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Tamiya Wild One MAX is a full-scale, road legal, electric vehicle built with adventure in mind

Electric Cars Report

The Little Car Company, manufacturers of hand built electric scaled cars, revealed the Tamiya Wild One MAX.

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Ford wants more dealers involved in EV sales

Teslarati

Ford wants more dealers involved in its electric vehicle (EV) sales, so it’s lowering the barrier of entry. Based on Drake’s interview, Ford wants to expand its EV sales to more dealers. Ford is reportedly planning to open EV sales to all its US-based dealers and change the financial requirement for selling EVs.

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Juiced drops prices on its most powerful e-bikes as legal battles sunset the models

Electrek

After a costly and time-consuming legal battle to secure the trademarks for its most powerful HyperScorpion and HyperScrambler 2 e-bikes, Juiced Bikes has decided to discontinue the current model lines. As part of that closeout, the company has put its existing inventory on closeout sale.

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Failed SONDORS Metacycle motorcycle was never street legal, reveals employee

Baua Electric

A former SONDORS employee has revealed new details regarding the Metacycle electric motorcycle sold by the now-defunct SONDORS e-bike company, describing the project as “a freight train wreck turned into a dumpster fire.” On the business side, the company had a tendency to skirt importation tariffs through improper classifications.

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Mercedes-Benz begins sales of DRIVE PILOT Level 3 conditionally automated driving in Germany

Green Car Congress

In parallel to the successful launch of DRIVE PILOT in Germany, Mercedes-Benz aims to obtain regulatory series approval for the two US states of California and Nevada by the end of the year, provided the legal situation permits the system operation. Benz Group AG, responsible for Marketing & Sales. 157 for a Level 3 system.

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Former Lordstown CEO Given Permission to Buy Back Company Assets for $10 Million

The Truth About Cars

Bankruptcy Court to sell its remaining manufacturing assets to a company owned by its founder and former CEO Stephen Burns for roughly $10 million. Burns eventually sold off his remaining equity in the company. that inflated Lordstown Motors’ valuation in October 2020, Burns owned about 25 percent of the company stock.

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Tesla’s camera-based driver monitoring system triggers legal complaint in Illinois

Teslarati

Last year, Tesla activated its camera-based driver monitoring system in Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, allowing the company to provide an extra layer of checks to determine if drivers were paying attention to the road while using Autopilot and FSD features. Tesla’s legal team, for its part, is yet to issue a response to the complaint. .

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