first electric hydrofoiling boat into commercial operations. Ferry transport company Fullers360 is now operating the ultra-efficient VS9 vessel to transport tourists and other passengers.

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EV Ecosystem in the Philippines Boosted By $100M Support from Asian Development Bank

CleanTechnica EVs

Country’s biggest conglomerate, the Ayala Group, gets to manage the financing package The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a financing package of up to PhP583 billion ($100 million) to support Ayala Corporations efforts in developing an electric mobility ecosystem in the Philippines. This funding will be used to procure. [continued] The post EV Ecosystem in the Philippines Boosted By $100M Support from Asian Development Bank appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Tesla guides return to growth thanks to cheaper new models and self-driving

Electrek

With the release of its financial results today, Tesla is guiding a return to growth in 2025 thanks to new models and self-driving. Where did we hear that before?

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Honda Prepares Recall For Nearly 300,000 Vehicles Over Engine Issue

The Truth About Cars

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Honda will soon be recalling 294,612 inside the United States over an assumed software defect pertaining to the fuel injection electronic control unit. This follows customer reports that select Honda and Acura vehicles were suffering from power losses and stalled engines. The relevant documents identify the 2022-2025 Acura MDX Type-S, 2021-2025 Acura TLX Type-S, and 2023-2025 Honda Pilot as the impacted models.

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The BMW i5 Gets More Range For 2025

InsideEVs

Plus, BMW plug-in hybrids are getting a charging upgrade.

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Tesla admits fleet will need upgrade for FSD future, as it holds out promise of lower cost EV

The Driven EV News

Elon Musk says that Hardware 3 vehicles will need to be upgraded to fully utilise its FSD software in the future. The post Tesla admits fleet will need upgrade for FSD future, as it holds out promise of lower cost EV appeared first on The Driven.

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Hyundai and Kia invest in WeaveGrid to power smarter EV charging

Electrek

Hyundai and Kia have invested in WeaveGrid , a software company that enables rapid EV adoption on the grid, following Toyotas earlier backing.

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Volvo To Reveal the EX30 Cross Country On February 10

The Truth About Cars

Volvo recently kicked off EX30 deliveries in the U.S. after a long wait. While its only launching one trim to start, Volvo plans to release a beefier Cross Country version soon. Well learn more about the EX30 Cross Country during a livestream on February 10, from what Volvo says is its cosy winter cabin in Sweden. Like other Cross Country models in its stable, Volvo gave the EX30 more plastic body cladding and more ground clearance.

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Transportation Firm Deathwatch: Hydrogen & EVTOLs

CleanTechnica EVs

For several years there have been a couple of parallel slow motion failures in the making, the use of hydrogen in transportation and the Jetsons’ fantasy of air taxis zipping over cities. Neither were based in economic, regulatory, or technical reality, preferring instead to have vast sums of governmental and. [continued] The post Transportation Firm Deathwatch: Hydrogen & EVTOLs appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Tesla is streamlining this key part of Full Self-Driving during manufacturing

Teslarati

Tesla is streamlining a key part of its vehicles’ Full Self-Driving platform through the manufacturing phase as it unveiled the cars’ ability to take themselves to logistics lots at its factories. Earlier today , we reported on Tesla using FSD to get its vehicles off the production line at the Fremont Factory and to logistics lots where they will be loaded onto haulers and taken to showrooms for customers.

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Meet the updated BMW iX: Now with more range, a light-up kidney grille, and a lower price

Electrek

BMWs electric SUV is now better in every way. The updated 2026 BMW iX packs more power and has up to 340 miles of driving range. It also gains sleek new design elements, like a light-up kidney grille. Even better, a new entry-level trim is over $12,000 cheaper than the outgoing model. Check out BMWs new SUV below.

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LIVE BLOG: Tesla (TSLA) Q4 and FY 2024 earnings call

Teslarati

Teslas ( NASDAQ:TSLA ) Q3 2024 earnings call comes on the heels of the companys Q4 and FY 2024 Update Letter , which was released after the closing bell on January 29, 2025. Teslas Q4 2024 results: Earnings Per Share (GAAP): $0.66 per share Earnings Per Share (Non-GAAP): $0.73 per share Operating Income : $7.1 billion GAAP; $7.1 billion GAAP net income in 2024; $2.3 billion in Q4 including $0.6 billion mark-to-market gain on digital assets.

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China urges citizens to trade in ‘old lithium e-bikes’ for newer lead acid electric bikes

Baua Electric

In what might seem like a headscratcher, China is now urging its citizens to trade in their lithium-ion battery-based electric bikes for newer models with sealed lead-acid batteries (SLAs). Electric bicycles are an incredibly popular form of travel in urban areas in China. An estimated 350 million electric two-wheelers of various forms travel the roads and bike paths in China.