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Telo electric truck costs $41,520 for 260 miles of range

Green Car Reports

California-based Telo Trucks on Tuesday confirmed a lower base price for its space-efficient MT1 electric pickup. When the MT1 was unveiled in 2023, Telo said it would launch in dual-motor all-wheel drive form at a cost of $49,999 before incentives. The truck's configurator has now gone live and shows a single-motor rear-wheel drive base model.

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Lucid (LCID) just built its first Gravity electric SUV for delivery

Electrek

Lucid Motors (LCID) is celebrating a massive accomplishment after the first Gravity electric SUV rolled off the production line at its Casa Grande plant in Arizona on Thursday.

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EV battery replacement will soon cost less than fixing a gas engine: study

Teslarati

A new study claims that replacing an electric vehicle battery will soon cost less than fixing the engine of a gas car. This is one of the most notable arguments that supporters of combustion engines use to attempt to disprove the effectiveness of electric vehicles. Recurrent found that the cost of electric vehicle batteries and where they are headed in terms of pricing is on pace for the replacement of an entire pack to be less than a gas engine repair by 2030.

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Tesla Cybertuck Line Workers Told To Stay Home: ‘No Need To Report To Work’

InsideEVs

It looks like there’s a demand problem for the electric pickup that allegedly had millions of reservations before going on sale.

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

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Replacing an EV battery may cost less than fixing a gas engine by 2030

Green Car Reports

The potential high cost of EV battery replacements is a major worry for new-car shoppers, but that likely won't be the case for long, according to battery-analysis firm Recurrent. Recurrent, which produces battery health reports for used EVs, predicts that plummeting new-battery prices will make replacing a battery pack cheaper than repairing a.

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Rivian dominates owner satisfaction, Tesla comes third

Electrek

Rivian leads the industry in owner satisfaction, with Tesla coming in third making it two all-electric automakers in the top three.

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Drones with Legs Can Walk, Hop, and Jump into the Air

Cars That Think

On the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne is home to many roboticists. It’s also home to many birds, which spend the majority of their time doing bird things. With a few exceptions, those bird things aren’t actually flying: Flying is a lot of work, and many birds have figured out that they can instead just walk around on the ground, where all the food tends to be, and not tire themselves out by having to get airborne over and over again.

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Hyundai recalls over 226K vehicles due to damaged circuit boards

Green Car Reports

Hybrids and plug-in hybrids are among 226,118 vehicles Hyundai is recalling in the U.S. over damaged circuit boards that could affect prevent rearview camera displays from working. The recall includes 2021 and 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid crossovers and Elantra Hybrid sedans, as well as 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrids and non-hybrid versions.

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Tesla (TSLA) Megapacks will power France’s new largest battery system

Electrek

Tesla (TSLA) has secured a massive new Megapack order that will power France’s new largest energy storage system. TagEnergy announced.

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Rivian's Fancy New Charging Outposts Will Be Open To All EVs

InsideEVs

The new Rivian Adventure Network sites will work with CCS and NACS EVs, and they're powered by 100% renewable energy too.

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

Brief

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Japanese Car Sales Plummet In Southeast Asia As Chinese Cars Gain Market Share

CleanTechnica EVs

It may come as a surprise to some, but the US and Germany are not the only new car markets on Earth. Tons of new cars are sold every year in Southeast Asian countries like Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia. Those markets have traditionally been ignored by German and US. [continued] The post Japanese Car Sales Plummet In Southeast Asia As Chinese Cars Gain Market Share appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Universal plug-and-charge coming to all EVs starting in 2025

Green Car Reports

A consortium of stakeholders aims to roll out a universal plug-and-charge protocol for the U.S. in 2025, allowing all electric vehicles to automatically start charging at public stations simply by plugging in. Announced Wednesday, the initiative is being undertaken by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the federal government's Joint Office.

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The US’s largest solar + storage project gets the green light

Electrek

The USs largest proposed solar and storage project, the 2.4 gigawatt (GW) Sunstone Solar, just got the go-ahead from Oregon regulators.

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EVs Help Vehicle Emissions Drop To Historic Low In The U.S.

InsideEVs

EVs and PHEVs brought huge climate wins for the transportation sector in 2023. Emissions are down, fuel economy levels are up.

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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 lead engineer: Cybercab has roughly half the parts of a Model 3

Teslarati

Tesla Cybercab Lead Engineer Eric E. recently shared a number of interesting insights about the upcoming self-driving robotaxi. These include the Cybercabs two-seat design, its efficiency, and its surprisingly conservative parts count. As per the Tesla Cybercab Lead Engineer, the Cybercab is a two-seater because the vast majority of miles driven today are with just one or two passengers.

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Electric Range Rover now undergoing hot-weather testing

Green Car Reports

Testing of an electric version of the Range Rover luxury SUV continues apace. Reservations for the electric vehicle, dubbed the Range Rover Electric, opened in late 2023, with deliveries slated to start next year. That will likely make it a 2026 model in the U.S. Before that can happen, Land Rover is conducting testing in extreme conditions to.

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Norway breaks another EV record, nearly completing its EV transition

Electrek

More good news from EV mecca Norway, with November numbers showing more than 10,000 EVs were newly registered, bringing its tally to a truly impressive 93.6% of all new car registrations, showing that it’s EV transition is almost complete.

