Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
JLR will buy back 2,760 2019 Jaguar I-Pace electric SUVs due to a fire risk that the automaker and safety regulators have determined has not been adequately addressed in previous recalls. These vehicles—from the first model year of Jaguar's sole EV—were included in multiple recalls to address the potential for overheating battery.
Teslarati
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
A Tesla Senior Staff Software Engineer has confirmed that the remarkable new demonstration of Optimus’s new hand was teleoperated. The new demonstration stunned many in social media, partly due to the dexterity and smoothness of Optimus’ hand movements. The demonstration was posted by the official Tesla Optimus account on social media platform X. The video was short, and it was simply caption as “Got a new hand for Black Friday.
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Electrek
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
The US is on track for another record-breaking year for solar, with over 32 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale installations expected in 2024, according to the inaugural Solar Market Monitor from the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and S&P Global Commodity Insights.
CleanTechnica EVs
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
California just passed a major milestone. In the third quarter, it reached 2 million cumulative electric vehicle sales. By the end of the quarter, it had gotten to 2,113,135 EV sales. That’s also 39% of USA’s 5,466,139 cumulative EV sales. California is a huge state, and would be the 4th. [continued] The post California Reaches 2 Million Electric Car Sales, 26.4% Market Share appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Superchargers are getting longer cables in preparation for V4 Tesla can detect when a non-Tesla EV is plugged in That means more accurate real-time stall availability Ahead of the overdue rollout of its V4 Supercharger hardware, Tesla is installing longer cables and making other changes that may help avoid friction at Supercharger stations as EVs.
Teslarati
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
Investors that backed Elon Musk’s turbulent takeover of Twitter could potentially be made “whole” thanks to the rising valuation of xAI, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO’s artificial intelligence startup. As noted in a report from the Financial Times , xAI is closing a $5 billion fundraising round that would value the AI startup at about $50 billion. This suggests that xAI has effectively doubled its valuation in just six months.
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Electrek
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
Tesla has released API pricing for third-party apps and this developer says that it would cost them $60 million per year to run their third-party Tesla app under these new pricing.
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
The 2025 Lexus RZ electric crossover is now $11,200 less expensive than last year thanks to a new entry-level grade. In this nameless trim level, the single-motor front-wheel-drive RZ 300e costs $43,975 with the mandatory $1,175 destination fee. That's down from $55,175 for the 2024 RZ 300e Premium grade, which was the entry-level version for.
Teslarati
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
The Tesla Cybercab has been spotted being tested around Giga Texas. This was hinted at in a short video that was recently shared in social media, which depicted the Cybercab reacting to traffic in the Giga Texas premises. Earlier this month, the electric vehicle community’s interest was piqued when a video was shared on social media showing a Cybercab driving around Giga Texas.
CleanTechnica EVs
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Everyone has some idea of how much energy an ICE vehicle uses. After all, if you’re putting fuel in and then seeing how much you can drive before it needs fuel again, you know that you’re pumping a certain amount in. Add in the knowledge of other things a gallon. [continued] The post The Primary Energy Fallacy appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Electrek
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
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.
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
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.
Teslarati
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
The Volkswagen-SAIC joint venture is reportedly selling its assembly plant in Xinjiang, China, which has been linked to Uyghur forced labor. The assembly plant in Xinjiang has been criticized by right groups and Western lawmakers who have alleged the use of forced labor in the region. Forbes confirmed that Volkswagen and SAIC sold assets to the Shanghai Motor Vehicle Inspection Center (SMVIC) after extending their joint venture.
