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Tesla Cybertruck reporting for police duty in California

Green Car Reports

The Tesla Cybertruck's being turned into a police car The Irvine Police Department said it's taking delivery of its police-spec Cybertruck soon The conversion to police spec is being handled by UP.FIT The world hasn't gotten quite bad enough for the emergence of RoboCop, but the first police Cybertruck will soon report for duty in California.

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EVs Take 94.3% Share In Norway — New Record High

CleanTechnica EVs

July saw plugin EVs take 94.3% share in Norway, up from 89.9% year on year. BEVs alone took almost 92% of the market, close to a record, and PHEVs contributed 2.4%. Overall auto volume was 6,456 units, down 14% YoY. The Volkswagen ID.4 was the month’s best seller. July’s market. [continued] The post EVs Take 94.3% Share In Norway — New Record High appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Hertz accelerates sales of Tesla vehicles as value crumbles

Electrek

Hertz is accelerating its sales of Tesla vehicles and plans to sell tens of thousand more this year as their value crumbles.

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MG slashes EV prices and offer new benchmark in car warranty as electric price war resumes

The Driven EV News

MG cuts prices across its EV range while setting new benchmark in new car warranty. The MG ZE EV is now the lowest cost electric vehicle in the country. The post MG slashes EV prices and offer new benchmark in car warranty as electric price war resumes appeared first on The Driven.

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

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Audi A6 Sportback E-Tron evolves the electric car

Green Car Reports

A6 and S6 Sportback E-Tron electric cars arrive in North America next spring or summer The first cars using Audi's new platform cut a sharp shape A 94.9-kwh usable battery pack supports three models The Audi A6 and S6 Sportback E-Tron join the Porsche Macan EV and Audi Q6 E-Tron SUVs as the first cars to utilize Volkswagen Group’s new.

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Ethiopia Says ICE Vehicle Import Ban Continues As Part of New Economic Reforms, Only EV Imports Allowed!

CleanTechnica EVs

In an unprecedented move some months ago, Ethiopia became effectively the first country in the world to ban the import of internal combustion engine vehicles. That ban was not some futuristic target for 2030 or 2035. It was an immediate ban on the import of ICE cars. Ethiopia’s motivation? A. [continued] The post Ethiopia Says ICE Vehicle Import Ban Continues As Part of New Economic Reforms, Only EV Imports Allowed!

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How India Is Starting a Chip Industry From Scratch

Cars That Think

In March, India announced a major investment to establish a semiconductor-manufacturing industry. With US $15 billion in investments from companies, state governments, and the central government, India now has plans for several chip-packaging plants and the country’s first modern chip fab as part of a larger effort to grow its electronics industry. But turning India into a chipmaking powerhouse will also require a substantial investment in R&D.

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Review, Postmortem: Fisker Ocean was a promising EV, may be frozen in beta

Green Car Reports

Ocean EV impressed in design and features, but software and tech details lagged OS 2.0 reportedly soothed some issues for this software-defined vehicle After June 2024 bankruptcy filing, owner support is a top concern The most daunting challenge Fisker Ocean owners may face doesn’t relate directly to how this stylish, well-equipped EV is.

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Half of Car Sales in China Are Now Plugins!

CleanTechnica EVs

Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring 876,000 sales (in a 1.76-million-unit overall market). That’s up 23% year over year (YoY). Looking deeper at the numbers, growth basically came from the PHEV side — BEVs were up by just 1% in June, while. [continued] The post Half of Car Sales in China Are Now Plugins!

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The US to turn a Manhattan Project nuclear site into a 1 GW solar farm

Electrek

The US Department of Energy (DOE) plans to build a 1 GW solar farm on a former top-secret Manhattan Project nuclear site in Washington State.

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

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Hybrid cars can be nearly five times dirtier than battery electric cars, new report finds

The Driven EV News

Hybrid and plug in hybrid cars have more than twice the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of full battery electric cars in an average grid, but up to five times more emissions in a 100 pct renewable grid. The post Hybrid cars can be nearly five times dirtier than battery electric cars, new report finds appeared first on The Driven.

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2025 Hyundai Kona Electric spreads the V2L wealth

Green Car Reports

Prices are up across the board for the Hyundai Kona Electric in 2025, but so is standard equipment. The '25 Kona Electric also gains a new trim level: the N Line, which gets sporty trim inside and out, to mirror the version that's sold with a gas engine. Regardless of trim, the electric Kona continues to outshine gasoline versions of the.

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Build a Radar Cat Detector

Cars That Think

You have a closed box. There may be a live cat inside, but you won’t know until you open the box. For most people, this situation is a theoretical conundrum that probes the foundations of quantum mechanics. For me, however, it’s a pressing practical problem, not least because physics completely skates over the vital issue of how annoyed the cat will be when the box is opened.

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California achieves 100 days of 100% electricity demand met by renewables

Electrek

In a major milestone, July 28 marked the 100th day of a 144-day stretch in which California supplied 100% of its electricity demand with renewables.

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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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London Clears The Air — Thanks To Low Emissions Zone Policies

CleanTechnica EVs

Last year the city of London expanded its ULEV zone to include the entire metropolitan area, which has lowered air pollution considerably. The post London Clears The Air — Thanks To Low Emissions Zone Policies appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Upgrade unlocks power for $995

Green Car Reports

Ford Mustang Mach-E GT owners can make their cars quicker with a few taps of their phone and a one-time charge. On Tuesday, Ford announced a Performance Upgrade for the 2024 Mustang Mach-E GT that increases torque and drops the electric crossover's 0-60 mph and quarter-mile times. The performance boost costs $995 plus tax. The Performance Upgrade.

