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Prototype test drive: Lucid Gravity might defy segments

Green Car Reports

Is that a minivan? Is that a wagon? Is that an SUV? The answer to these questions in order is no, kind of, and yes. The Lucid Gravity is the startup automaker’s upcoming crossover SUV, but in many ways it redefines the genre in terms of packaging, design, and how it drives. Here’s what I learned after an ever-so-brief stint behind the.

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Elon Musk is throwing his weight around Tesla, comes in like a wrecking ball

Electrek

We are getting more information on the ongoing layoffs at Tesla. Several employees describe the situation as Elon Musk “throwing his weight around” to solidify his status after being mostly absent over the last year. But he is coming in like a dangerous wrecking ball.

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Fox News Cherrypicks Old EVs to Represent The “Foolish” Nature Of All EVs

CleanTechnica EVs

In a recent video by Fox News, the company finds basically every EV-negative headline they could find for the last several years, and then interviews an automotive journalist who owns two older EVs. The conclusion? EVs are a failure. Here’s the video (I’ll talk about it more afterward): When it. [continued] The post Fox News Cherrypicks Old EVs to Represent The “Foolish” Nature Of All EVs appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Tesla Megapack Factory in China to start construction 

Teslarati

Tesla’s Megapack Factory in China is ready to start construction this month. Construction started at Tesla’s Megafacotry Shanghai site in March 2024. Since then, very little has been built on the site. Tesla Giga Shanghai’s resident drone operator, WuWa, recently provided an update on the company’s Megapack Factory in China. He explained why construction stopped after the initial sighting in March.

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

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Toyota “hydrogen headquarters” will develop US fuel-cell products

Green Car Reports

Toyota has big hopes for hydrogen, and it’s backing that up with a braintrust. The automaker announced Wednesday that it’s giving its research and development office in Gardena, California, a new name and focus. Set to be called Toyota’s North American Hydrogen Headquarters, the facility will, from here on, lead efforts on this.

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Tesla conducting more layoffs, including entire Supercharger team

Electrek

Just after laying off “more than 10%” of its global workforce, Tesla is laying off even more employees – including senior executives and long-time veterans of the company, most notably the entire Supercharging team and the executive responsible for negotiating NACS adoption across the industry.

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Elon Musk explains reasoning behind Tesla Supercharger team disband

Teslarati

Elon Musk explained the reasoning behind disbanding Tesla’s supercharger team in a communication on his social media platform X. Earlier today, we reported Tesla was letting go of several key members of its Supercharger team in what was a surprising move. It was a small part of the large effort to remove roughly 10 percent of the company’s workforce.

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Hyundai confirms dedicated US EV plant will make hybrids too

Green Car Reports

Hyundai will add production of hybrid models at its Georgia Metaplant scheduled to open later this year, CFO Lee Seung Jo said during a recent earnings call. "We are investing in facilities to produce hybrid cars at the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America,” Lee told the Korea Economic Daily and other media on the call, adding that Hyundai.

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The US just proposed 18 GW of new offshore wind sales

Electrek

The US announced two proposals for offshore wind sales that could generate more than 18 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy – enough to power more than 6 million homes.

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Fact Checks: Have Electric Vehicles Sales Really Stalled?

CleanTechnica EVs

Transportation has a brutal effect on greenhouse gas emissions — at 29%, greater than any other sector of the economy, including industry. Transportation electrification is essential, and the IEA 2024 Global EV Outlook report notes that electric vehicles (EVs) continue to make progress towards becoming a mass market product in. [continued] The post Fact Checks: Have Electric Vehicles Sales Really Stalled?

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

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Tesla’s Senior Director of HR leaves marking another executive departure

Teslarati

Tesla has lost its Senior Director of Human Resources, marking yet another executive departure as the automaker prioritizes cost efficiencies. Over the past month, as Tesla has looked to trim its employee headcount by at least ten percent, several executives have left. They include Rohan Patel, Drew Baglino , Rebecca Tinucci, Daniel Ho, and Martin Viecha, who will leave in the coming weeks.

