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Better Place winding down ops in North America and Australia, to focus on Denmark and Israel

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Better Place, the startup provider of electric car networks using a battery switch model, has decided to focus its efforts on Denmark and Israel, where the complete infrastructure is in place and commercial operations are underway. At the same time, we had to make some difficult decisions on actions to be taken elsewhere in the world.

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Tesla offers six months’ free Supercharging for Model 3/Y buyers

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Tesla has announced its latest round of free Supercharging, this time going to buyers of either the Model 3 sedan or the Model Y SUV located in North America. The post was made from Tesla’s North America account on X and included a link to the automaker’s website. million units for 2023.

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REE automotive to open US headquarters in Austin, Texas

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The Israel-based e-mobility company now looks to capitalize on a growing market in North America by opening an HQ in The Lone Star State, alongside an Integration Center for the assembly and testing of its proprietary technologies.

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Shell chooses Driivz’s EV charging and smart energy management platform for European buildout

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Israel-based Driivz announced that Shell has selected the Driivz EV charging and smart energy management platform to help accelerate the build out of new charging locations in more than 10 European countries, supporting Shell’s ambition to operate more than 500,000 charge points globally by 2025 and 2,500,000 by 2030.

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Electreon and ASPIRE to launch electrified roadway demo in Utah

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Israel-based Electreon, a developer ofin-road wireless electric vehicle charging technology for shared, commercial and passenger vehicles, and ASPIRE (Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification), an NSF-funded engineering research center, are launching a joint demonstration project. Earlier post.).

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VinFast partners with Gotion High-Tech on LFP battery cell R&D

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VinFast currently produces several models of electric scooters and buses in Vietnam, and will launch three new electric SUVs—VF e34, VF e35 and VF e36 respectively of C, D and E classes—in Vietnam, North America and Europe in 2021 and 2022.

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Tesla Model 3 appears to join Model Y in export from China to Canada

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It appears the Tesla Model 3 is also making its way to North America from China, joining the Model Y after a report indicated the all-electric crossover would be built in Shanghai and shipped to our neighbors to the north. Breaking News @ Shanghai Port: Model 3 for export to North America spotted.

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