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BYD's Five-Minute 'Megawatt' Chargers Are A Big Deal. 15,000 More Are Coming

InsideEVs

BYD already has 500 of these five-minute fast-chargers up and running. Now, a lot more are on the way.

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Tesla (TSLA) sales crash in France even with new Model Y

Electrek

The French are saying non, merci to Tesla, as sales crashed to just 700 units in May a level not seen in more than three years. The Model Y changeover was clearly not the problem.

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Disaster Awaits if We Don’t Secure IoT Now

Cars That Think

In 2015, Ukraine experienced a slew of unexpected power outages. Much of the country went dark. The U.S. investigation has concluded that this was due to a Russian state cyberattack on Ukrainian computers running critical infrastructure. In the decade that followed, cyberattacks on critical infrastructure and near-misses continued. In 2017, a nuclear power plant in Kansas was the subject of a Russian cyberattack.

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Tesla has no plan for HW3 owners 4 months after admitting it won’t support self-driving

Electrek

Tesla still has no plan to make things right for millions of car owners with its HW3 system, more than four months after it finally admitted that the hardware wont support self-driving. At this point, the automaker is just hoping they buy new cars.

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Why Are Tesla Superchargers Suddenly Getting Removed In New Jersey?

InsideEVs

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority asked Tesla to decommission dozens of reliable Superchargers along the key highway corridor.

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2008 Ford F150 4x4 5.4 engine to be converted in electric

DIY Electric Car

in this thread in this sub-forum in the entire site Advanced Search Cancel Create thread New Forums More Login / Join Whats New Forum Listing Marketplace Showcase Gallery Advanced Search Members FAQ Dark Mode Light Mode Menu Log in Sign up Home Forums EV Conversions and Builds Technical Discussion criticar C Hello , want to convert 2008 Ford F150 4x4 gas engine in electric.

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Startup’s Analog AI Promises Power for PCs

Cars That Think

Naveen Vermas lab at Princeton University is like a museum of all the ways engineers have tried to make AI ultra-efficient by using analog phenomena

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Elon Musk had already canceled $25k Tesla weeks before denying it publicly

Electrek

When Tesla CEO Elon Musk publicly denied a report that Tesla had canceled its work on the $25,000 Model 2 despite the project ending weeks prior, Tesla executives were alarmed by Musks public lie, according to a new report by Reuters.

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Tesla stock: Morgan Stanley says eVTOL is calling Elon Musk for new chapter

Teslarati

Tesla shares are up nearly 20 percent in the past month, but that is not stopping the only trillion-dollar automaker from attracting all types of new potential sectors to disrupt, at least from an investor and analyst perspective. Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas is not one to shy away from some ideas that many investors would consider far-fetched.

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BYD commits to deploying 15,000 megawatt chargers across China (!)

Electrek

In your daily reminder that China is living in the year 3000 while most Americans still think EVs and hybrids are new technology nearly thirty years after the launch of GMs EV1 and the original Toyota Prius , leading global plugin car brand BYD has announced fresh plans to deploy 15,000 megawatt charging stations across the nation.

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

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Ford Recalls 30,000 F-150 Lightning EVs Over Suspension Nut That Could Go Missing

InsideEVs

The nut on the upper control arm ball joint may not have been tightened properly in the factory.

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Archer begins piloted operations of its flagship Midnight electric aircraft [Video]

Electrek

All-electric aircraft developer Archer has entered a key development phase ahead of full-fledged flight certification and commercial operations. Last week, Archer completed a piloted flight in its flagship Midnight aircraft, demonstrating a conventional takeoff and landing instead of vertical (it can do both). Check out the entire flight video below; its very cool.