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Polestar reports drivable EV with 10-minute 10-80% charging

Green Car Reports

Polestar has announced that prototype cells fitted to a version of its upcoming Polestar 5 flagship EV have been able to do a 10-80% charge in just 10 minutes. Polestar said last year that it would place the tech in a prototype Polestar 5 gaining 100 miles in 5 minutes—this project—by 2024, and it appears to have exceeded the original.

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Costco Auto is offering thousands off new EVs from Volvo, Chevy, Polestar, and more

Electrek

For a limited time, Costco members can take advantage of notable deals on several all-electric models from some big names in automotive, including Volvo and Polestar. Learn more about the current EV deals from the Costco Auto Program below.

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Op-Ed: Is It Time To End The Elon Musk Fanboi Era?

CleanTechnica EVs

The good readers and supporters of CleanTechnica support EVs, wind energy, solar power, batteries, and renewables technology, notwithstanding the several industry trolls who sometimes visit our comment section. We understand that the unquestionable primary leader for EVs in this period has been Elon Musk. To say that his contributions, along. [continued] The post Op-Ed: Is It Time To End The Elon Musk Fanboi Era?

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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 investors questioned Elon Musk’s commitment, but the message is clear — He’s Back

Teslarati

He’s back. That’s the message Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas portrayed in a Monday morning note to investors as Tesla’s Full Self-Driving suite gained tentative approval in China after the CEO met with high-ranking officials. As investors continued to question what Elon Musk’s commitment to Tesla was, the message is clear that he is pushing the electric automaker forward once again with this massive development to the FSD suite. “Whether Tesla’s CEO is slee

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Lucid Gravity prototype, Toyota hydrogen plans, California EV sales: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Stagnant Tesla sales flatten EV growth in California. Toyota sets up shop for all things hydrogen. And a drive of the Lucid Gravity tells us that it’s built on a layer of Air but adds much more. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A brief Lucid Gravity prototype test drive was enough to tell us that this upcoming EV will offer a unique.

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Tesla’s next-gen Dojo AI training tile is in production

Electrek

Tesla’s next-gen Dojo AI training tile is in production, according to supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC). Tesla has.

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200 More Electric Buses For Kenya

CleanTechnica EVs

More Electric Buses For Kenya As Roam & County Bus Service (CBS) Partner To Deploy 200 Electric Buses By 2026 The transition to electric mobility is progressing around the world at different rates. Norway is of course the leader when it comes to electric car market share of new vehicle. [continued] The post 200 More Electric Buses For Kenya appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Tesla FSD makes a believer of Xiaomi co-founder after test ride

Teslarati

Xiaomi and Tesla China may have become direct rivals since the launch of the Xiaomi SU7 , a challenger to the Tesla Model 3, but the Chinese tech giant’s executives are still supportive of the American EV maker’s innovations. This was highlighted recently when Xiaomi co-founder and vice chairman Lin Bin posted a message on Chinese social media praising Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system.

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Flexible controls could boost EV charging station reliability

Green Car Reports

EVs and charging stations have aspired to provide EV drivers with something that rivals the turnaround time of gas stations. While charge rates are important, reliability and simply being able to get a charge, ultimately, are perhaps more important points that some charging networks seem to have glossed over in the process. According to a 2023.

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Daimler is helping decarbonize logistics with expanded use of EVs

Electrek

In an effort to decarbonize its own logistical operations, Daimler Trucks North America is expanding the use of electric trucks across multiple regions, including Arizona, Ohio, Michigan, and the Carolinas.

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Media Release: Plug’n Drive welcomes proposed discount electricity rate for EV chargers in Ontario

Plug N Drive

Reduced electricity rate for public chargers in rural communities good for EV adoption May 1, 2024, Toronto, Ontario – Plug’n Drive, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) across Canada, welcomes an initiative by the Government of Ontario to introduce a new Electric Vehicle Charger Discount Rate for electricity for public EV charging providers in rural and low-use areas.

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Tesla FSD in China could add $2.3 billion in annual earnings by 2030: Bank of America

Teslarati

Bank of America seems to be seeing the potential of Full Self Driving (FSD) for Tesla’s future in China. In a note, the bank noted that FSD has the potential to boost the electric vehicle maker’s earnings by $2.3 billion by 2030 if the advanced driver-assist suite sees increased adoption among the company’s customers in China. Elon Musk’s unannounced trip to China this past weekend suggested that Tesla is laying the foundation for FSD’s release in the country.

