February, 2025

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Scout extended-range PHEV tech, platform could be scaled to other vehicles

Green Car Reports

EV version offers 350 miles; bigger battery would be detrimental EREV system will go 150 miles on battery, then 350 miles on gasoline Promises full system performance whether on battery or range extender Rivian-based architecture promises to keep electric trucks “fresh” It’s been nearly two years since Volkswagen’s Scout.

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Tesla leads in vehicle longevity and mileage, study finds

Teslarati

Tesla has emerged as the leader in vehicle lifespan and mileage among various car brands and fuel types, as per a recent study. The research, which was published in Nature , was based on vehicle inspection data from the UK. Key Highlights on Tesla: As per the study, Tesla’s electric vehicles are expected to cover an average of 204,000 miles over their lifetime, surpassing all other brands regardless of powertrain, as noted in a report from Allt Om Elbil.

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These Graphene Tattoos Are Actually Biosensors

Cars That Think

Imagine its the year 2040, and a 12-year-old kid with diabetes pops a piece of chewing gum into his mouth. A temporary tattoo on his forearm registers the uptick in sugar in his blood stream and sends that information to his phone. Data from this health-monitoring tattoo is also uploaded to the cloud so his mom can keep tabs on him. She has her own temporary tattoosone for measuring the lactic acid in her sweat as she exercises and another for continuously tracking her blood pressure and heart r

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Lucid (LCID) CEO predicts ‘exponential’ growth, and it’s not just from selling luxury EVs

Electrek

Can Lucid (LCID) make 1 million EVs a year? CEO Peter Rawlinson said this is his vision, and Lucid has ambitious plans to achieve it. After launching its first electric SUV, the Gravity, Lucid will enter the mass market with its midsize platform starting at around $50,000. Rawlinson said this is finally when we compete directly with Tesla, but the EV maker has even bigger plans to drive growth.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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New study shows EV batteries retain up to 99 pct health after 120,000 kms

The Driven EV News

New study in Australia finds EV batteries retain strong battery health even after 120,000 or four years on the road, dispelling one of the big myths and potential barriers about electric cars. The post New study shows EV batteries retain up to 99 pct health after 120,000 kms appeared first on The Driven.

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BYD Becomes 3rd Best Selling Auto Brand in World! (CHART)

CleanTechnica EVs

Last week, I reported on BYD’s climb up the ranks of the top selling automakers or auto groups in the world. That is a bit of a tricky business because of the non-100% partnerships between different companies to create “groups” and “alliances” and joint ventures. However, one clear ranking that. [continued] The post BYD Becomes 3rd Best Selling Auto Brand in World!

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Tesla Sales Are Tanking Across The World

InsideEVs

Blame the Musk Effect, declining EV subsidies or all of the above. But Tesla's global sales are off to a very bad start for 2025.

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Stellantis Suggests V8 Return While Promising Revised Business Strategy

The Truth About Cars

Stellantis is allegedly shifting gears to better cater to the needs of the American market following the departure of Carlos Tavares as its executive officer. The company is signaling it might pull back on all-electric vehicles and may even begin to offer V8 engines again. But there is some conflicting information being presented as the company does what it can to improve public relations.

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Tesla Takeover: protests planned at Tesla stores globally this weekend

Electrek

Tesla is being targeted by protests organized at its stores around the globe. The demonstrations planned for this Saturday appear to be a grassroots movement without a clear goal or leadership. The protestors are calling it the Tesla Takeover.

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Tesla sales crash in Australia as Musk impact has consumers looking for another brand

The Driven EV News

Tesla EV sales in Australia slump again, with the once market leading Model 3 sedan falling 62 pct below the same month a year earlier. Is this just the market, or is Musk repelling buyers? The post Tesla sales crash in Australia as Musk impact has consumers looking for another brand appeared first on The Driven.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

Brief

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Tesla Troubles Mount As Musk Goes Full Rogue

CleanTechnica EVs

Ever since Elon Musk went full rogue in January, Tesla sales in Europe have suffered a steep decline that should be of grave concern. The post Tesla Troubles Mount As Musk Goes Full Rogue appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Here’s why modern EVs are more prepared for extreme temps

Green Car Reports

Modern EVs don't suffer the extreme-temp range loss—or degradation—that earlier models did Heat pumps and battery heaters have made a difference, as have new battery chemistries Automaker testing is part of it, as Nissan points to in Ariya EV Electric vehicle batteries perform best and last longest in a specific temperature window, but.

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BYD's Answer To Tesla Autopilot Is Way, Way Cheaper

InsideEVs

"Full Self-Driving" costs $8,000. BYD includes its version for free on a $9,300 car.

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Tesla looking to deploy 500kW V4 Superchargers at less than $40k per stall

Teslarati

Tesla already operates one of the most expansive and reliable electric vehicle charging networks in the industry. But in true Tesla fashion, the company’s Director of Charging for North America recently noted that the EV maker is not done. Tesla is not just rolling out more powerful Superchargers. It is also rolling them out at extremely low costs.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

Oil

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Tesla offers up to $6,000 Cybertruck discounts as inventory pile up

Electrek

Tesla is ramping up its discounts on Cybertruck as inventory for the electric pickup truck is piling up amid demand issues.

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Tesla sales are plunging around the world: Is this just a Musk problem?

