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Tesla Model 3s from Hertz are going for as low as $14,000

Baua Electric

Hertz is starting to sell some of its Tesla Model 3s and they are going for pretty cheap – as low as $14,000 with the used EV tax credit. More recently, the company added Model Y vehicles to the order. Tesla vehicles wouldn’t qualify for the most part since they need to be $25,000 or less, but many of those Model 3s would qualify.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. During the 1990s, as the size of files and software increased, computer companies searched for alternatives. MB of data.

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Sheffield engineers use 3D printing for a 1.5m-wide UAV prototype

Green Car Congress

The engineers said the polymer craft could form the basis of cheap and potentially disposable UAVs that could be built and deployed in remote situations potentially within as little as 24 hours. They plan to develop the craft for guidance by GPS or camera technology, controlled by an operator wearing first person-view goggles.

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Europe may slap retroactive tariffs on Chinese EVs

Baua Electric

Back in October 2023, Europe launched its formal investigation into the Chinese EV industry, as European companies are struggling to compete with the cheap, high-tech Chinese imports, made by low-cost labor, entering the European Union. But now Europe may enforce its own tariffs. Get started here.

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Tesla bulls conflict as Musk Twitter ‘circus’ continues on

Teslarati

While his firm was forced to sell Tesla shares several years ago amid its baffling climb to a trillion-dollar valuation to keep diversification level, he refuses to sell any personally held stock. In ten years, Tesla will be the largest and most profitable company in the world,” he said.

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Porsche Whistleblower: “60% of all delivered Taycan have battery issues that caused replacements, damages and fires”

Teslarati

These are figures from Porsche’s internal statistics, which the company updates on an ongoing basis to keep track of safety issues. Instead, the company is reportedly hiding the problem for cost and reputational reasons, the source stated. The supplier has a reputable name, but a cheap charger was chosen to keep costs down.

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Huawei’s smart car tech offers automakers route to China sales – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Huawei’s rapid emergence as parts supplier highlights the telecommunications equipment maker’s drive for sources of growth after U.S. The company also had a computing component supply crunch this year that delayed deliveries of flagship models including the Seres Aito M9, Changan Avatr 12 and Chery Luxeed S7.

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