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Report: Top-selling used EVs cost up to $5,000 less than last year

Green Car Reports

The average price of the most popular used EVs has dropped by up to $5,000 compared to last year, according to retailer CarMax. Sales data from September 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024, showed that the top EVs at CarMax were the Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model Y, and Nissan Leaf. They were also the top-sellers in a previous CarMax report published in.

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Smartphone builder Xiaomi rolls 10,000 units of its flagship SU7 off assembly line in just 32 days

Electrek

Just over a month after launching its first-ever BEV, smartphone developer, Xiaomi is touting some big production numbers for the SU7. Better yet, such output supports encouraging orders to date as the Chinese tech company is off to a hot start in its newly entered vehicle manufacturing segment.

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Why Tesla Going “Hardcore” Might Be A Good Thing

CleanTechnica EVs

This article describes my personal experience with the huge companies of IBM and Lucent that went soft and the current events at Tesla. With all the focus these days on the “Magnificent 7,” it is easy to forget the lessons of history. Small and mid-cap stocks have historically outperformed large-cap. [continued] The post Why Tesla Going “Hardcore” Might Be A Good Thing appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Tesla FSD reportedly gets tentative approval in China

Teslarati

Tesla FSD (Full Self-Driving) reportedly received tentative approval in China. Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently arrived in China during the ongoing Beijing Auto Show. According to the Wall Street Journal , Chinese officials have stated that Beijing has tentatively approved Tesla’s FSD plans. Tesla FSD has cleared a few critical regulatory hurdles that has kept from releasing in China.

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EV market share sags in California, though EV sales are up

Green Car Reports

It's a complicated time for the nation's largest EV market. California EV sales increased in the first quarter of 2024, but market share still fell, according to a new quarterly report from the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA). The absolute number of EVs sold in California grew from 89,741 in the fourth quarter of 2023 to 90,296 in.

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Nevada put big battery energy storage where a coal plant used to be

Electrek

Nevada utility NV Energy’s largest battery energy storage system sits on a former coal-fired power plant site and will save customers a lot of money.

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Tesla Axing Its Supercharger Team Puts The Entire Industry In The Dark

InsideEVs

Most of Tesla's Supercharger team was caught up in recent layoffs, leading to countless questions about the future of EV charging.

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Did Tesla Really Lay Off The Whole Supercharger Team? Really??

CleanTechnica EVs

According to a recent report by Electrek that repeated paywalled reporting by The Information, Tesla has conducted another round of layoffs, this time getting rid of the entire Supercharger team. Without further confirmation from a company that notoriously maintains no press contacts (and may automatically send you a poop emoji. [continued] The post Did Tesla Really Lay Off The Whole Supercharger Team?

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Review: 2024 Acura ZDX Type S keeps first EV mostly on-brand

Green Car Reports

The 2024 Acura ZDX is the Honda premium brand’s first-ever electric vehicle, a midsize crossover SUV with five seats. Visually it’s every inch an Acura, and it’s very close in size to the brand’s bestselling model, the MDX midsize crossover. But the EV is differently proportioned—3 inches lower, on a wheelbase.

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Volkswagen Group’s profits dropped 20% in Q1, but it remains confident in hitting 2024 targets

Electrek

Volkswagen Group released its financial numbers for Q1 2024 today, following similar trends from other EU-based automakers. The numbers detail a slowing of sales and a drop in profits. Despite a 20% decrease, the Group remains optimistic that it will end the year at its financial targets.

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Tesla short sellers burned for massive losses since Earnings Call

Teslarati

Tesla short sellers are being burned for massive losses since last week’s Earnings Call. Since then, the stock has catapulted over 34 percent. Tesla shares first exploded last week as the automaker announced it would accelerate its plans for a new vehicle lineup. Despite a miss on earnings, Tesla had a lot of positive elements in its call, which investors seemingly saw as overwhelmingly bullish.

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