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Report: US-made 3-row electric SUV is Toyota Highlander EV

Green Car Reports

The Toyota Highlander midsize SUV could go all-electric, while the Grand Highlander would continue with internal-combustion engines, according to a new report from CarBuzz. This is part of a strategy to replace the alphanumeric naming scheme used by the Toyota bZ4X—currently the only EV in Toyota's U.S. lineup—for more conventional.

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Australia EV fast-charging Tritium says it is insolvent, appoints administrators

The Driven EV News

Australian EV fast charging company Tritium is facing financial collapse after its directors declared it to be insolvent and called in KPMG to act as voluntary administrators. The post Australia EV fast-charging Tritium says it is insolvent, appoints administrators appeared first on The Driven.

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Review: 2025 Toyota Camry hybrid blends into the background

Green Car Reports

Toyota just doubled down on hybrids, again. As the automaker marches towards electrifying its entire lineup, the updated 2025 Camry model line going hybrid tells the tale of Toyota's current strategy: potent (enough), practical, efficient, and cost-conscious. These are the defining traits of the 2025 Camry lineup. After spending a brief amount of.

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Toyota's Hydrogen Future Is Crumbling As Owners File Lawsuits, Call For Buybacks

InsideEVs

Frozen pumps. Skyrocketing fuel costs. Plummeting resale values. Here's why owners who bought into Toyota's hydrogen dream feel "cheated and misled.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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2023-2024 Toyota Prius recall prompts advice to lock doors

Green Car Reports

Toyota on Wednesday announced a recall of 2023 and 2024 Prius hybrid and Prius Prime plug-in hybrid models due to a potential fault with the cars' electronic rear door latches. In the approximately 55,000 vehicles recalled in the U.S., water can enter and short circuit these door latches, according to a Toyota press release. If that happens, and.

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Volvo and CATL have big plans for old EV batteries

Electrek

Volvo and battery giant CATL are teaming up to turn old EV batteries into new ones. The partnership aims to further reduce the carbon footprint of EVs by recycling key battery materials.

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50 Years Later, This Apollo-Era Antenna Still Talks to Voyager 2

Cars That Think

For more than 50 years, Deep Space Station 43 has been an invaluable tool for space probes as they explore our solar system and push into the beyond. The DSS-43 radio antenna, located at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex , near Canberra, Australia, keeps open the line of communication between humans and probes during NASA missions. Today more than 40 percent of all data retrieved by celestial explorers, including Voyagers , New Horizons , and the Mars Curiosity rover , comes through

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Nissan Micra EV to debut later this year as new low-cost electric car

Electrek

Another affordable electric car is set to be unveiled later this year as Nissan looks to boost EV sales. Nissan will unveil a new Micra EV as its newest low-cost electric car.

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Tesla Giga Mexico not affected by layoffs says Sec. of Economy

Teslarati

The State Secretary of Economy of Nuevo León assured that Tesla’s global staff reduction does not affect Giga Mexico’s construction. Secretary of Economy Iván Rivas Rodríguez told Milenio that work on Tesla Gia Mexico is still proceeding, and the company’s investment in the municipality of Santa Catarina is still on the table. “Everything continues as planned, I could tell you that the plant is going,” Rodríguez said. “… continuous work with them has not changed; there has not been anything d

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You can power your home for 21 days with a Chevy Silverado EV and GM’s new bidirectional charger

Electrek

GM Energy just debuted vehicle-to-home (V2H) bidirectional EV chargers – here's how GM's EVs will keep the lights on.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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New Tesla Model 3 Performance details observed in order page source code

Teslarati

Tesla has been very silent about the successor to the Model 3 Performance, arguably the electric vehicle maker’s most fun car to drive. But while Tesla’s public communication about the new Model 3 Performance is almost zero, all signs are pointing to the new vehicle being released soon. Apart from fully-uncovered units of the new Model 3 Performance being spotted in the United States and abroad, the all-electric sedan’s order page from Great Britain was also observed to feature

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We drove all of Lucid’s 2024 Air models and got a sneak peak at its upcoming ‘Mid-Size’ EVs

Electrek

In addition to our recent drive of the Lucid Air Sapphire, we got the opportunity to test drive all of the American automaker’s 2024 models, including Pure, Touring, and Grand Touring, and have shared our thoughts below. As part of our visit, Lucid Motors also invited us behind the scenes at its design studio in California, where we got a look at the progress of its upcoming “Mid-Size” EVs.