CleanTechnica EVs
NOVEMBER 24, 2024
Whether it’s child labor in cobalt mining (shhh — cobalt is used in almost all electronic devices, but don’t tell anyone), range anxiety, or the collapse of the power grid if all electric cars charge at the same time, the internet is inundated with false statements and half-truths about electric. [continued] The post Rumors About Electric Cars And Short Battery Life Debunked In This Study appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Electrek
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
During the first three quarters of 2024, renewables increased their output by almost 9% year-over-year, and solar is still leading the charge, reports the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
With Fisker Group still in bankruptcy, the Fisker Ocean electric SUV is the subject of yet another recall, this time for a fault that could cause vehicles to roll away. The recall encompasses 7,745 vehicles, representing all 2023 and 2024 Oceans produced for the U.S., according to a disclosure on Monday from the National Highway Traffic Safety.
Teslarati
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Federal Judge Rolando Olvera denied an environmental group’s request to halt SpaceX launches. Judge Olvera found no evidence to support the group’s arguments and concluded that SpaceX launches should continue. On October 9, 2024, environmental group Save RGV submitted a request for a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction against SpaceX.
CleanTechnica EVs
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
The following is a Tesla leasing analysis, as well as a look at how leasing offers many advantages but also has significant drawbacks. First, though, Tesla boosts sales with many different incentives, so let’s list some of the others for a broader perspective. Tesla seems to be pulling out all. [continued] The post Tesla Lease Buyouts — More Than Meets The Eye, So Many Options appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Electrek
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Elon Musk fired back at California Governor Gavin Newsom who said the state might exclude Tesla from a new EV incentive meant to replace the federal one Musk is trying to kill. The knives are out.
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
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.
Teslarati
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
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.
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
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.
CleanTechnica EVs
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Politics aside, EV sales have nowhere to go but up as battery costs continue to decline and battery performance continues to improve. The post EV Sales Are Not Just Rising, They Are Stealing Market Share From Gasmobiles appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
145,235 Hyundai and Genesis EVs have been recalled The recall stems from a potential issue with the onboard charger The issue results in a potential loss in drive power Hyundai is recalling 145,235 electric vehicles from its main brand and Genesis luxury brand because of a potential issue with onboard chargers that could cause vehicles to enter a.
Teslarati
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
Tesla Optimus showed off new hands right after Neuralink announced it received US FDA approval for its CONVOY Study. “Got a new hand for Black Friday,” joked a new post from Tesla Optimus. Tesla Optimus’ latest X post shows off some nifty hand work—literally. Tesla’s humanoid robot is shown catching a tennis ball with its new hand. In May 2024, Elon Musk commented that Tesla was upgrading Optimus’ hands to have 22 degrees of freedom (DoF).
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Virtual and augmented reality setups already modify the way a user sees and hears the world around them. Add in haptic feedback for a sense of touch and a VR version of smell-o-vision , and only one major sense remains: taste. To fill the gap, researchers at the City University of Hong Kong have developed a new interface to simulate taste in virtual and other extended reality (XR).
CleanTechnica EVs
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
Yesterday, Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister, Professor Mhtuli Ncube, presented the 2025 National Budget under the theme “Building Resilience for Sustained Economic Transformation.” There were a lot of mixed reactions to most of the stuff announced in that proposed budget. Most of the feedback focused on the plethora of additional taxes proposed. [continued] The post Zimbabwe Reduces Import Duty On Electric Vehicles From 40% to 25% Starting January 1, 2025 appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
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.
Teslarati
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
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.
Electrek
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
A business selling anti-Elon Musk bumper stickers is providing some insight into Tesla owners turning against the company’s CEO. Since.
CleanTechnica EVs
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
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.
The Driven EV News
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
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.
Teslarati
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
SpaceX is potentially looking to launch Starship 25 times starting next year, a major uptick in the number of times the rocket will take off compared to years past. Starship launches are becoming more frequent now that SpaceX is moving quickly toward both unmanned and manned missions to Mars in the coming years. This year, SpaceX launched Starship four times.
Electrek
NOVEMBER 23, 2024
With up to 500 km (310 miles) of all-electric range, the new Mercedes eActros 600 electric semi truck was designed for long-haul trucking – and now, it’s officially in production at the company’s Wörth plant in Bavaria.
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