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German publication pans VW ID.3 for build quality, infotainment

Green Car Reports

3 electric car from a major car magazine is in, and it's not good. In a review of a pre-production model ahead of the hatchback's launch, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport said the ID.3 3 falls short of VW's usual standards of build quality, noting uneven panel gaps and other faults. The first review of the Volkswagen ID.3

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Select Electric Motor Show brings future tech into focus at British Motor Show in 2021

Drive EV

The British Motor Show is set to arrive at Farnborough International Expo Centre in August with a little extra this year, an entire hall dedicated to electric motoring. The Select Electric Motor Show will display a variety of the latest electric cars with experts on hand to answer consumers’ questions.

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Electric Mini Rocketman to take to Chinese city streets

Green Car Reports

In case the new electric Mini Cooper SE isn't small enough for some buyers, Mini plans to build an even smaller electric car in China, based on its 2011 Rocketman concept. British auto magazine Autocar learned that the company plans to team up with Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors to build an electric city car smaller than the Cooper SE.

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Opinion: Consumer Reports’ Tesla Autopilot stunt crossed a line in an already-heated EV climate

Teslarati

The magazine was successful in its aim, but it also demonstrated that it takes a very determined driver and an elaborate set of procedures to bypass Tesla’s driver-monitoring systems. . The magazine’s team seemed to have buckled in the driver’s seatbelt without a person sitting in the seat. Only it didn’t.

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Daimler Truck Fuels Big Rigs With Hydrogen

Cars That Think

GenH2’s motors draw power from a fuel cell that runs on liquid hydrogen, and Daimler has said the vehicle will appear on German roads by mid-2024. The company says it is also planning to work together with Shell, BP, and TotalEnergies to build out hydrogen refueling infrastructure for major transport routes in Europe.

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Tesla Giga Berlin’s full approval to be granted in a few days: report

Teslarati

Tesla won’t use government subsidies to build its 4680 battery plant in Giga Berlin. Based on the German magazine’s report, the factory already completed five Model Y units, but not on its production line. Tesla Giga Berlin will start with Model Y production.

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Volkswagen’s $27,000 ID 2all electric vehicle may come later than expected

Baua Electric

Volkswagen’s ID 2all EV production is being delayed A report from the German magazine auto motor und sport claims that Volkswagen’s ID 2all will go into mass production in May 2026 rather than 2025. Shaefer told auto motor and sport only 80% of the maximum forecast sales volume for new models will be planned for production.