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Young Tesla enthusiasts write 200-page kids’ book on the automaker

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Young Tesla enthusiasts have penned a 200-page kids’ book on the automaker, offering information about the science behind the company’s vehicles, as well as its foray into energy, artificial intelligence (AI), and more. They shared a digital copy of the book with us, and it’s honestly pretty detailed.

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Rheinmetall books order for more than 500,000 hybrid vehicle engine blocks from SAIC

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The Materials and Trade division of the tech enterprise Rheinmetall has booked a new order to produce engine blocks for a hybrid vehicle. Production is set to begin in China in 2024, where the order will result in optimum utilization of existing capacity. The parts will be produced using gravity casting.

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Kelly Blue Book: EV prices increased slightly in March, bucking general downward trend

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The average new EV sold for $58,940 in March, according to Kelley Blue Book (KBB) estimates—well above the industry average. However, EV sales from Mercedes, Rivian, Lucid and other brands have increased at the same time, offsetting lower-priced Tesla products. For comparison, in March 2018, the luxury share was 14.0%

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Shell, Accenture and Amex GBT launch blockchain-powered digital book-and-claim solution for scaling SAF

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Shell, Accenture, and American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) are launching Avelia , one of the world’s first blockchain-powered digital sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) book-and-claim solutions for business travel. An industry-accepted carbon accounting mechanism, like book-and-claim, is key for such programs to credibly grow.

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Production of 100th GILLIG battery-electric bus

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Cummins and GILLIG announced the production of the 100 th GILLIG battery-electric bus built since the two companies began partnering on the heavy-duty transit vehicle. GILLIG is currently booking new bus orders into 2023. Earlier post.) The milestone bus will be delivered to Metro Transit in St. Louis, Missouri this month.

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Volkswagen starts pre-booking for ID.3 EV in Europe; ID.3 1ST special edition

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Volkswagen started pre-booking in Europe for the first model in its new full-electric ID. With immediate effect, potential customers can register for an early production slot for the ID.3 The pre-booking special edition has a range of 420 km (261 miles) (WLTP). Both battery cell production and ID. Production of the ID.3

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Ford re-opens order books for Mach-E; higher range, lower pricing; all standard range models with LFP packs

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Ford is re-opening its order banks for the all-electric Mustang Mach-E as completed plant upgrades support production ramp in the second half of 2023, with feature improvements including increased range for standard range battery models to a targeted EPA-estimated range of 250 miles for RWD and 226 miles for eAWD. Earlier post.)

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