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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.

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Tesla Model Y becomes Australia’s best-selling electric car in 2023

Teslarati

Amidst this growth, the Tesla Model Y proved to be a strong force in the country’s electric vehicle segment. Tesla saw its Australia sales reach 46,116 units in 2023, effectively beating BYD, which sold 12,438 units during the year. Battery electric vehicles represented 7.2% to a record 1,216,780 units.

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Tesla Model 2 abandoned? Multiple sources say $25,000 electric car dead, Elon says it’s all lies

EV Central

Media reporting says Tesla has given up its plans of launching its entry-level Tesla Model 2 because of increased competition and the price war it is waging in China. READ MORE: Tesla Model Y cheaper than ever! Top selling electric car slashed up to $8500; could it outsell the Ford Ranger? Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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Electric car review from 1959: A snapshot of EV enthusiasm decades before Tesla

Green Car Reports

The electric car wasn't invented by Tesla with its Roadster, or by GM with the EV1. While mass-production commitments from Tesla, Nissan, Volkswagen. It goes back more than a century, with a long list of hopefuls hindered from widespread production by a complicated but familiar set of factors.

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Tesla’s Strengths & Struggles, Kia EV9 Review, Solar Boom in South America — Top CleanTechnica Stories of the Week

CleanTechnica EVs

continued] The post Tesla’s Strengths & Struggles, Kia EV9 Review, Solar Boom in South America — Top CleanTechnica Stories of the Week appeared first on CleanTechnica. Enjoy the roundup!

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2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD review: Why driving Toyota’s first electric car on dirt is like chucking a Giraffe in a pool … Really

EV Central

But the Japanese giant is here at last, and its first electric vehicle, the bZ4X, has got the top-selling Tesla Model Y firmly in its sights. So should Tesla be afraid of the no-longer-sleeping giant? Or is the bZ4X too little, too late? EV Central plugged in to find out. Toyota bZ4X: Verdict So where does all the leave us?

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Tesla Model 3 drive reports, reviews: raves for sporty electric car

Green Car Reports

The first, earliest production versions of the Tesla Model 3 electric car were delivered to their owners in a splashy "Handover Party" late last week. A few journalists got short drives at the event, but only one outlet was granted a Model 3 before the party to enable a more comprehensive review.