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2025 Polestar 3 gets less expensive, longer range RWD model

Green Car Reports

The 2025 Polestar 3 just got cheaper with the addition of a single-motor, rear-wheel drive model to the lineup. Now live on Polestar's configurator, the rear-wheel drive powertrain drops the 3's base price to $68,900 with a $1,400 destination charge. That's down from $74,800 previously, when only a dual-motor all-wheel drive setup was available.

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Tesla Tops Fatal Accident Rates In New Study

InsideEVs

NHTSA data indicates that the Tesla Model Y is one of the most dangerous cars, but not for the reasons you think.

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Global EV sales heading for record 16.7 million sales in 2024, despite reports of slowdown

The Driven EV News

Global EV sales are heading for a record year in 2024, despite the headlines saying otherwise, with growth of 26 per cent. The post Global EV sales heading for record 16.7 million sales in 2024, despite reports of slowdown appeared first on The Driven.

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China powers up the world’s largest open-sea offshore solar farm

Electrek

China’s CHN Energy has connected the first solar units from its 1-gigawatt (GW) offshore solar farm – the world’s first and largest of its kind – to the grid.

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

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2025 Polestar 2 drops the best-driving, highest-range versions

Green Car Reports

The 2025 Polestar 2 lineup shrinks to just one configuration, dropping the less-expensive, higher-range models. First spotted by Car and Driver, the 2025 Polestar 2 will only be available in Performance Pack spec. That means the base single-motor version, as well as the non-Performance dual-motor version, are history. The single-motor version.

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‘He Doesn’t Know How To Make A Battery’: China’s CATL Chief Blasts Elon Musk

InsideEVs

CATL is the largest battery manufacturer in the world. Its founder and chairman, Robin Zeng, disagrees with Musk on several topics.

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Call it like it is: TSLA’s rise is not due to performance, but hope for corruption

Electrek

In the past week, TSLA stock has increased by about one-third of its previous value. But this increase has had nothing to do with company performance, or even due to external factors like consumer tastes or beneficial changes in EV policy. Rather, the week’s speculation has come out of a simple desire to see Tesla become the benefit of government corruption.

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EVs are in different kinds of fender-benders, claims data reveals

Green Car Reports

Insurance claims suggest EVs are in different types of lower-speed crashes EVs are more likely to be rear-ended, less likely to have front-end damage Combustion vehicles and EVs are full-loss totaled at about the same rate EVs are more often involved in different kinds of collisions than internal-combustion cars, data from Mitchell International.

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Toyota Is Digging Its Own Grave

CleanTechnica EVs

I can’t say how well Toyota will be able to change course in years to come when the company realizes that it’s really time to switch to electric vehicles (BEVs). What I can say is that I’m a bit shocked the company is still dragging its feet to such an. [continued] The post Toyota Is Digging Its Own Grave appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Anti-Elon Musk Tesla Bumper Sticker Sales Booming Post-Election

InsideEVs

The guy behind those anti-Elon Musk bumper stickers for your Tesla says sales are "insane" right now.

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

Brief

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Tesla announces 500 kW charging as it finally delivers V4 Supercharger cabinets

Electrek

Tesla has announced that it will finally deliver 500 kW charging as it is about to install its long-awaited V4 Supercharger cabinets.

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Asics sneakers reuse vehicle airbag fabric, win design award

Green Car Reports

Leftover fabric from car airbags is now being used in sneakers, helping to lower the environmental impact of cars and footwear alike. The Asics Gel-Sonoma 15-50 uses airbag nylon fabric remnants from Toyoda Gosei, one of Toyota's captive suppliers, in its upper elements. Launched in January 2023, the sneaker won a Good Design Award 2024 from the.

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CATL Prepares To Add Grid Storage & EV Platforms To Its Portfolio

CleanTechnica EVs

Robin Zeng, the founder and CEO of CATL, explained recently that he plans to take the company in important new directions. The post CATL Prepares To Add Grid Storage & EV Platforms To Its Portfolio appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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The Honda Prologue Is Already Proving Toyota Wrong

InsideEVs

It may be a GM car underneath, but the electric Honda Prologue is a hit. And it proves people want good EVs from brands they trust.

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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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Mack Electric LR is Wisconsin’s first electric garbage truck

Electrek

In a bid to clean up its streets in more ways than one, the city of Madison, Wisconsin has added two Class 8 electric trucks to its garbage fleet earlier this year in the form of a pair of Mack Electric LR HDEVs … and the city already has plans to add two more.

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GM exec believes ditching Apple CarPlay in EVs is the path forward

Green Car Reports

GM is phasing out Apple CarPlay in its lineup New Chevy, Cadillac, GMC, and Buick EVs won't have Apple CarPlay GM's software boss believes the automaker's making the right call General Motors is still committed to phasing out Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone connectivity in future EVs, software boss Baris Cetinok said in a recent.