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Top Selling EV Brands & Auto Groups in Europe — April Sales Report

CleanTechnica EVs

After reporting on the top selling EV models in Europe in April, let’s now take a look at the auto brands and groups selling the most plugin vehicles. Looking at the plugin auto brand ranking, the title could be Premium brands take a beating. Another possible, more predictable title could. [continued] The post Top Selling EV Brands & Auto Groups in Europe April Sales Report appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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E-quipment highlight: ZQUIP heavy equipment battery swap demo [video]

Electrek

ZQUIP is working hard to bring more smart, efficient, modular power solutions to commercial job sites everywhere and at the core of their vision for the future is battery-swap technology. You can see just how easy it is make that happen here.

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

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Europe EV Sales Report — Sales Surge 33% YoY! *

CleanTechnica EVs

* If we exclude a cratering Tesla (-50% YoY). We have positive news from Europe, with some 282,000 plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in April, jumping 28% year over year (YoY), or 33% if we exclude a falling Tesla. This is their biggest growth rate since August 2023, which. [continued] The post Europe EV Sales Report Sales Surge 33% YoY! * appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Elon Musk responds to Tesla Supercharger shutdown on NJ Turnpike

Teslarati

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has responded to Tesla being required to decommission and shut down over 60 Superchargers on the New Jersey Turnpike, a move that was announced late last week. We reported late last week that Tesla was being required to decommission 64 Superchargers on the New Jersey Turnpike as the governing body of the toll road had chosen a sole, third-party company to provide EV charging solutions.

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Bentley Adds Drift Mode to New Bentayga Speed

The Truth About Cars

The latest addition to Bentleys tony SUV proves that at least one person at the brand must be fun to hang out with. Called the Bentayga Speed, this monster packs a twin-turbo 4.0L V8 engine (pour one out for the W12) producing 641 hp and 627 lb-ft of torque, marking a handful more horses and 37 torques fewer than the mighty W12 engine. Yes, we know torques isnt a real word but you try incorporating the measure of twist into a dozen different stories a dozen different ways.

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The 1st Electrostate, BYD Enters Argentina, EPA’s Attack on Science — Top 12 Stories of the Week

CleanTechnica EVs

Here are some of the hottest, coolest, and coldest cleantech stories of the past week. We’ve got some that, to be honest, are part of trends that keep appearing in these roundups, and we’ve got some quite unique stories. Have fun exploring these top stories, and chime in below with. [continued] The post The 1st Electrostate, BYD Enters Argentina, EPA’s Attack on Science Top 12 Stories of the Week appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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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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Startup’s Analog AI Promises Power for PCs

Cars That Think

Naveen Verma s lab at Princeton University is like a museum of all the ways engineers have tried to make AI ultra-efficient by using analog phenomena instead of digital computing. At one bench lies the most energy-efficient magnetic-memory-based neural-network computer ever made. At another youll find a resistive-memory-based chip that can compute the largest matrix of numbers of any analog AI system yet.

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Almost 30,000 Ford F-150 Lightnings Recalled for Loose Suspension Nut

The Truth About Cars

Ford has issued another recall, this time for the F-150 Lightning. The automaker is recalling almost 30,000 of the electric trucks for an issue with the ball joint construction that could cause a nut to come loose. The recall impacts 29,501 vehicles built between early 2024 and April of this year, with most coming from the 2024 model year. The vehicles may have an improperly torqued nut on the front upper control arm, which secures it to the knuckle assembly.

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No, Honda didn’t just launch its first electric motorcycle (and you can’t buy it)

Electrek

The electric motorcycle market is a small and highly interconnected one, with a limited amount of suppliers and an even smaller number of actual honest-to-goodness motorcycle manufacturers. While Covid-era progress led to a series of highly-funded rapid advancements and flashy announcements , the last few years have been hard on the industry as funding and excitement have both dwindled, resulting in a smaller number of big releases.

