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Tesla free Supercharging extended to areas affected by Ukraine invasion

Teslarati

Select Tesla Superchargers in parts of Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary will be free of use as part of the EV maker’s efforts to help people currently being affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Charge for free in parts of Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary. rednicki /Twitter.

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Tesla “Camp Mode” and other features become indispensable for Ukraine EV owners

Teslarati

It’s not only Elon Musk’s Starlink terminals from SpaceX that are currently aiding people in Ukraine, which is still being attacked by Russian forces. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has shown the world harrowing images and videos of the war. Since fuel is scarce, EVs have become an ideal form of transportation.

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Tesla free Supercharging program extended to all stations across Poland and Slovakia

Teslarati

As gas prices across the globe continue to rise, Tesla has extended its free Supercharging program for customers who are currently affected by the situation in Ukraine. Following is Tesla’s message: “We are temporarily enabling free Supercharging in areas impacted by the recent situation in Ukraine.

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Let’s Prove Putin Wrong On European Fossil Fuel Addiction!

CleanTechnica EVs

Putin is convinced that Europeans are so obsessed with their cars that they will not quit using them, no matter what he does in Ukraine. Let’s prove that he is wrong, writes András Lukács of Clean Air Action Group Hungary. The European Union relies on imports for 96% of its crude oil supply, and about […].

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Tesla pledges to keep Ukrainian workers’ employment and salary if they serve in military

Teslarati

Tesla employees from Ukraine who have been asked to return to their country to fight in the ongoing war against Russia will keep their employment and be paid their salary for three months. The message was sent on Monday to employees in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region, 12 days into the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Europe’s Most Financed Luxury Car Brand

EV Info

Porsche dominates the luxury car finance industry in the neighbouring eastern European countries of Hungary, Ukraine and Romania. Both in the UK and Ireland, Audi and BMW are joint first place (18.1k average monthly Google searches each) and in Russia, the top spot is a tie between BMW and Mercedes-Benz.

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War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

Cars That Think

He took the first step in Crimea in 2014 , and in the early morning hours of 24 February he ordered a large-scale invasion of Ukraine. The main component of Europe’s response to Russia’s Ukraine invasion is a pledge to cut fossil fuel use by 40 percent by 2030. But the room for rapid changes is limited. Regardless, the E.U.

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