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Tesla Model 3, $2.2M seized from man who fraudulently obtained COVID-19 relief loans

Teslarati

While accelerating the transition to sustainable energy is undoubtedly the main interest of Tesla, buying an all-electric car through a fraudulent manner of actions is not ideal for helping the environment. Brooks also purchase 38 other used cars, the DOJ said.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

Technology upgrades like Full Self Driving remain available to buy, but are not delivered via an over-the-air update. First Drive: 2017 Tesla Model X P100D ; Tesla Continues to Get Mixed Marks ; Flash Drive: Tesla Model 3. Flash Drive: 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV ; News: GMC Hummer EV First Edition Sells Out ; Cadillac Lyric First Look.

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited AWD

Clean Fleet Report

But as with most things that seem simple on the surface, going from a crossover body to pickup body is a bit more complex, not the least of which is who Hyundai thinks will be buying the Santa Cruz. Road Test: 2017 Honda Ridgeline. Flash Drive: 2015 GMC Canyon. Both sell in the same space but will appeal to different customers.

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Calif. Energy Commission to award more than $44M for hydrogen refueling and alternative fuel vehicle projects

Green Car Congress

Studies suggest that 68 stations are needed by 2017 to support the market. In addition, buy-down incentives totaling $5,252,000 will be awarded for 385 alternative-fuel vehicles. These buy-down incentives are reserved for vehicle manufacturers or their designated dealers and passed on to buyers in California at the time of sale.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Maverick XL FWD Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The Flexbed has been designed for multi-purpose use, and may be one of the reasons you consider buying a Maverick. Since this is the first truck many people buy, they will not be disappointed with what Ford has delivered. First Drive: GMC Canyon. Road Test: 2017 Honda Ridgeline. The Maverick is its 68.7-inches

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Is Elon Musk Back In “Production Hell” With Tesla’s 4680 Battery?

Cars That Think

Any whisper of production bottlenecks at Tesla inevitably recalls the Model 3's troubled launch in 2017 and 2018 , the one that had Musk sleeping in his office. Tesla Cybertruck, unveiled to great fanfare in 2019 , will now be beaten to market by this year's GMC Hummer pickup, the Rivian R1T and perhaps even Ford's F-150 Lightning in 2022.

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2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV: Chevy’s lowest-priced electric car gets a big brother

Charged EVs

However, its parent company seems likely to devote at least as much marketing to the GMC Hummer EV coming late this year [and the Cadillac Lyriq that will follow early in 2022] as to the much smaller, much less noticeable and glamorous tall hatchback—regardless of its 250-mile projected range rating. inches in added length on top of that.