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A Robot Dentist Might Be a Good Idea, Actually

Cars That Think

I’ll be honest: when I first got this pitch for an autonomous robot dentist, I was like: “Okay, I’m going to talk to these folks and then write an article, because there’s no possible way for this thing to be anything but horrific.” Then they sent me some video that was, in fact, horrific, in the way that only watching a high speed drill remove most of a tooth can be.

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In a first, wind and solar overtake fossil fuels in the EU in 1H 2024

Electrek

Wind and solar generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU during the first six months of 2024 for the first time ever in a half-year period.

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Electric Cars May Come To Several African Countries A Whole Lot Faster Than Most People Think

CleanTechnica EVs

I have always thought that adoption of electric vehicles in Africa will happen a whole lot faster than a lot of people think. So, it’s great that we are starting to see a lot more activity in several countries on the continent, from electric motorcycles to electric tuk-tuks to electric. [continued] The post Electric Cars May Come To Several African Countries A Whole Lot Faster Than Most People Think appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Next-gen VW EVs reportedly delayed by software issues

Green Car Reports

Volkswagen's reportedly having software issues with its next-gen EVs The software issues could lead to years-long delays for next-gen vehicles VW invested $5B in Rivian to get the startup automaker's electrical architecture Volkswagen's next-generation EV platform is being delayed due to software issues, reports Autoblog, citing German media.

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BYD, Tesla and MG resume price war as EV prices fall below $35,000 for first time

The Driven EV News

Price war resumes as BYD, Tesla and MG all offer deals on their electric cars, and the MG ZS becomes the first EV priced below $35,000. The post BYD, Tesla and MG resume price war as EV prices fall below $35,000 for first time appeared first on The Driven.

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BYD ups the ante on Tesla’s Model 3 as new Seal EV gains LiDAR, other design updates

Electrek

BYD’s answer to the Tesla Model 3 is gaining LiDAR and other design improvements for the new 2025 model year. BYD revealed the new 2025 Seal EV Friday as it looks to continue its dominant run in the global electric vehicle market.

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Gladys West: The Hidden Figure Behind GPS

Cars That Think

Schoolchildren around the world are told that they have the potential to be great, often with the cheery phrase: “The sky’s the limit!” Gladys West took those words literally. While working for four decades as a mathematician and computer programmer at the U.S. Naval Proving Ground (now the Naval Surface Warfare Center ) in Dahlgren, Va., she prepared the way for a satellite constellation in the sky that became an indispensable part of modern life: the Global Positioning System, or GPS.

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Alfa Romeo Junior EV might come to US

Green Car Reports

Alfa Romeo Junior is the automaker's first EV The Junior wasn't slated for the U.S., but Alfa Romeo might shift its plans If the Junior comes to the U.S. it might only be sold in certain states Alfa Romeo is considering bringing its Junior crossover—the automaker's first EV—to the U.S., reports Automotive News Europe. The Junior was.

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What EV Slowdown? Ford's Electric Sales Up 31% In July

InsideEVs

One in 20 1 in 20 new Ford vehicles sold in July were all-electric,

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Toyota sales slide as aggressive price cuts by BYD, Chinese EV makers take effect

Electrek

Toyota’s global sales fell over 5% last month, partly driven by the impact of BYD’s price cuts in key markets like China, Southeast Asia, and even Japan.

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More Than 15,000 Kilometers Traveled: All-Electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 Testing Tour

CleanTechnica EVs

More than 15,000 kilometers traveled all-electric: Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 testing tour throughout Europe completed successfully Mercedes-Benz Trucks successfully took its eActros 600 European Tour across the finishing line. After a 45-day all-electric development trip through a total of 22 countries, the two near-series prototypes of the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 arrived.

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2025 BMW i5 starts at $68,275

Green Car Reports

The 2025 BMW i5, the all-electric version of the 5-Series mid-size luxury sedan, returns essentially unchanged for its second model year. The entry point to the i5 lineup is the single-motor rear-wheel drive i5 eDrive40, which costs $68,275 with the mandatory $1,175 destination charge. It's still rated at 335 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque, with a.

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Why the next ride you share could be in an electric car

The Driven EV News

Another 500 electric vehicles will be offered to Australian ride-share drivers as part of a $20 million government investment in cutting emissions from the growing industry. The post Why the next ride you share could be in an electric car appeared first on The Driven.

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Amazon EV milestone: 15,000 electric delivery vans in service (100,000 by 2030)

Electrek

When Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge in 2019, it announced plans to put more than 100,000 electric delivery vans on the road by 2040. Five years later, and the house that Bezos built just crossed the 15,000 EV milestone.

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Amazon Has Over 15,000 Rivian Electric Delivery Vans Now

InsideEVs

The American e-commerce giant increased its U.S. EDV fleet by 50% in roughly nine months.

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Tesla recalls over 1.8M vehicles due to unlatched hood issue

Green Car Reports

Tesla has issued a recall for a problem with hood closure across all its model lines. The problem could lead to the vehicle's hood opening while in motion. On Tuesday, Tesla and the NHTSA announced a recall for 1,849,638 vehicles, including the Model 3, Model Y, Model S, and Model X. The issue stems from the vehicle's hood latch assembly and.

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Ampol gets another $100 million to roll out 200 EV fast charging bays and renewables fuels

The Driven EV News

Ampol lands another $100 million to help with its rollout of another 200 EV fast charging bays. Its rollout was stalled last year due to delays getting deals for power connections and landowners. The post Ampol gets another $100 million to roll out 200 EV fast charging bays and renewables fuels appeared first on The Driven.

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BYD to unleash 100,000 EVs globally with its new partner, Uber

Electrek

China’s BYD found a new partner to cut EV costs and fuel adoption. As part of a massive new multi-year alliance, BYD is set to launch 100,000 EVs on Uber’s platform globally.

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