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Volvo & Northvolt 3,000-Job Battery Plant, GM × Lightning eMotors, UK EV Sales — EV News Today

CleanTechnica EVs

It’s time for another roundup of EV news releases from the past day or so. Check out the hottest EV news below. EVs Fisker Ocean all-electric SUV will make its European debut at Mobile World Congress Vauxhall named UK’s best-selling electric LCV manufacturer Volvo & Northvolt accelerate […].

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Bad news for Model 3, electric car songs, coasting or engine braking, tax credit in peril? Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we've got news out of Congress in DC, bad news for the Tesla Model 3, some advice on fuel-saving techniques, and a song sung by electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Tesla has been able to build only 260 Model 3 electric cars over the last three months, CEO Elon Musk said yesterday.

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Electric-Car Evangelism, Ethanol Angst, Anne Hathaway, Energy Of The Future: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: We start to run down what''s happened in green-car news and social media, an electric-car evangelist explains how it''s done, and ethanol faces strong headwinds in next year''s Congress. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Audi diesel-scandal arrest, Hyundai Kona Electric fire, EV infrastructure: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Parked in a garage, a Hyundai Kona Electric explodes. A new transportation infrastructure bill in Congress includes funding to support electric cars. German police have rearrested former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler on diesel emissions-scandal charges. All this and more on.

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Electric cars are 'historic opportunity' for US carmakers: Autonation CEO

Green Car Reports

Unlike many auto dealers and dealership groups that see selling electric vehicles as a necessary burden, AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson believes electric vehicles offer a "historic opportunity" for the industry Speaking at the Automotive News World Congress, Jackson recognized the challenges associated with electric vehicles, but said he also thinks. (..)

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Volvo adopts Tesla’s NACS Connector for EVs

Teslarati

As a part of the partnership, Volvo will also gain access to 12,000 Tesla Supercharger locations across North America, just as Ford , General Motors , and Rivian have in their partnerships with the all-electric automaker. Aptera wants Congress to adopt Tesla Supercharger plugs as U.S. I’d love to hear from you!

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Fisker Establishes Process for Qualifying US-Based Fisker Ocean Reservation Holders to Retain Eligibility for $7,500 Federal Tax Credit

Electric Cars Report

The current $7,500 tax credit would be unavailable should Congress pass the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and President Biden signs the legislation into law.