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Volvo Trucks North America demonstrates pilot electric VNR models; Volvo LIGHTS

Green Car Congress

Volvo Trucks North America offered a first look at its Class 8 battery-electric project trucks during an exclusive event at TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana, California. The Volvo LIGHTS project’s transformative impact on fleet operations is designed to be scalable and replicable to reduce emissions throughout the freight eco-system.

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Tesla Product Design director lightly hints toward Tesla-brand gaming controller

Teslarati

Tesla’s Product Design Director Javier Verdura lightly hinted toward the electric automaker creating its own branded gaming controller that could be used with the Arcade within its vehicles. In July at Tesla’s Plaid Delivery Event, Tesla did have a Tesla-brand controller available for video game demos.

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Tesla’s Model S Plaid delivery event is fully booked

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Tesla’s Model S Plaid delivery event at the Fremont factory is completely booked, as the company has started contacting some invitees to tell them the event has reached capacity. Last weekend, Tesla officially started rolling out invitations for the Model S Plaid Delivery Event at the Fremont factory in Northern California.

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Event: Tesla Dedicates Texas Plant, Promises New Products

Clean Fleet Report

The 2X indicates the rough doubling of production capacity by the company with the opening of new plants in Germany and Texas. Timing aside, both plants are delivering products (initially the Model Y crossover) to fill backlogs of orders in Europe and the U.S. Last year Tesla produced around one million vehicles. Next Year. “So

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Tesla installs solar lighting at local park near Giga Berlin

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Tesla has donated some solar lighting to a park near its Gigafactory outside of Berlin, Germany, expected to offer the Grünheide location more light at three popular attractions amongst youth. The site is home to a youth club, and Director Martin Wiegold notes that the lights will let kids use the park for longer hours.

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Event: 2023 Consumer Electronics Show

Clean Fleet Report

Event: 2023 Consumer Electronics Show. CES, the Consumer Electronic Show, has become a key event to announce automotive news, especially with a technology focus. They just began production on the Lightyear 0, a limited production proof-of-concept that costs about $265,000. Production begins sometime in 2025.

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Geely Auto launches new premium electrified product series – Geely Galaxy

Electric Cars Report

Chinese automotive giant Geely Auto Group officially launched a new high-end electrified product series, Geely Galaxy at a flagship event in Hangzhou. The first car from the Geely Galaxy range, the Galaxy L7 long-range PHEV SUV was unveiled along with a fully electric concept model, the “Galaxy Light.”

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