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Tesla Supercharger reliability continues to dominate industry

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A new report from Rate Your Charge shows the massive gap in reliability between Tesla and its competitors. While many are glad to see EV charging infrastructure availability improving across the United States, many worry about the quality of this newly installed infrastructure , seeing as a broken charger is just as helpful as no charger.

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Porsche Casts Doubt Upon Combustion Ban Timeline

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This is also true of the industry itself, which often makes bold promises designed to appease a subset of the public only to repeatedly move the target date back a few years.& percent in the United States, according to data accumulated from Kelly Blue Book.& In 2022, the EU estimated that 21.6-percent

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OPINION: Musk’s distaste for Biden incentives would even EV playing field

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk had an idea during an interview last evening with the Wall Street Journal: Get rid of government incentives for everyone, including electric vehicles, gas, and oil subsidies. It is no secret that Tesla fans have felt slighted by President Joe Biden and other members of his administration. Likely not.

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Tesla + Toyota

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Tesla has breathed new life into the recently shut down NUMMI plant in Fremont, announcing its plans last week to team up with Toyota to start making its $50,000 electric Model S at the NUMMI plant. Resurrection of NUMMI auto plant by Tesla and Toyota lifts spirits all over Fremont. By Patrick May. pmay@mercurynews.com. Advertisement.

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Tesla Offers ‘Sport’ Model…0-60 in 3.7 seconds!

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Now, I’m reading about Tesla coming out with a quicker car. A Tesla Sport will beat the snot out of virtually any gas powered production vehicle, and do it with a tiny fraction of the energy the gas burner will use. The Roadster Sport starts at $128,500 in the United States and €112,000 (excluding VAT) in Europe.

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Technology Review: First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States

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Credit: Kevin Bullis The first plug-in hybrid to be sold in the United States will likely be the Fisker Karma, which is due out in November. To go with its performance, the car carries a hefty price tag of $87,000. In spite of Teslas lead in getting a car to market, it is expected to sell fewer cars than Fisker, Omotoso says.

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This Fusion Reactor Is Held Together With Tape

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Fusion-energy companies have now raised more than US $5 billion, the majority of it since 2021, according to Andrew Holland , the director of the Fusion Industry Association. The magnet demonstrated a magnetic field that measured 20 tesla. The team kept the magnet energized in a steady state for about 5 hours.

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