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First Look at Tesla’s Robotaxi App: features, design, and more

Teslarati

Tesla has officially launched the Robotaxi platform to a limited number of people, giving them the ability to ask for a ride from a driverless Model Y in Austin, Texas. But how do you hail a ride? Through the Tesla Robotaxi app, which officially launched on June 22 as the company initiated the first rides for non-employees, people can request rides from driverless cars that are traveling around Austin.

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Toyota & Airbus Push Hydrogen Fuel Cell Dreams

CleanTechnica EVs

Hydrogen fuels cells for transportation continue to attract interest from major corporations such as Toyota and Airbus. The post Toyota & Airbus Push Hydrogen Fuel Cell Dreams appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Watch Tesla’s first driverless public Robotaxi rides in Texas

Teslarati

Tesla has finally launched its Robotaxi platform to members of the public for the first time in Austin, Texas. The Tesla Robotaxi platform is a driverless ride-hailing service that will enable people to use their cars for passive income as they will ride around, find riders, and drive them to their destinations in exchange for money. For right now, Tesla is using company vehicles, the Model Y specifically, and has opened up rides to a small number of people who are a part of the Early Access Pro

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Chinese Vision vs. US Lack of Vision in Auto Industry, & Excessive Government Support

CleanTechnica EVs

There are a couple of claims about China and its car industry that are quite common and aim to discredit what Chinese automakers have been achieving in the EV world. Overall, the idea is that EV producers get too much government support. However, there are a couple of things to. [continued] The post Chinese Vision vs. US Lack of Vision in Auto Industry, & Excessive Government Support appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Factorial Launches ‘Gammatron’ AI Platform to Accelerate Battery Development

Electric Cars Report

Factorial announced the launch of Gammatron, a proprietary AI-driven simulation platform designed to accelerate the development of next-generation batteries by improving how battery performance is predicted, validated, and optimized. The post Factorial Launches ‘Gammatron’ AI Platform to Accelerate Battery Development appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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With War At Hand, What Will Happen To All Those New EV Charging Stations?

CleanTechnica EVs

Trump or no Trump, stakeholders in the EV charging station field anticipate strong demand for a reliable public charging network. The post With War At Hand, What Will Happen To All Those New EV Charging Stations? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Road Test: 2025 Polestar 3 Single Motor

Clean Fleet Report

Polestar’s First Dedicated EV Platform Delivers Polestar has released three models in America, with variants, beginning with the company’s last gasoline engine propelled car, the limited production sublime 2021 Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid. Next was the efficient all-electric 2022 Polestar 2 Single Motor Rear Wheel Drive EV, followed by the 2023 Polestar 2 Dual Motor EV Performance Plus with all-wheel drive.

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Genesis Electrified G80 tries again: Longer, more spacious, more luxury, bigger battery and longer range for cut-price BMW i7 and Benz EQS rival

EV Central

The Genesis Electrified G80 luxury sedan has been reinvented for 2025. The luxury battery-powered limo has been overhauled with a new long-wheelbase body, bigger battery, and superior range. On sale later this year priced from $155,000 plus on-roads, the new Genesis Electrified G80 costs $9442 more than the version it replaces but around $150,000 less than a BMW i7 and $65,000 less than the equivalent Benz EQS.

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Ford’s electric Super Mustang Mach-E wins class in a tough Pike’s Peak race

Electrek

At the 103rd running of the Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb, electric cars once again impressed as Ford’s Super Mustang Mach-E won its class on a difficult race day where running was limited due to inclement weather.

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Is this Japan’s cheapest EV yet? Honda Super EV set to fight BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora

EV Central

Honda has given us our first glimpse of its battery-powered Honda e city replacement ahead of its debut at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed on July 13. Claimed to be both affordable and “fun to drive” and created for global markets, the new all-electric SUV looks heavily-inspired by the cute Nissan Cube with blocky styling, a short bonnet and upright screen.

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

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Tesla said you’d earn money with FSD. Now *it’s* earning money. Why cant you?