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Tesla dominates in Norway with 213% sales jump from ’24

Teslarati

Tesla has recorded a dominating performance in the Norwegian market as the company outpaced other automakers for the month of May. The company walked away with 19 percent of the total EV sales for the month, with a vast majority of those coming from the Model Y, which accounted for 2,344 of the 2,598 sales Tesla had for the month. Tesla Model Y has become the most common vehicle in Norway As a whole, Tesla outpaced Volkswagen by just over 300 units as the German company continues to have a treme

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Lucid (LCID) launches its largest discounts so far with over $31,000 off Air EV models

Electrek

Thats not a typo. Lucid (LCID) is offering over $31,000 off select 2025 Air models this month as part of the EV makers strongest promotions so far.

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Tesla rebounds in May as Model Y records best month of sales in more than a year

The Driven EV News

Bumper month for Tesla Model Y in May as deliveries start for refreshed model, although Model 3 electric sedan remains in a deep slump. The post Tesla rebounds in May as Model Y records best month of sales in more than a year appeared first on The Driven.

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Meyer Burger just shut down its US solar factory and laid off 282 workers [Update]

Electrek

Swiss solar manufacturer Meyer Burger has pulled the plug on its US solar module factory in Arizona and laid off nearly 300 workers; now, theres more bad news.

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Leaf 2017 30kw info needed

DIY Electric Car

I have a complete battery, I kept the pack intact the way they were in the leaf, so 3 pack, one big stack and 2 smaller flat one. I want to change some module because there is some cells that arent good. But I cant find exactly what cells need to be change physically. I got the number of the cells, I got in wich pack they are but not in which module they are.

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Meet Toyota’s new Aygo X Hybrid: The cleanest non-plug-in car on the market

Electrek

Toyotas small crossover just got a huge upgrade. The new Aygo X is the first full hybrid in its segment, and according to Toyota , its the cleanest of any non-plug-in car on the market. Its also getting the GR Sport treatment for the first time. Heres our first look.

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Junkyard Find: 1983 Nissan Sentra Deluxe MPG 2-door sedan

The Truth About Cars

The Nissan Sentra has been with us through eight generations, first appearing on North American shores as a 1982 model. The rust-prone Sentras from the first couple of years are very difficult to find in junkyards now, so I was pleased to run across this '83 in a Northern California yard recently. The rear-wheel-drive Nissan Sunny (badged as the Datsun B210 and then as the Datsun 210 ) sold very well in the United States during much of the 1970s and into the early 1980s, but it was clear that th

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This EV charging pilot saved drivers $200 a year and made the grid smarter

Electrek

An EV charging pilot in California is flipping the script on how and when we plug in, and it could save drivers hundreds while making the grid cleaner and more stable.

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Before you tear down that Tesla…

DIY Electric Car

Log in and register the car with Tesla. I didn’t do it, stopped in to buy a little part and there’s nothing doing without that registration. not a big deal for me, rockauto has the part i was looking for, but could be an issue down the road.

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Ford is recalling nearly 30,000 F-150 Lightning EV pickups

Electrek

Americas best-selling electric pickup has been hit with a recall. Ford is recalling certain 2024 and 2025 F-150 Lightning electric pickups over a faulty suspension that could cause a loss of control. Heres how you can get the fix.

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Icon reinvented! Electric Peugeot 208 GTI debut incoming. But will this EV be a true hot hatch?

EV Central

Peugeot has announced that its iconic GTI brand will return this month with the unwrapping of the next-gen Peugeot 208 GTI at the Le Mans 24 Hour race. And the big news is the GTI badge will adorn an EV’s rump for the first time. Teasing a picture of the 208 GTI’s blur, with the caption “Ready to catch the new Legend?”, Peugeot says full technical details related to the next-gen Peugeot 208 GTI EV will not be released until launch.

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Nissan’s new $17,000 EV scores early in China as orders surge, but is it enough?

Electrek

The N7 is surprisingly stylish and affordable, starting at under $17,000 in China. A month after launching, Nissans new EV has already secured over 17,200 orders, but will it be enough to keep pace in China?

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