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Tesla Outsold By BMW & Volkswagen In Germany, MG In UK

CleanTechnica EVs

Remember when the Tesla Model Y outsold every other electric car, anywhere in the world, all the time? That was then; this is now. According to Yahoo Finance, registration data from Germany’s Motor Transport Authority (KBA) shows the Volkswagen brand has delivered 49,200 electric cars in that country through the. [continued] The post Tesla Outsold By BMW & Volkswagen In Germany, MG In UK appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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EV And PHEV Sales Set A New Record Last Month

InsideEVs

Year-to-date, global electrified vehicle sales shot up 24% in October, surpassing the previous record set in September.

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In a first, BYD to soon topple Ford on deliveries

Electrek

China’s powerhouse BYD looks to soon outperform Ford in terms of annual shipments this year, which would be a major milestone for the company, placing it firmly in the ranks as a top 10 automaker globally, Bloomberg reports.

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Toyota says California-led EV mandates "impossible" to meet

Green Car Reports

Toyota on Friday gave the first indication of a renewed pushback against California's ability to set stricter emissions standards and wind down sales of gasoline cars. "At this point, it looks impossible," Toyota North America COO Jack Hollis said in a virtual roundtable with CNBC and other media, regarding California rules that call for 35% of.

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CATL Founder’s Comments Tell Us Something About Tesla–CATL Relationship & Tesla–China Relationship

CleanTechnica EVs

I have to admit — I wrote the article about CATL founder Robin Zeng’s comments on Elon Musk and Tesla batteries quite late last night, and I did not fully tease out what those comments meant. One of our readers, “Pitounet,” did a much better job of that in this. [continued] The post CATL Founder’s Comments Tell Us Something About Tesla–CATL Relationship & Tesla–China Relationship appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Rivian And VW's $5.8B Joint Venture Will Power A Lot, Including 'Subcompact Cars'

InsideEVs

It's called Rivian and VW Group Technology, LLC.

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This 3GW Gobi Desert solar farm can power 2 million households

Electrek

China just connected its largest single-capacity solar farm built on a former coal mining area, which is in the Gobi Desert, to the grid.

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Tesla Cybertruck recalled for sixth time, may lose drive power

Green Car Reports

The Tesla Cybertruck is being recalled due to an issue that could cause a loss of propulsion, which makes for the sixth recall of the electric pickup truck since deliveries started earlier this year. This recall, which covers 2,431 vehicles, addresses a potential fault with the affected trucks' inverters that could cause an immediate loss of.

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Tesla officially launches V4 cabinet, doubles supercharging speed to 500 kW

The Driven EV News

Tesla reveals details of upcoming V4 supercharger cabinets which will deliver 500 kW of charging for cars while making deployments faster. The post Tesla officially launches V4 cabinet, doubles supercharging speed to 500 kW appeared first on The Driven.

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Hertz's Tesla Fire Sale Continues As Depreciation Costs Mount

InsideEVs

You can pick up a Tesla Model 3 previously used as a Hertz rental for under $20,000.

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A 100-MW solar farm just broke ground in Wisconsin

Electrek

National Grid Renewables has broken ground on its 100 MW Apple River Solar Project in Polk County, Wisconsin.

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Lucid Air cop car tested by California Highway Patrol

Green Car Reports

Lucid Motors is pitching its Air electric sedan as a potential police cruiser. On Sunday the automaker posted photos of an Air decked out in police equipment on X (formerly Twitter). Lucid said the car had recently participated in California Highway Patrol testing, but did not provide any other details. We've reached out to Lucid with questions.

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Study reveals 43% of non-electric drivers considering EV for their next car

Teslarati

A survey from Accenture has indicated that more than half of drivers in several key automotive markets will likely go for an electric vehicle within the coming decade. A good portion of non-EV drivers today are also considering an electric car for their next purchase. As noted by Accenture , its survey involves 6,000 car buyers across the United States, Italy, Germany, France, China, and Japan.

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Killing The IRA's Tax Credit Is a Big Win For China

InsideEVs

The IRA's $7,500 is designed to incentivize U.S. EV supply chain investment. Without it, it's not clear if our EV supply chain will get off the ground.

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Nissan unveils sleek new N7 electric sedan to reverse slumping sales in China

Electrek

Nissan introduced its newest EV, a sleek all-electric sedan, at the Guangzhou Auto Show this week. The N7 is the first Nissan electric vehicle under its new strategy to spark life back into the brand in China.

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Next-gen Jaguar EV prototype teased

Green Car Reports

Jaguar has finally provided a glimpse of the first of what the automaker claims will be a full lineup of electric vehicles. The automaker on Thursday showed a heavily camouflaged of a four-door grand tourer, sporting an exaggerated hood and fastback-like profile—likely with a liftgate rather than a trunklid at the rear. It will be one of.

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BYD Commercial Vehicle Sales Up 49%

CleanTechnica EVs

After some recent contributions from Larry Evans and big news coming from BYD itself, I started digging into BYD’s monthly production and sales reports. The big business is the passenger vehicle business. However, BYD also reports production and sales of its buses (electric) and production and sales of its other. [continued] The post BYD Commercial Vehicle Sales Up 49% appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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The 2025 Lexus RZ Gets Competitive Via A Substantial Price Cut

InsideEVs

The 2025 Lexus RZ300e is only about $900 more than the 2024 Toyota BZ4X.

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