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Tesla Model 2 abandoned? Multiple sources say $25,000 electric car dead, Elon says it’s all lies

EV Central

Media reporting says Tesla has given up its plans of launching its entry-level Tesla Model 2 because of increased competition and the price war it is waging in China. READ MORE: Tesla Model Y cheaper than ever! Top selling electric car slashed up to $8500; could it outsell the Ford Ranger? Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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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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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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First drive review: 2022 Polestar 2 single motor beats Tesla on build quality, remixes priorities

Green Car Reports

Suddenly there’s an attractive, premium, reasonably priced, electric car that doesn’t have a Tesla badge. Polestar flew me to Santa Fe, New Mexico and tossed me the keys to the 2022 Polestar 2 single-motor front-wheel-drive model.

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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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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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