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Boys and their Tonka trucks: How fossil car companies sell highly polluting vehicles

The Driven EV News

The post Boys and their Tonka trucks: How fossil car companies sell highly polluting vehicles appeared first on The Driven. Toxic marketing has caused Australia to become obsessed with overseas 4WDs, SUVs and overpowered utes? Is it time for a ban on such advertising?

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Tesla sues Indian company using its namesake for promotion

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Tesla has sued an Indian company called Tesla Power for using its namesake for promotion. Tesla sent the Indian company a cease-and-desist notice in April 2022, but it continued to push its products under the name and argues that it should be allowed to use the label because it has no intentions of making electric vehicles, Reuters reports.

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Fox News Cherrypicks Old EVs to Represent The “Foolish” Nature Of All EVs

CleanTechnica EVs

In a recent video by Fox News, the company finds basically every EV-negative headline they could find for the last several years, and then interviews an automotive journalist who owns two older EVs. The conclusion? EVs are a failure. Here’s the video (I’ll talk about it more afterward): When it.

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Hyundai autonomous vehicle company makes landmark partnership

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Uber announced today that they will expand their autonomous vehicle fleet via a partnership with Motional, a Hyundai subsidiary. Uber and Motional have agreed to a ten-year deal that the companies claim will make the largest autonomous ride-hailing fleet in the world. If you have news tips, email us at tips@teslarati.com !

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Tesla Dojo project lead departs company

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Tesla’s Dojo Supercomputer project lead, Ganesh Venkataramanan, has left the automaker, dealing a potential blow to the company’s self-driving efforts as it will now scramble to work with a new leader. You can also reach me on Twitter @KlenderJoey , or if you have news tips, you can email us at tips@teslarati.com.

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Rivian ends 2021 with 1,015 vehicles produced, COO retires from company

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In a recent press release , Rivian announced that it had officially produced a total of 1,015 vehicles by the end of 2021, 920 of which were delivered before the end of the year. The update comes as news emerged that the company’s chief operating officer, Rod Copes, had retired from Rivian in December 2021. .

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You Could Buy the Entire Fisker Company for Less Than the Founder's Home Costs

The Truth About Cars

Company founder and designer Henrik Fisker appears to be preparing for the worst, as he and his wife recently listed their Los Angeles residence for $35 million, more than the automaker is currently worth. Fisker is on shaky ground, and while it might have a few interested buyers, nothing is certain, and things could go sideways at any time.

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