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MW Motors Luka EV is a modern electric car in retro-classic form

Green Car Reports

Not every car needs to have the sci-fi looks of a Jaguar I-Pace or Tesla Model X. Czech Republic–based MW Motors designs modern electric cars with retro styling. The MW Motors Luka EV is a small two-seat coupe that looks like it drove straight out the 1960s.

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Lucid Motors will adopt Tesla’s NACS in 2025

Electric Cars Report

Lucid Group announced that all Lucid vehicles built with the current Combined Charging System (CCS) will be able to access the Tesla Supercharger network by using an adapter in 2025.

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Ferrari EVs will differ from Tesla in one big way, CEO says

Teslarati

Ferrari electric vehicles have yet to hit the market, but when they do, they will differ from Tesla’s in one big way, CEO Benedetto Vigna said. “Electric cars are not silent,” Vigna said during a CNBC interview earlier this week. He has complemented Tesla on several occasions in the past.

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Who Will Free EV Motors from the Rare Earth Monopoly?

Cars That Think

As the world builds more and more electric cars and trucks—and electrifies other modes of transit—a race is underway to build the ideal, mean-and-green motor. The goal is a traction motor that’s at least as powerful, reliable, and lightweight as today’s industry standard rare-earth permanent magnet synchronous motor.

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Tesla Giga Press supplier shows dedicated machine for electric motor rotor production — in apparent Tesla colors

Teslarati

Tesla Giga Press supplier IDRA appears to have another disruptive machine in the works, and it might end up being used by key clients like the US-based electric vehicle maker. IDRA’s new machine, as noted by the Giga Press supplier, would be producing electric motor rotors.

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Some General Motors Dealers Are Repairing Tesla Cars

CleanTechnica EVs

General Motors president Mark Reuss told investors this week that GM dealers have serviced more than 11,000 Teslas.

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Tesla $25K compact electric car prototype has been completed: rumor

Teslarati

It appears that Tesla China is making good progress in its development of the highly-anticipated $25k compact electric car. The update about Tesla China’s newest electric vehicle was shared by noted automotive segment leaker ????? “The center is in Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai, where we are now.