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SpaceX bests Boeing to become NASA’s largest for-profit vendor

Teslarati

billion in the same period, ranks higher on NASA’s list of FY2022 vendors. In 2022, NASA took the extraordinary step of purchasing eight additional Crew Dragon launches while buying zero extra Starliner launches. Boeing came in third with $1.72 billion, followed by Lockheed Martin with $1.34 billion – less than the $5.1

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WM Motor aims to be China’s BEV for the masses

China EV

Everyone buy it! One of the folks I interviewed was my old friend Freeman Shen, whom I met in the year 2000 or so when he was head of BorgWarner China. That doesn’t even come up in his list of positions nowadays it was so long ago. It should be out in May. He went on to be a top exec at FCA and Volvo/Geely.

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Going with the talent flow

Electric Auto Association

Most recently she has spearheaded efforts to include electric tractors in the list of EVs eligible for state rebates. ”We It saves the farmers from buying diesel fuel and breathing diesel fumes. First or second car… New or used… Time to buy electric. But there’s a good chance this bill will eventually be passed.

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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

Electric Auto Association

People feel more comfortable buying a car they know can be serviced and repaired.” “The In 2000, “I decided my next car would be an EV when there was really nothing on the market,” White continued. “I Folks take their boats to a list of spots on the coast to pick-up a playing card. I use mine as a truck.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

If you don't include bathrooms and buying salty snack foods and sugary sodas and lottery tickets, your desktop can be as little as eight or ten minutes, whereas you may spend 30 or 40 minutes every 200, 250 miles in your Tesla. Now it's much simpler, but if you buy Apple stuff, it all works together. But what about plug-in hybrids?

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

If you don't include bathrooms and buying salty snack foods and sugary sodas and lottery tickets, your desktop can be as little as eight or ten minutes, whereas you may spend 30 or 40 minutes every 200, 250 miles in your Tesla. Now it's much simpler, but if you buy Apple stuff, it all works together. But what about plug-in hybrids?

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EV Tax Credit: The Guide Your Car Dealer Doesn’t Want You To Read

EV Life

As one might imagine, car dealerships are excited to share the $7500 tax credit to encourage you to buy a car. This credit applies to taxes owed in the year you buy your vehicle, so your federal tax bill will determine the maximum amount you can get back as a tax refund.