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IDTechEx: despite efforts to reduces rare-earth use, percentage of permanent magnet-based EV motors rising

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While there has been much publicity and technical development towards rare-earth reduction in vehicle motors, in practice the market is seeing an increase in the number of permanent magnet motors. China accounts for the vast majority of rare-earth production worldwide and this has, in the past, led to huge price volatility.

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Tesla delivered 11,580 vehicles in Q3 of 2015

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Tesla Motors reported delivering 11,580 vehicles in the third quarter of 2015, including the first few units of Model X. Tesla noted that there may be small changes to this delivery count (usually well under 1%), as Tesla only counts a delivery if it is transferred to the end customer and all paperwork is correct.

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Ex-Tesla exec joins General Motors’ Board: ‘GM & Mary Barra are marching towards an electric future’

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General Motors (GM) recently welcomed former Tesla executive Jon McNeill to its Board of Directors. General Motors and Mary Barra are marching towards an electric future. Between 2015 and 2018, he served as Tesla’s President of Global Sales, Marketing, Government Relations, and Delivery & Service. .

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Tesla delivered 10,030 vehicles in Q1 2015

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Tesla Motors announced that it delivered, in total, 10,030 cars in the first quarter (Q1) of 2015—a new company record for the most deliveries in a quarter and a 55% increase over Q1 last year. Tesla does not break out deliveries by region.

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2015 Tesla Model X Crossover Reservations: 13,000, Maybe

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For an electric sedan priced above the reach of many people, sales of the Tesla Model S have been rather impressive so far. That relative popularity should also carry over to the firm''s upcoming crossover, the 2015 Tesla Model X.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

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Debra and I finally got our first electric car, A 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV, a joint production with Tesla, in January of 2013. Debra and I finally got our first electric car, A 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV, a joint production with Tesla, in January of 2013. kW solar PV system on our own house in 2015. Installing the 5.2

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2015 VW e-Golf EPA-rated at 116 MPGe combined, 83-mile range

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announced that the compact battery-electric 2015 e-Golf ( earlier post ) has been rated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 126 city, 105 highway, and 116 combined Miles per Gallon of Gasoline Equivalent (MPGe), and given a range of up to 83 miles. 2015 e-Golf. 2014 Tesla Model S 85. Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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