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4 Years & 110,000 Miles On My 2019 Tesla Model 3 Long Range, Where Do I Stand Now?

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October 21 was the 4-year anniversary of our dual-motor Tesla Model 3 Long Range (see picture from our 2019 delivery. continued] The post 4 Years & 110,000 Miles On My 2019 Tesla Model 3 Long Range, Where Do I Stand Now? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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New Tesla Model 3 Highland Is Worlds Better Than My 2019 Tesla Model 3

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David Havasi and I both have 2019 Tesla Model 3s. He’s got a Long Range one and I’ve got a. continued] The post New Tesla Model 3 Highland Is Worlds Better Than My 2019 Tesla Model 3 appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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EV developer Rivian closes $2.5B funding round; raised $10.5B in total since 2019

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billion since 2019. In February 2019, Rivian announced a $700-million funding round led by Amazon. In February 2019, Rivian announced a $700-million funding round led by Amazon. In April 2019, Rivian announced that Ford Motor Company invested $500 million and that the companies would collaborate on a future program.

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DOE: Average annual gasoline taxes paid per vehicle, by state, 2019

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cents per gallon, and each state has a gasoline tax, ranging from 8.95 mpg driven 11,484 miles in 2019. Energy Information Administration website, August 2019. According to the Federal Highway Administration, the average fuel economy for all light vehicles on the road today is 22.3 The Federal tax on gasoline is 18.4

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Adamas: Nickel deployment in passenger EV batteries increased 39% in 2019

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In 2019, global deployment of nickel in passenger EV batteries amounted to 59,271 tonnes, an increase of 39% over the amount deployed in 2018, according to Adamas Intelligence’s web-based EV Battery Capacity and Battery Metals Tracker. Overall, in 2019 the sales-weighted average amount of nickel deployed globally per EV was 12.9

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GM and LG identify cause of battery fires in Bolts; new recall for MY2017-2019 vehicles

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As a result, GM will be conducting a new recall for the previous population of Bolt EVs (2017-2019) to address the risk of battery fires in these vehicles. Customers should charge their vehicle after each use and avoid depleting their battery below approximately 70 miles of remaining range, where possible. Earlier post.)

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2019 Audi E-Tron SUV might soon get a range-boost update—but not over the air

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A software update could soon add range to earlier-production Audi E-Tron electric SUVs, but it won't be done over the air. Vehicles from model years 2019 and 2020—the first two model years of E-Tron production—can now get an update good for 12.4 miles of WLTP range, Audi said in a press release.

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