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VW Cheats Euro Emissions Tests, Tesla Model X Priced, TDI V-6 Software Fix: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, a BBC test shows that Volkswagen "defeat device" software violates European emissions standards, the Tesla Model X electric crossover is priced from $81,200, and VW says it will update software in models equipped with 3.0-liter Tesla CEO Elon Musk seeks "hardcore" engineers to. liter diesel V-6 powertrains.

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Tesla shares fall below offer price

Green Cars News

Shares in the electric carmaker, Tesla have fallen below its offer price, just a week after beginning trading in New York, the BBC reports. Tags: Tesla Motors car electric Roadster shares Tesla trading. The Silicon Valley firm known for its electric supercar, the Roadster, saw shares in its company drop to $15.83

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Shares soar for ‘America’s fourth car maker’ Tesla

Green Cars News

It has been an exciting week for electric sports car maker Tesla. Then it announces it is to bring a court case against the BBC show, Top Gear for libel and malicious falsehood over a [.]. First, it marks a milestone 10 million miles driven by owners of its first electric model, the Roadster (see story).

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Volvo joins Tesla in halting EV production due to Red Sea attacks

Baua Electric

Volvo has joined Tesla in stopping its EV production in Europe due to the threat of violence from Iran-backed Houthi fighters attacking commercial ships traveling in the Red Sea. Tesla and Volvo are among several companies having to direct ships away from the Red Sea amid the threat of attacks, Automotive News Europe reports.

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We visited the OLA Future Factory: Electric Scooter Manufacturing

Plug In India

I met with Preeti Gupta, a freelancer with the BBC. Steel prices have gone north in two years, am sure that the market value of the asset will be much more than the book value. The chemistry is NCA, which is again what Tesla uses. No wonder, Tesla is now shifting towards LFP. Incidentally Tesla also uses wire bonding.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. For $50k you can get a Tesla sedan which will get hundreds of miles strictly on electric. Sure, if you need to make lots of long trips in a car, and can only afford to have one car, then probably a Tesla’s not for you. — Goodbye 2.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Next ‘Better Place’ Is Australia New Subsidies for Electric Cars in Britain Tesla Motors to Build Battery Packs for Other Car Makers Previous post Group Says European Cap-and-Trade System Reduced Emissions Next post Cutting Costs With Solar Walls From 1 to 25 of 29 Comments 1 2 Next » 1.

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