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California passes 1M mark for cumulative sales of electric vehicles: BEVs, PHEVs and FCEVs

Green Car Congress

California surpassed 1 million electric vehicles (1,054,095 units)—battery-electric, plug-in hybrid, and fuel-cell electric—sold cumulatively through the 4 th quarter of 2021, according to the California Energy Commission (CEC), making it the first US state to achieve this milestone. of total California auto sales in 2021.

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2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance review: Global launch first drive of a sickeningly good electric sports sedan

EV Central

I’ve long wondered why Tesla goes to the trouble of making its cars so damn fast, and powerful, when in most cases they are bought by people who are early adopters, greenies or tech heads, rather than driving enthusiasts. 2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance … canyon carver. 2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance boosted by a new drive unit.

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Nichols N1A, 2024 Subaru BRZ iS: This Year’s Manage Pictures

Baua Electric

2024 Subaru BRZ tS A brandnew 2024 Subaru BRZ tS made its debut at Subiefest in California. It’s a tech-filled muscle automobile became sports activities automobile, and it’s a burst with both engine. It options a lot of efficiency upgrades and can achieve showrooms after spring.

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Abandoned History: The Apple Electric Car Project, Rest in Peace (2014-2024)

The Truth About Cars

Thereafter, it was reported that a team from Canadian parts powerhouse Magna International was embedded at Apple’s laboratory in California. The first self-driving vehicles running Apple software were road registered in January 2018 with California. Like hiring Manfred Harrer from Porsche, who was Porsche’s VP of Chassis Development.

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Taycan review, Equinox EV deal, R1T top safety, 70-mile PHEVs: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

In a first drive of the 2025 Porsche Taycan , we found that with improvements to performance, efficiency, and charging, this grand-touring electric sports car lives up to its original mission—and much more. Is CEO Elon Musk costing Tesla sales? 2024 Rivian R1T Could the safest pickup be fully electric?

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Tesla spotted benchmark testing the Lucid Air in Fremont Factory’s test track

Teslarati

Recent videos of the Fremont Factory suggest that Tesla is currently benchmark testing the Lucid Air in its California-based facility’s test track. The Model S had legitimate challengers like the Porsche Taycan over the years, but the Lucid Air is the first vehicle that truly exceeded the flagship Tesla in key EV metrics such as range.

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Rimac Nevera receives EPA and CARB range estimates

Teslarati

New certifications of the vehicle from the Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resource Board now give the Nevera a new metric: range, and it sits at 287.28 Rimac’s early successes have launched collaboration projects with VW’s Porsche and Bugatti. million price tag.

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