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Tesla Semi Megacharger route still plausible despite Biden admin rejection: report

Teslarati

A recent report has suggested that Tesla may push through with its plan to establish a network of nine Megacharger stations for the Tesla Semi, even if the Biden Administration will not help with its funding. As per a former Tesla VP, the EV maker may pivot to state funding or even use its own resources to build a Tesla Semi Megacharger route. As noted in a TechCrunch report, Tesla was looking to secure almost $100 million from the administration’s Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Di

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Tesla leaks new Model 3 Performance ‘Ludicrous’ details

Electrek

Tesla has leaked some details about its elusive new Model 3 Performance ‘Ludicrous’, which is expected to launch any day.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Tesla shareholders to vote on $56B pay package for Elon Musk (again)

Teslarati

Tesla shareholders might be asked to vote on Elon Musk’s nearly $56 billion pay package again. On Monday, Tesla filed paperwork so shareholders could vote to approve Elon Musk’s 2018 pay package again. The filing came with a letter written by Chairperson Robyn Denholm, who wrote that the Tesla Board disagreed with the Delaware Court’s ruling on Musk’s 2018 pay package. “Elon has not been paid for any of his work for Tesla for the past six years… That strikes u

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Honda Launches 3 New Electric Cars … In China, For China

CleanTechnica EVs

Honda has been one of the biggest laggards in the EV transition — you might even say the biggest. It has not been interested in selling electric vehicles and has hardly introduced any. However, if you want to sell cars in China, the largest car market in the world (by. [continued] The post Honda Launches 3 New Electric Cars … In China, For China appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Elon Musk sheds light on Tesla Cybertruck accelerator issue

Teslarati

Elon Musk has provided some insight on the Tesla Cybertruck’s accelerator issue, which resulted in the all-electric pickup truck’s deliveries being paused. As per Musk, the delivery pause on the vehicle was done with caution in mind. Resent observations from Tesla customers have indicated that the electric vehicle maker temporarily stopped Cybertruck deliveries due to an issue with the all-electric pickup truck’s accelerator pedal.

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What’s Going On With The Tesla Cybertruck That Wouldn’t Work After A Car Wash?

CleanTechnica EVs

I just ran across an interesting report on Jalopnik. The source news is from a Tesla Cybertruck owner on TikTok. It’s a befuddling situation, but some of the comments on it are a bit misleading and add to the confusion. Before I get to all of that, though, I find. [continued] The post What’s Going On With The Tesla Cybertruck That Wouldn’t Work After A Car Wash?

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Tesla stockpiled batteries from LG Energy Solution in Q1: report

Teslarati

Tesla’s results for the first quarter of 2024 were not the best. While the company was able to produce over 433,000 vehicles and deliver approximately 387,000 vehicles in Q1 2024, the numbers represented an 8.5% year-over-year decline in deliveries. Despite these numbers, it appears that Tesla had no intention of scaling back its acquisition of batteries from its suppliers during the quarter.

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Hyundai & Kia Most Likely to Fill “Tesla Model C” Hole — Readers Chime In!

CleanTechnica EVs

Earlier today, I ran with an idea someone on our team proposed: I explored the question of which automaker would produce the “Model 2/C” if it’s true Tesla isn’t going forward with this product. Who is most likely to produce a very high selling, affordable electric car globally that’s basically. [continued] The post Hyundai & Kia Most Likely to Fill “Tesla Model C” Hole — Readers Chime In!

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Hyundai to develop materials to enhance EV performance

Teslarati

Hyundai Motor Group plans to develop materials that enhance the performance of electric vehicles. To achieve this goal, it entered into a strategic partnership with Japanese material manufacturer Toray Industries. Hyundai plans to proactively use new materials in its future mobility products, including its future electric vehicle designs. Hyundai and Toray will work together to develop lightweight, high-strength materials that can enhance the performance and safety of Korean vehicles.

