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Tesla Model S at 36,000 miles: Car and Driver's long-term Midwest test

Green Car Reports

We're long past the days when car enthusiast publications sneered at electric cars as underpowered golf carts. Much of the credit for that goes to Tesla, the first all-electric carmaker, whose Model S won the hearts of 'buff-book' writers everywhere for its speed and shape.

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Jay Leno on Elon Musk & EVs: “I think he should get a certain amount of credit for leading the charge”

Teslarati

To be quite honest, I feel that it’s obvious that Elon Musk and Tesla are the reasons why EVs are so popular today. Tesla is the leader of the EV market and is the best-selling type of battery-electric vehicle. Hybrids are not fully electric but rely on both batteries and fossil fuels yet oddly, count as clean vehicles.

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Tesla’s Q1 ’21 Deliveries prove Elon Musk was right about the Model S and X in 2019

Teslarati

Tesla released its Production and Delivery figures for the first quarter of 2021 earlier today, and it proved that CEO Elon Musk was right about the Model S and Model X not being crucial to the company’s ultimate long-term growth. Tesla doesn’t need its two flagship vehicles to grow or sustain demand. He was right.

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Electric-Car-Stifling 'Travel Provision,' 2016 Toyota Prius Spy Shots, Chevy Bolt EV Trademark: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, find out how a regulatory "travel provision" may be stifling electric-car sales outside California, see spy shots of the 2016 Toyota Prius hybrid, and learn why General Motors' efforts to trademark the Chevrolet Bolt EV name have hit a roadblock. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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National Drive Electric Week 2021: Talk about great timing

Electric Auto Association

National Drive Electric Week 2021 comes as the country turns toward EVs. This year’s National Drive Electric Week , presented by the Electric Auto Association along with the Sierra Club , Plugin America , and EV HybridNoir , will no doubt reflect the skyrocketing interest in electric vehicles. states and Canada.

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Tesla’s biggest rival in China: an in-depth look at the $4,200 Wuling HongGuang Mini EV

Teslarati

Tesla’s biggest rival in China is the Wuling HongGuang Mini EV that starts at around $4,200. Information regarding this small but impressive electric car that is a part of an SAIC, General Motors, and Wuling joint venture is vague and usually hard to come by. Is it a legitimate threat to Tesla? kWh battery. Probably not.

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National Drive Electric Week 2021: Talk about great timing

Electric Auto Association

National Drive Electric Week 2021 comes as the country turns toward EVs. This year’s National Drive Electric Week , presented by the Electric Auto Association along with the Sierra Club , Plugin America , and EV HybridNoir , will no doubt reflect the skyrocketing interest in electric vehicles. states and Canada.