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Battery-Swapping Nio Has Big Plans. Maybe Even For America

InsideEVs

China's Nio plans on entering 25 more markets by the end of 2025, and it’s considering partnerships too. What about the U.S.?

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US Postal Workers Love Their New Electric Mail Trucks!

CleanTechnica EVs

New electric mail trucks have been spotted in communities across the US. It’s been all smiles for carriers since the US Postal Service launched its new fleet of electric mail trucks. What’s new with the new USPS electric mail trucks? Nearly everything, as the design of the vehicles hasn’t had. [continued] The post US Postal Workers Love Their New Electric Mail Trucks!

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Jaguar EV concept leaked, previews automaker's future design direction

Green Car Reports

A concept car previewing the design direction of Jaguar's upcoming electric-vehicle lineup leaked Monday ahead of its official debut. The Jaguar Design Vision concept was due to be unveiled Monday night at Miami Art Week, but images were posted online ahead of that on the CocheSpias Instagram page. Those images show a two-door fastback coupe with.

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This Chinese tech giant sold more EVs than Toyota, and it just launched 6 months ago

Electrek

Chinese automakers are emerging as a true threat in the global EV market as they expand overseas for growth. For the first time, half of the top ten global EV sales leaders were from China. While BYD is quickly catching up to Tesla, Chinese tech giant Xiaomi sold more EVs than Toyota after launching its first model in April.

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The Honda Prologue Is Becoming America’s Sweetheart EV

InsideEVs

Honda sold more Prologue EVs in November than Volvo sold EX40s and C40s in the first 11 months of this year.

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Mercedes-Benz Seeks Sustainable EV Battery Made From Rice Hulls

CleanTechnica EVs

The humble rice hull could provide EV battery makers with a more sustainable, bio-based graphite supply chain that outperforms conventional graphite, too. The post Mercedes-Benz Seeks Sustainable EV Battery Made From Rice Hulls appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Could a 2-speed help boost efficiency in future Lucid EVs?

Green Car Reports

New layout for a 2-speed might be light and compact while maintaining efficiency Could potentially allow strong launch with a lower-cost motor unit Idea might be due in future Lucid EVs, or engineers might still be pondering it The Lucid Air electric sedan already achieves impressive efficiency with its existing drive unit, but the automaker might.

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Tesla shuts down Cybertruck production for 3 days at critical time for the company

Electrek

Tesla has told Cybertruck production employees not to report to work for the next three days, in another sign of demand issues for the vehicle that once touted millions of preorders.

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Effortless 'Plug And Charge' Is Coming For All EVs Soon

InsideEVs

A universal electric vehicle charging protocol will make the EV ownership experience a whole lot easier.

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BYD Sells 1 Million Plugin Vehicles in Just 2 Months!

CleanTechnica EVs

BYD continues to shatter records for plugin vehicle sales (aka “new energy vehicle” sales in China). After delivering more than 500,000 plugin vehicles in October, the company backed that up by selling a few thousand more in November. Therefore, combined, BYD sold more than one million plugin vehicles in just. [continued] The post BYD Sells 1 Million Plugin Vehicles in Just 2 Months!

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Nissan Ariya getting Tesla Supercharger access Dec. 10

Green Car Reports

Nissan Ariya owners will be able to charge their electric vehicles at Tesla Supercharger stations starting Dec. 10, the automaker announced Wednesday. Nissan plans to fit new EVs sold in the U.S. with North American Charging Standard (NACS) ports starting in 2025, but existing vehicles will be able to charge at Supercharger stations using a $235.

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How one condo complex installed EV charging for just $405 per parking spot

Electrek

A condo complex in Northern California has installed charging for all of its 90 housing unit with an after-incentive cost of around $405 per unit – solving one of the only real problems with EV charging.

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Fortescue to build and test world’s most powerful electric fast charger

The Driven EV News

Fortescue has landed $10 million in ARENA funds to help build and test world's most powerful fast chargers for its planned fleet of giant electric haul trucks. The post Fortescue to build and test world’s most powerful electric fast charger appeared first on The Driven.

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Ford Puma Gen-E: Mustang Mach-E’s Little Brother With Up To 233 Miles Of Range

InsideEVs

The electric crossover is smaller than the discontinued first-generation Chevrolet Bolt EUV.

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Kia EV6 recalled for loss of drive power

Green Car Reports

Kia is recalling 62,872 EV6 electric vehicles because onboard charging control units could become damaged and trigger a reduced-power driving mode. The recall covers 2022-2024 models, which have integrated charging control units that may become damaged by certain electrical loads, preventing them from charging the vehicles' 12-volt batteries.

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The electric Ford Puma Gen-E is finally here and it’s better than ever

Electrek

Ford’s best-selling vehicle in Europe just got a major upgrade with an all-electric powertrain, a sporty new design, and more space than ever. The electric Ford Puma Gen-E is finally here. Here’s what you need to know about Ford’s newest EV.

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WeRide Deploys Autonomous Streetsweepers

CleanTechnica EVs

After writing about WeRide’s robotaxi deployment in Abu Dhabi, I went looking at recent WeRide announcements, and I noticed one especially interesting ones I had missed. Just a couple weeks ago, autonomous robotaxis from WeRide, the Robosweeper S6 and Robosweeper S1, were commercially deployed in Singapore, at Marina Coastal Drive. [continued] The post WeRide Deploys Autonomous Streetsweepers appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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