Sat.Oct 28, 2023 - Fri.Nov 03, 2023

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Ford expands EV charging network, Tesla Supercharger V4 hardware coming

Green Car Reports

Ford will add Tesla V4 Supercharger access for customers as it looks to tap into more public charging stations. While timing for adding those top-tech Tesla chargers has yet to be specified, the automaker did confirm in a recent press release that it would increase its Blue Oval Charging Network by 25%, to a total of 106,000 chargers in North.

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Elon Musk says Tesla will build €25k EV at Giga Berlin

Teslarati

Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited the company’s German production plant known as Giga Berlin today. He also gave an update on plans for the aesthetic of the plant, as well as a plan for manufacturing the company’s mass-market $25k EV. Musk has frequently visited Tesla’s production plants to check on the progress of production and operations while also meeting with various team members, including those who are responsible for manufacturing.

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Tesla launches virtual power plant in Puerto Rico, could become world’s biggest

Electrek

Tesla has officially launched its virtual power plant in Puerto Rico and it could quickly become the world’s biggest thanks to the large Powerwall user base in the region. more… The post Tesla launches virtual power plant in Puerto Rico, could become world’s biggest appeared first on Electrek.

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BMW Going With New Batteries For Its Ambitious EV Plans

CleanTechnica EVs

It’s the batteries, stupid. We could repeat that rephrased wisdom again and again until everybody understands how critical they are to not only our rEVolution but to the energy transition in general.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Hertz slows Tesla and EV plans, citing collision repair costs

Green Car Reports

The rental giant Hertz hit the brakes last week on its rapid shift to electric vehicles—from Tesla, particularly—citing the high cost of EV collision repair of these vehicles. The company’s CEO, Stephen Scherr, confirmed the company’s reasons behind the move during its third-quarter earnings call on Thursday, with the news.

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Tesla Model 3 ‘Highland’ spotted testing in the U.S. uncovered

Teslarati

A Tesla Model 3 “Highland” was spotted testing in the United States without any coverings, showing the front and rear bumpers, which is pretty rare. Tesla has already launched the Model 3 Highland in Asia, Europe , and parts of the Middle East, but it has yet to be handed over to customers in the United States. A Tesla Model 3 Highland tsunami is starting in European markets With the changes that Tesla has made to the Model 3 with the Highland iteration, the automaker could still be

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EVs At 91.3% Share In Norway — Shrinking Auto Market

CleanTechnica EVs

October saw plugin EVs at 91.3% share in Norway, up from 86.4% year on year. Full electrics took over 84% of the market. Overall auto volume was 8,925 units, down 29% year on year. Norway’s best selling vehicle in October was the Tesla Model Y. October saw combined EVs at 91.3% share in Norway, comprising 84.

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EV sales rise in California, bucking claims of dwindling demand

Green Car Reports

Numerous automakers have claimed over the past few weeks that EV demand is dwindling, but recent California sales figures tell another story. EV sales continued to rise in the state during the third quarter of 2023, according to a quarterly report from the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA). EVs represented 22.3% of California new-car.

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Tesla aiming for 200,000 Cybertrucks per year at volume production

Teslarati

During a recent interview with podcast host Joe Rogan, Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared some interesting details about the upcoming Cybertruck, including how many units the automaker is looking to produce per year. When asked on the podcast how many Cybertrucks Tesla can make in a month, Musk told Rogan that Tesla is looking to build around 200,000 Cybertrucks per year upon scaling production.

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Toyota cuts 2023 EV sales forecast by nearly 40% in latest questionable strategy shift

Electrek

Although Toyota expects record growth this fiscal year, it’s cutting its EV sales forecast by nearly 40%. In Toyota’s latest questionable strategy shift, the company will lean into hybrids to “avoid the price competition” in the EV market. more… The post Toyota cuts 2023 EV sales forecast by nearly 40% in latest questionable strategy shift appeared first on Electrek.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

Brief

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1st Autonomous, Electric Aircraft In World To Get Approval For Commercial Flights

CleanTechnica EVs

Cynthia just reported yesterday on a couple of eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft milestones. We’ve got two more to report on as well — one in China and one in the USA. I’ll start with the story from China. Commercial EHang Flights Now Approved in China!

