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Tesla Texas, Model 3 LFP cells, VW ID.4 timing, Twisted electric Defender: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Austin, Texas, will be the site of a very large Tesla factory, and CEO Elon Musk confirmed why some Model 3s will be getting different battery cells. And an electric version of the Land Rover Defender is headed to the U.S.—in This and more, here at Green Car Reports. VW talks timing on ID.4. Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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Iconic Land Rover Turned Into Electric Car Research Vehicle

Green Car Reports

The Land Rover Defender is as much an automotive icon in Great Britain as the Jaguar E-Type, MGB or the Austin Mini. It's not as glamorous as any of them, but the car's chunky styling, go-anywhere ability and incredible longevity have resulted in the design barely changing since its introduction in 1948.

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INRIX launches new platform to connect road authorities with vehicle operators for highly automated vehicles

Green Car Congress

INRIX AV Road Rules provides improved information to the car, ensuring our self-driving technology is the most safe, sophisticated and capable to deal with challenging real-world environments as we enter new markets across the globe. —Chris Holmes, connected and autonomous vehicle research senior manager at Jaguar Land Rover.

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Over 200,000 Pure Electric Vehicles to hit UK roads in 2021

Drive Electric

We use our own model built from intelligence of the UK market to forecast registrations of battery electric cars and vans. Financial incentives for battery electric vehicles will remain, including a rate of just 1% Benefit in Kind (BIK) company car tax from April 2021 for a period of 12 months.