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Mazda adopts Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS)

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Japanese carmaker Mazda has announced that it will be adopting Tesla’s North American Charging Standard for its upcoming battery electric vehicles. Mazda’s EVs that would be equipped with Tesla’s NACS standard are expected to be launched in North America from 2025 onward. Mazda announced its NACS adoption in a press release.

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Anaheim PD launches pilot for Tesla Model Y LR police cruisers

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We’re excited about this pilot program and the opportunity to create a better future together.” They're also the highest performing while representing the lowest total cost of ownership. . “Congrats to AnaheimPD on today’s announcement,” wrote Unplugged Performance in a post on X. hours per day.

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Tesla NACS Texas mandate gets push back from EV Charging firms: Report

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According to a document seen by Reuters , a group of EV charging firms claims that Texas’ Tesla NACS mandate is premature. The mandate requires EV charging companies to provide Tesla NACS and CCS ports to customers. Lucid’s CEO Peter Rawlinson will only use NACS once Tesla enables 1000V DC charging at Superchargers.

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Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

Green Car Congress

RE-TROFIT: To extend significantly the life of vehicles. The entity will thus offer a turnkey service for the sales network: optimized transport of vehicles, supply of spare parts (Re-Cycle Center), renovation, storage, production of photos and videos and their online availability.

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2023 Toyota BZ4X Review – Falling Short

The Truth About Cars

That’s a shame because had this car been done right, it could’ve easily worked as affordable EV transport. Instead, it’s a weird package that has pricing that is considered affordable relative to the average transaction price, but still not "cheap.” Charging is listed at about 9 hours from “low to full” on a Level 2 charger.

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Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor long term review

EV Central

It’s running on the standard 19-inch wheels and tyres (we’ve got a 2022 model; 2023 models are getting a minor update to their wheels) and is white (the colour is called Snow and it’s an extra $1500). You could argue some of those features should be included as standard in the Polestar given it’s competing in the luxury market.

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Tesla Model Y overtakes Model 3 in April Global EV sales, Model 3 #1 in 2021

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Combine this with affordability, and the Model Y is one of the most appealing automobiles on the market today. Its highly affordable price tag that starts at around $5,000 makes it one of the most popular vehicles globally despite not having standard features without additional charges. Credit: Tesla China/Twitter.

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