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Chevy Equinox EV priced at $34,995—with an estimated 300 miles

Green Car Reports

Chevrolet has confirmed a few more details regarding the upcoming Equinox EV, including more about its arrival timing, a price hike for the base version, and a roughly 300-mile range for a version with an effective cost of under $30,000. In a press call Monday afternoon, GM revealed that the base Chevrolet Equinox EV will launch in calendar year.

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CATL says new factory can produce one battery cell per second

Teslarati

Tesla supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) has established a new electric vehicle (EV) battery production facility in China, which the company says can produce one battery cell every second. The production facility is located in the Guizhou province in the Guian New District, and it officially entered operation on Friday, according to a report from CnEVPost.

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Panasonic slows battery production amid weaker EV business, but Tesla looks good

Electrek

Panasonic announced that it is slowing down its battery production amid weaker demand for electric vehicles, but it hints at demand from Tesla still being good on that front. more… The post Panasonic slows battery production amid weaker EV business, but Tesla looks good appeared first on Electrek.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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EVs Take 60.6% Share In Sweden — Kia EV9 Debuts

CleanTechnica EVs

October saw plugin EVs take 60.6% share in Sweden, up fractionally from 59.4% year on year. EV volumes were up by some 14%, barely ahead of overall market growth. Overall auto volume was 25,016 units, up by 12% year on year. The Volkswagen ID.4 was the bestselling EV in October.

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BMW claims Tesla is no longer ahead in EV range, battery tech

Green Car Reports

BMW is confident that batteries for its next-generation EVs will finally outdo Tesla in range. In a recently published interview with Automotive News Europe, BMW Group production boss Milan Nedeljkovic said the automaker doesn't see a gap to Tesla, and that the Tesla may in fact need to catch up to BMW once the German automaker's sixth-generation.

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Tesla Giga Mexico has secured all federal and regional permits: Economy Minister

Teslarati

Elon Musk noted during Tesla’s Q3 2023 earnings call that the company would seek to get a sense of the global economy before it goes full tilt on Gigafactory Mexico. Giga Mexico was announced earlier this year on Investor Day, but the facility is yet to formally begin its construction. Musk’s comments resulted in some concerns, especially considering that Giga Mexico, when it was initially announced, was expected to follow a construction period that’s about as quick as Giga Sh

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Tesla ramps up hiring for humanoid robot, including reinforcement learning

Electrek

Tesla is ramping up hiring for its humanoid robot program, Optimus, including some reinforcement learning engineers. more… The post Tesla ramps up hiring for humanoid robot, including reinforcement learning appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla Model Y Rules In Europe — Europe EV Sales Report

CleanTechnica EVs

Approximately 288,000 plugin vehicles were registered in September in Europe, +15% year over year (YoY). Unfortunately, the overall market also grew by double digits, +11%, as it is finally recovering from a couple of bad years. Last month’s plugin vehicle share of the overall European auto market was 25% (17% full electrics/BEVs).

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Two-wheel EV concept seats five, harnesses regenerative damping

Green Car Reports

It's often said that electric powertrains will allow automotive designers to throw out many current design conventions. That's certainly the case with this EV concept. Created by Hoverboard inventor Shane Chen, the Shane is a two-wheeled electric car with seating for five in a pod-like cabin sandwiched between giant wheels that "automatically.

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EPA holds EV video competition to promote electric transportation

Teslarati

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched an electric vehicle (EV) video challenge to promote electrified transportation. The electric vehicle video competition started on October 27, 2027. The Agency’s video challenge has three categories: personal mobility, electric vehicles , and electric buses. The EPA offers three place prices for each category: first place is $3,000, second place is $1,000, and third place is $500.

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Meet the world’s first battery-electric heavy-haul locomotive

Electrek

Wabtec’s FLXdrive Heavy Haul locomotive, the world’s first 100% battery-electric heavy-haul locomotive for mainline service, is headed to Australia to transport iron ore. more… The post Meet the world’s first battery-electric heavy-haul locomotive appeared first on Electrek.

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Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

Cars That Think

Wearable devices, like nearly every other piece of tech, need energy. Fortunately, though, at wearables’ modest power budgets, energy is effectively everywhere. It’s in the sun’s rays and radio waves, the skin’s sweat and body heat, a person’s motion and their footfalls. And today, technology is maturing to the point that meaningful amounts of these energy giveaways can be harvested to liberate wearables from ever needing a battery.

