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We buy a used Porsche Taycan! Bargain price, 1000km road trip and charging dramas

EV Central

“That’s proper arse-hole parking,” says the Tesla Model 3 owner as he stares – bewildered – at our Porsche Taycan blocking three Tesla superchargers. Arse-hole parking engaged: charging a Porsche Taycan RWD with a Tesla Supercharger. He’s not wrong. It is arse-hole parking.

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Tesla Superchargers to adopt time-based pricing for non-Teslas EVs

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Just recently, Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla’s Supercharger Network would be opened to other electric vehicles later this year. According to Elon Musk, owners of non-Tesla electric vehicles would have to download the Tesla App to access the Supercharger Network. Tesla Supercharger Network will open to other EVs this year.

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Tesla tells customers it will not honor retroactive Full Self-Driving pricing

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Tesla is communicating to customers who have ordered now-discontinued variants of vehicles that it will not honor retroactive pricing of the Full Self-Driving suite to when they reserved their vehicle. In February, Teslarati reported that Tesla would not produce the Model Y Long Range Rear-Wheel-Drive variant.

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Tesla Lead Engineer urges Rivian to optimize R2 for existing Supercharger Network

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But while the Rivian R2 has earned praise for its price, specs, and looks, one aspect of the vehicle has raised eyebrows — its charge port location. This, as noted by EV owners, would result in the R2 taking up two spots at Tesla’s V3 and V2 Superchargers. Tesla should not dictate the port location.

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Abarth 500e landing with $60,500 price tag, nudging Tesla Model 3 money

EV Central

When asked what car you drive, what price being able to say “ Scorpionissimaaaa …” in your finest faux Italian? Today’s price announcement follows confirmation the tiny four-seat hatch will hit Australian showrooms late this year. Is the price right? What’s included with the Abarth 500e?

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Tesla price cuts push competitors to a weird and awkward position [Editorial]

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Tesla cut prices again this morning, and competitors, who have decided to either take the same strategy by slashing prices themselves or have chosen not to play into Elon Musk’s game, are in a weird and awkward position. For traditional companies, the wiggle room on pricing for EVs is also extremely small.

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Used electric vehicle pricing guide: How much you’ll pay for a pre-loved Tesla Model 3, Hyundai Kona Electric, MG ZS EV and many more

EV Central

As saturation strikes it becomes a buyer’s market and prices fall accordingly. Late to the party on EV incentives and decent charging infrastructure, only in the past two years have EV sales really made a dent in the Australian market. The range extender hybrid i3s are basically the same price. of new car deliveries.

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