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Save Thousands of Dollars a Year Driving an Electric Car

CleanTechnica EVs

Editor’s note: In the article below, the writer uses the term “up to” several times in discussing potential yearly savings from driving an electric car. I understand the temptation to use such phrasing, and it’s quite common to do so, but it’s a highly inaccurate way of phrasing it for. [continued] The post Save Thousands of Dollars a Year Driving an Electric Car appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Kia Global EV Retail Sales Hit A New Record In March 2024

InsideEVs

The company's retail all-electric car sales exceeded 19,000.

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50 by 20: Wireless EV Charging Hits Key Benchmark

Cars That Think

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee recently announced that they have set a record for wireless EV charging. Their system’s magnetic coils have reached a 100-kilowatt power level. In tests in their lab, the researchers reported their system’s transmitter supplied enough energy to a receiver mounted on the underside of a Hyundai Kona EV to boost the state of charge in the car’s battery by 50 percent (enough for about 150 kilometers of range) in less than 20 minutes.

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GM Unveils $7,300 Vehicle-To-Home Bundle For Ultium EVs

InsideEVs

The V2H bundle from GM Energy includes all the necessary equipment to allow you to power your home with your Ultium EV.

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The “Fusla”: The 5-tonne Fuso truck converted to electric, powered by Tesla motor and battery

The Driven EV News

A five-tonne Fuso truck is being converted to electric, with the help of a Tesla Model S motor, a Tesla EV battery, and a lot of innovation. The post The “Fusla”: The 5-tonne Fuso truck converted to electric, powered by Tesla motor and battery appeared first on The Driven.

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USA Pulls Mexico Into Its Anti-Chinese EVs Policies

CleanTechnica EVs

There’s no doubt about it: China saw that the future of the car market was electric and zoomed far into lead. It has accounted for more than half of global electric car sales, and aside from Tesla, the biggest electric car producers in the world are Chinese. Despite being late. [continued] The post USA Pulls Mexico Into Its Anti-Chinese EVs Policies appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Stellantis acquires 49.5% in Argentine solar power producer

Teslarati

Stellantis acquired 49.5% of an Argentine solar power producer to increase its self-sufficiency in its operations. The legacy automaker invested $100 million in 360 Energy Solar. Stellantis hopes to develop new solar plants, install large-scale solar storage systems, and produce hydrogen energy through the partnership. In January 2024, Stellantis Pro One announced the expansion of its hydrogen fuel cell vehicle production with commercial vans for the European market.

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The size of Washington State’s largest wind farm just got cut by 50%

Electrek

Washington State's energy board cut the size of what would have been the state's largest wind farm in half yesterday – here's why.

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Tesla Just Laid Off 10% Of Its Workforce. Now Elon Musk Wants More Money

InsideEVs

Plus, Rivian lays off more of its workforce and Mexico stops giving Chinese EV makers incentives.

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Who Will Produce The “Model 2” If Tesla Won’t?

CleanTechnica EVs

Like many, I’m still grappling with the idea that Tesla might not produce the “Model 2” or “Model C” — or whatever name you want to give the more affordable electric car Tesla was working on. As a short recap, Reuters reported that the project had been canceled (and had. [continued] The post Who Will Produce The “Model 2” If Tesla Won’t?

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The Three-Row Toyota Highlander Is Going Electric: Report

InsideEVs

There's also a bZ3x electric crossover in the pipeline for launch in 2026.

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EV prices are down 18% over the past year as drastic price cuts take effect

Electrek

Electric vehicle prices are down 18% so far this month compared to April 2023. With most automakers launching aggressive discounts, many EVs are on fire sale right now. Some are even being offered for five-figure discounts.

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Volvo EX30 Twin Motor Performance Slightly Disappoints In Video Range Test

InsideEVs

Veteran EV tester Bjørn Nyland finds the performance-oriented version's range is well under 200 miles at 75 mph.

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