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Nissan hopes its solid-state EV batteries won’t need cooling at all

Green Car Reports

Nissan is one of several automakers that see solid-state battery technology as a potential game-changer for EVs going into the next decade. In-house, it plans to both perfect development of all-solid-state battery (ASSB) cells and establish how to make them, with the tech due to make it into a production EV by 2028. If all goes well, Nissan wants.

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Tesla suppliers preparing for Giga Mexico 

Teslarati

Tesla suppliers from Asia are preparing for Gigafactory Mexico in Salinas Victoria, stated the municipality’s Mayor Raúl Cantú de la Garza. Other companies are also starting to invest in Nuevo León as the Tesla Giga Mexico project hits the ground running. Mayor de la Garza told local media that three Asian companies are looking to settle in Salinas Victoria, in the next few months: Ningbo Tuopu Group, JL MAG, and Kawasaki.

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Gigafactory Mexico gets all its permits, now it is up to Tesla to give greenlight

Electrek

Gigafactory Mexico has received all its needed permits to start construction. Now, it is up to Tesla to give the greenlight after the automaker pumped the brakes on the project. more… The post Gigafactory Mexico gets all its permits, now it is up to Tesla to give greenlight appeared first on Electrek.

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BYD Makes A Splash At Japan Mobility Show With Seal Debut — 1st Chinese Carmaker There

CleanTechnica EVs

BYD is officially the first-ever Chinese automaker to participate in the Japan Mobility Show. The world’s leading manufacturer of new energy vehicles (NEVs) made a big splash at the global automotive show formerly known as the Tokyo Motor Show.

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Toyota's $8M battery boost heralds US-made EVs, plug-in hybrids

Green Car Reports

Toyota on Tuesday announced an expansion of its planned North Carolina battery plant to accommodate additional volume for EVs and plug-in hybrids. A new investment of nearly $8 billion will add eight EV and plug-in hybrid battery production lines to the two previously announced, Toyota said in a press release. Toyota previously announced that the.

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What Tesla has to do to achieve $4T valuation according to Elon Musk

Teslarati

Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes the electric automaker can achieve a $4 trillion valuation, but he knows the road to the accomplishment is going to be a long one. Yesterday, we reported on Ron Baron, a billionaire investor who has been one of Musk’s longest believers, stating that Tesla could reach a massive valuation of $4 trillion. Tesla investor who made billions on stock says SpaceX will be bigger Baron said that his firm has made many multiples of its initial investment and, at its peak,

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BYD notches record Q3 profit of $1.4B amid intensifying EV price war

Electrek

China’s largest EV maker, BYD , scored a record $1.42 billion in Q3 profit despite an intensifying price war. The Chinese automaker is closing in on Tesla as we approach the end of the year in pure EV sales. more… The post BYD notches record Q3 profit of $1.4B amid intensifying EV price war appeared first on Electrek.

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Model 3 and Atto 3 take top spots as EV sales boosted by new models

The Driven EV News

EV uptake has surpassed another milestone with new low cost models reaching the market, and with the Model 3 and Atto 3 taking top spots. The post Model 3 and Atto 3 take top spots as EV sales boosted by new models appeared first on The Driven.

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Chevy Bolt EV payment, Hertz brakes on Tesla, two-wheel electric car: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

A concept EV challenges the notion that electric cars need four wheels, or even three. Hertz backs away from its ambitious EV plans. One company pushes ahead with plans for U.S.-made solid-state cells. And Chevrolet Bolt EV owners have a new option to remedy their battery and their wallet. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2020-2022.

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Tesla begins delivering refreshed Model 3 ‘Highland’ in Austria

Teslarati

Tesla has begun delivering its refreshed Model 3 across Europe, with Austria now joining the list of countries to receive initial deliveries of the sedan. The newly redesigned Tesla Model 3, internally dubbed the “Highland” during development, has recently been spotted being delivered for the first time in several European countries , including the Netherlands , Germany , France , Poland and more.

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CATL begins operations at new battery facility capable of producing one cell per second

Electrek

CATL, the world’s largest battery maker, is now becoming the fastest as well, thanks to state-of-the-art production lines at its new battery base in China. The developer says its new assembly lines can produce a battery cell per second and an entire EV battery pack in under three minutes. more… The post CATL begins operations at new battery facility capable of producing one cell per second appeared first on Electrek.

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