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CARB fines major online automotive parts retailer $1M for selling illegal aftermarket parts in California; ~4,000 emissions violations

Green Car Congress

was a retailer, everyone in the chain of commerce—that is manufacturers, distributors, dealers, installers, and retailers—has an important responsibility to ensure that all aftermarket products they offer for sale have first been exempted by CARB. Although the former AutoAnything, Inc. AZAA Investments, Inc.

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This cheap electric half-car/half-truck looks like a botched Alibaba El Camino

Baua Electric

You know, for those family outings where on your way back from Six Flags you all install some home deck footings together. The panda comes pre-installed on all of them though, so I hope you have a panda personality as well. And that’s if you can even get it into the country – these things aren’t exactly street-legal in the US.

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Tesla Model Y pre-production may start at Gigafactory Texas this week (Photos)

Teslarati

These are test cars for calibration and training and not for sale. At the beginning of August, Tegtmeyer talked with a Giga Texas insider who suggested that street-legal Model Y production could start in about two months. The Model Y bodies may be used to calibrate the machines already installed inside the factory.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars?

Drive Electric

Drive batteries are installed with crash safety in mind. The drive battery in most EV models, such as the S KODA ENYA iV , is installed in the car’s underbody, protected against deformation. There isn’t an electric car for sale in New Zealand today that has scored less than a total five-star ANCAP rating.

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Proposed Changes to Federal EV Tax Credit – Part 4: Chinese-Assembled Vehicles Will Not Be Eligible for Tax Credit

EV Adoption

According to our EVAdoption research, as of January 1, 2022 there may be only four EVs (and possibly just two) for sale in the US that have final assembly in China. Currently only the Polestar 2 and Volvo S90 T8 PHEV are being produced in China for sale in the US.