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Seres 3: Why this Chinese SUV is the worst EV I’ve driven

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As a motoring writer, this is the question we’re most asked after what’s the best you’ve driven. Beyond that, it was the Seres 3’s poor drive experience, unresolved technology features, its failure to accept DC charge without explanation and bunny hop-inducing regeneration that has landed it top on my Wall of Shame.

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Tesla Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: April 23, 2024

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million vehicles, and we’re seeing about half of people use it so far. For a while there, we were training-constrained in our progress, and we are, at this point, no longer training-constrained, and so we’re making rapid progress. We’re making sure that we’re being efficient as possible in our training.

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At CES, legacy automakers scramble to keep up in AI arms race – ET Auto

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ChatGPT and other new AI systems are error-prone, and changing at a far more rapid pace than automakers’ traditional product cycles. Digital technology companies often test technology on customers before it is ready for sale. We’re also changing how our dealers are doing it and everything,” Oestberg said.

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EV sticky label injury may just get much more surprising

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Alongside prices, there’s also concerns around range and charging infrastructure gaps,” Akyurek stated. If an automaker is required to make available for sale 60 per cent of their vehicles by 2030 to be electric models, it can’t be making just pickup trucks or just luxury SUVs,” Bibra stated.

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Renault and Opel join the electric camper van party

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Not enough to take you deep into the wilds, but adding 170km through optimal charging – it’s able to DC recharge up to 80kW – should take only 30 minutes. Based on the Zafira-e Life and due for sale in 2023, there’s a solid 322km WLTP driving range plus sleeping for four.

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Used electric vehicle pricing guide: How much you’ll pay for a pre-loved Tesla Model 3, Hyundai Kona Electric, MG ZS EV and many more

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Late to the party on EV incentives and decent charging infrastructure, only in the past two years have EV sales really made a dent in the Australian market. of new car deliveries. We found only four for sale, with $28,880 for a 190km range 2014 60Ah version with 100,000km the cheapest. Now we’re talking.

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Battery metal price plunge is closing mines and stalling deals – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The low prices are making it harder for mine builders to raise money from more traditional sources as well, at a time when the industry is also grappling with rampant inflation driving up the cost to build new projects. Yet supply charged ahead as demand growth underwhelmed, and the result has been a price freefall.

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