Electrek

Tesla spent years selling its Full Self-Driving software, for as much as $15,000 , with the promise that owners would be able to use that software to send their cars out as robotaxis to earn money when they’re not being used otherwise. Just today, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that Tesla will be charging a flat fee of $4.20 for rides in its highly-supervised “robotaxi”.

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Good Enuff EV Wire Harnesses & Harness Kits

DIY Electric Car

my life was boring, stress and drama free, so I decided to start a side hassle and make and sell custom wire harnesses for EV Conversions, I hope to build this post up over time, so please bare with me I hope to offer Basic unloomed, partially completed, untested Wire Harnesses for various vehicles with a focus on Sync Serial, Lexus, Toyota, hybrid and EV drive trains.

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Videos of robotaxi are rolling in and the Tesla fans riding it seem to like it

Electrek

After plenty of delays (even as recently as this very morning), the first videos of Tesla’s Robotaxi rides are coming in and the Tesla fans that have been invited as early access users seem to have positive reviews already.

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Texas Tightens The Screws On Tesla's Robotaxi Rollout

InsideEVs

The state has passed a new law requiring permits and safety assurances from robotaxi operators.

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

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Rising costs, market conditions blamed for Volvo Cars’ 2026 price hike [update]

Electrek

A leaked 2026 order guide shows the price on several Volvo models going up by nearly 6%. That’s thousands of dollars on some models – along with higher destination charges, fewer discounts, and precious little in the way of new tech or features to justify the price hike. UPDATE : Volvo Cars has a response.

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Operational Electric Conversion + operational donor car

DIY Electric Car

See Lopified.blogspot.com for very in depth documentation of the build. Video of first drive This is a 2003 VW Golf hatchback that has been converted to electric. The second car is a 2001 VW GTI that has donated various parts to the eGolf project, but is still fully functional. WE want the cars to leave together. We would like them to go to.

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GM’s interesting electric motorcycle patent fuels two-wheeler speculation

Electrek

General Motors may be better known for its lineup of full-size trucks and SUVs, but a recently published patent shows the legacy automaker has at least considered something much smaller and nimbler: an electric motorcycle.

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Has anyone modified a leaf gearbox to take power from the jackshaft?

DIY Electric Car

I could have sworn I saw something about this once, but can't find it now. I thought it could be an interesting topic, though. I've been looking at motor options for my conversion and found (with no small amount of help from others on this forum) that a Leaf motor directly coupled to a rear differential isn't a good combination due to the reduction ratio involved.

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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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Your secret weapon against summer heat: home solar power + battery

Electrek

A record-breaking heat dome over the central United States is sending temperatures – and cooling bills! – soaring into triple digit territory. Luckily, there’s a readily available technology that can help keep your home cool without playing that infuriating and unwinnable “keep your thermostat at 79 degrees” game: a home solar and battery system.

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YASA P-400HC

DIY Electric Car

I got this available and ready to part with. Barely used so it’s still in a very good condition. Willing to ship to ship to 24 hours state in the US. Email below for possible questions Retiredcarlover at gmail dot com Thanks.

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Republicans can’t stop wasting money – they want to scrap USPS’ awesome EVs

Electrek

The Senate version of the repubilcans’ tax bill won’t just add trillions of dollars to the deficit through a massive giveaway to wealthy elites , it will also take the US Postal Service’s awesome new EVs and sell them off for pennies on the dollar, wasting money simply out of spite for vehicles that were already cleaning your air and making your community safer.

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How the Rubin Observatory Will Reinvent Astronomy

Cars That Think

Night is falling on Cerro Pachón. Stray clouds reflect the last few rays of golden light as the sun dips below the horizon. I focus my camera across the summit to the westernmost peak of the mountain. Silhouetted within a dying blaze of red and orange light looms the sphinxlike shape of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. “Not bad,” says William O’Mullane , the observatory’s deputy project manager, amateur photographer, and master of understatement.

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