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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 Superchargers most liked by Norway EV drivers

Teslarati

A survey conducted by EPSI among Norwegian electric vehicle drivers has determined that Tesla Superchargers are still the most liked charging network in the country. This was despite the overall scores of Norway’s charging providers dropping this year. As noted in a report from elbil24 , Norwegian charging operators this year scored 64.7 out of 100 possible points as a whole.

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

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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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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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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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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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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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Tesla exec highlights advantages of prefabricated Superchargers

Teslarati

Tesla Director of Charging for North America Max de Zegher recently shared some insights about the constant improvements being implemented for the company’s charging solutions. As per the executive, a lot of Superchargers produced today are prefabricated, making the installation of rapid charging stalls faster and easier. As noted by de Zegher in a post on social media platform X, the advantages of pre-assembled Superchargers are numerous.

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

Brief

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The First Virtual Meeting Was in 1916

Cars That Think

At 8:30 p.m. on 16 May 1916, John J. Carty banged his gavel at the Engineering Societies Building in New York City to call to order a meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. This was no ordinary gathering. The AIEE had decided to conduct a live national meeting connecting more than 5,000 attendees in eight cities across four time zones.

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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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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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Tesla’s Giga Nevada built over 1,000 Powerwalls in one day

Teslarati

Tesla has been crushing some of its Powerwall production and deployment targets in recent months, and the company has just announced doubling a recent record at its Gigafactory Nevada. On Tuesday, Tesla’s Energy account on X announced that Giga Nevada produced 1,000 Powerwall units in a single day, surpassing a record-breaking day in August when it celebrated surpassing 500 units in one shift.

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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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Where’s My Robot?

Cars That Think

AI robots are advanced humanoids that can do useful tasks and are powered by machine learning. Examples include the latest humanoid robots from Tesla, Boston Dynamics, Figure, Sanctuary AI, 1X, and Unitree. The goal is for these robots to be used for household chores, with AI training them to be capable and safe so one day they can be in our homes.

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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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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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Tesla China posts over 17k new vehicle registrations in Q3’s 6th week

Teslarati

Tesla China saw 17,300 new vehicle registrations in the week of November 4-10, 2024. These numbers represent a 10.19% increase from the 15,700 insurance registrations that were listed in the week ending November 3. Tesla does not release its weekly sales figures in the domestic Chinese auto market, though a general idea of the company’s overall performance can be inferred through new vehicle registration data.

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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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CATL Founder Burns Elon Musk

CleanTechnica EVs

I was reading through Steve’s article on CATL’s fascinating new move into producing EV platforms and CATL founder Robin Zeng’s take on solid-state batteries. Them, way down at the bottom, I got to Zeng’s comments about discussions with Elon Musk. Holy cow — there were some jaw droppers there! I’m. [continued] The post CATL Founder Burns Elon Musk appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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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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Tesla is about to ship a fix to a big Sentry Mode issue

Teslarati

Tesla is about to ship a fix to a big Sentry Mode issue that the company has been aiming to solve for the better part of a year. In February , Tesla said it would work to fix a major issue with its Sentry Mode feature, which records events near the car automatically. The feature has been a major proponent of assisting in cases of vandalism, but has even been used by police departments as they are effectively surveillance cameras.

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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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XPENG Awarded “AAA” ESG Rating

CleanTechnica EVs

This is an interesting piece of news. Electric vehicle producer XPENG shared this week that it has gotten a “AAA” designation for its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies. I’m not going to lie — it’s not something I ever thought about with the company. But I’m happily surprised to. [continued] The post XPENG Awarded “AAA” ESG Rating appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Beta Technologies founder completes first test flight in its production-intent eCTOL [Video]

Electrek

All-electric aircraft developer BETA Technologies has shared another important milestone in bringing its first two vessels to market. Most recently, BETA’s founder, CEO, and test pilot Kyle Clark took the production version of its ALIA eCTOL up for its first flight, as seen in the video below.

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California regulators add new reporting requirements for self-driving cars

Teslarati

A California agency tasked with overseeing autonomous vehicle regulation has announced the addition of new reporting requirements for certain scenarios, following increased public and government scrutiny surrounding self-driving vehicles in recent years. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) shared a press release this week detailing new reporting requirements for road incidents, including collisions and non-collisions that result in stopped vehicles and more.

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GM Lays Off 1,000 Employees Across Divisions

The Truth About Cars

GM employs tens of thousands of people worldwide, but a small number of them woke up to bad news this morning. The automaker laid off around 1,000 people today as part of its efforts to streamline business operations and cut costs. Though small – this round of layoffs hits less than one percent of GM’s global workforce – will affect employees across the automaker’s operations.

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Why Are Tesla Cars Involved In More Fatalities Than Any Other Auto Brand?

CleanTechnica EVs

I just saw the headline on Google News: “Tesla Has the Highest Fatal Accident Rate of All Auto Brands, Study Finds.” Yikes. I’ve covered how safe Tesla vehicles are for many years. In fact, it was the #1 reason why I bought a Tesla Model 3 in 2019. So, on. [continued] The post Why Are Tesla Cars Involved In More Fatalities Than Any Other Auto Brand?

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Tesla adds 3 months of free Supercharging and Full Self-Driving to its end-of-year deals

Electrek

Tesla is adding new incentives to convince people to buy its vehicles by the end of the year: 3 months of free Supercharging and Full Self-Driving. Those are being added to FSD transfers, discounts, and more.

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Tesla’s map now shows third-party charger availability in Europe

Teslarati

Tesla has added a new feature in two new markets that should make it easier to charge at third-party chargers without potentially having to wait in line. In photos shared last week by Tesla owner and X user Matty06, you can see that the company’s navigation now shows real-time availability at select third-party Superchargers. In the photo, you can see the map showing a non-Tesla charging station, along with the words “1 of 2 available,” as translated into English from German.

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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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The Grand Canyon Goes Electric, Again

CleanTechnica EVs

A recent announcement from the Grand Canyon Railway shows that not only the national park, but the business ecosystem around it is committed to clean transport. But, before I get to the specifics of an exciting new form of clean transport, let’s look at what it builds upon. The Grand. [continued] The post The Grand Canyon Goes Electric, Again appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Rivian CEO issues urgent memo to confront existential threat of climate change

Electrek

It’s time to open a new chapter in the history books. Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said now is the time to act on climate change to protect the planet for our kids and their kids’ kids’ kids’.

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BYD to face Tesla in new market [Feature]

Teslarati

BYD will be facing Tesla in a new market: South Korea. The Chinese automaker recently announced it would enter South Korea’s passenger car market next year. On Wednesday, November 13, BYD’s Korean sales subsidiary—BYD Korea—announced it “completed review to release passenger car brands in the domestic market.” BYD entered the South Korean market in 2016 with commercial vehicles like buses, forklifts, and trucks.

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