The Driven EV News

Tesla sales are plunging in key markets around the world - many by more than 50 per cent. Surveys point to the now damaging impact of Elon Musk's toxic politics. But it is not the only reason. The post Tesla sales are plunging around the world: Is this just a Musk problem? appeared first on The Driven.

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EVs Take 96.9% Share In Norway – Toyota BZ4X Best-Seller

CleanTechnica EVs

January saw plugin EVs take 96.9% share in Norway, up from 93.9% year on year. BEVs alone took almost 96% of the market. Overall auto volume was strongly up on seasonal norms, at 9,343 units, up 82% YoY. The Toyota BZ4X was the best-seller. Januarys auto sales saw combined EVs. [continued] The post EVs Take 96.9% Share In Norway – Toyota BZ4X Best-Seller appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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VW confirms multiple sub-$25,000 EVs, teases likely ID.1

Green Car Reports

Entry-level EV teased; likely ID.1 will start under $21,000 in Europe Nine new models by 2027, including ID.2all, electric Golf, electric T-Roc crossover Volkswagen hasn't confirmed if any of those EVs are U.S.-bound The big future that Volkswagen sees for its core brand brings it back to its roots: affordable small cars—at least for Europe.

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Lucid Aims To Be 20% Car Company, 80% Tech Supplier: CEO

InsideEVs

Peter Rawlinson said the goal is to get Lucid tech into Hondas and Toyotas, and the cars are a "shop window" to do that.

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Honda aims to launch $1B+ ‘next-gen’ car factory in Ohio

Teslarati

Japanese automaker Honda Motor aims to launch a next-generation car factory in Ohio for over $1 billion. Honda is investing heavily in Ohio. It initially announced an investment of $700 million in the Buckeye state and quickly increased its investment to more than $1 billion. The Japanese automaker has a growing EV hub in Ohio, and it wants to set a global standard in electric vehicle production through its manufacturing operations in that state.

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IEA: power use to soar through 2027, but renewables will keep up

Electrek

The International Energy Agencys (IEA) newly released Electricity 2025 report predicts that global power consumption will jump nearly 4% annually through 2027. Thats like adding an entire Japans worth of electricity use every year for the next three years.

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Norway EV share hits 96 pct in January, as Toyota tops list and Tesla slumps

The Driven EV News

Norway has hit a record 96 pct share of EVs in the new car market, as Toyota leads the list and Tesla slumps sharply despite a booming new car market. The post Norway EV share hits 96 pct in January, as Toyota tops list and Tesla slumps appeared first on The Driven.

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Tesla Already Dropping Prices on Model 3 & Cybertruck in 2025

CleanTechnica EVs

We reported during most of 2024 that Tesla seemed to be facing a consumer demand problem. Tesla superfans did not like that and claimed we were wrong and irrationally hating on Tesla. As it turned out, Tesla’s sales dropped in 2024 year over year far off of the company’s. [continued] The post Tesla Already Dropping Prices on Model 3 & Cybertruck in 2025 appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Ionna scales up toward targeted 30,000 EV chargers by 2030

Green Car Reports

The U.S. EV charging network Ionna is picking up speed in its infrastructure build-out as the nascent network aims to make good on its promise of installing tens of thousands of electric vehicle chargers over the next five years. It said on Tuesday in a press release that it is transitioning "from public beta to full-scale national release".

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Solid-State Batteries Are In ‘Trailblazer’ Mode. What's Holding Them Up?

InsideEVs

Solid-state batteries could enable 600-mile EVs and reduce fires. Now, battery makers are racing to get them over the finish line.

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Tesla launches insurance discount for FSD users in these two states

Teslarati

Tesla has launched a first-of-its-kind discount on its in-house insurance service for users of Supervised Full Self-Driving (FSD) in two U.S. states, ahead of plans to debut its unsupervised robotaxi services later this year. Consistent with Tesla’s larger aims to make FSD safer than a human driver, the company is offering up to 10 percent discounts on its in-house insurance premiums for drivers who use Supervised FSD at least 50 percent of the time in Texas and Arizona.

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Tesla Cybertruck crash on Full Self-Driving v13 goes viral

Electrek

A Tesla owner reported that he crashed his Cybertruck into a pole after hitting a curb while using Full Self-Driving, Teslas advanced driving assist system that Elon Musk claims will be unsupervised this year. The post is going viral.

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Another $2.4m committed for kerbside chargers for EV drivers

The Driven EV News

Federal government has committed $2.4 million to install new kerbside EV charging infrastructure around Australia to meet rising consumer demand. The post Another $2.4m committed for kerbside chargers for EV drivers appeared first on The Driven.

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World EV Sales Report — 17.2 Million Plugins Were Sold in 2024!

CleanTechnica EVs

The Tesla Model Y was #1 again, in a year that saw plugins reach 22% share of the global market. The last months of 2024 brought a record-fest for world plugin vehicle sales, and December was one of them, with over 1.9 million registrations! With plugin registrations jumping a significant. [continued] The post World EV Sales Report 17.2 Million Plugins Were Sold in 2024!

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2025 Mercedes-Benz S 580e PHEV flagship costs $129,350

Green Car Reports

The 2025 Mercedes-Benz S 580e 4Matic plug-in hybrid luxury sedan continues unchanged with a base price of $129,350. That base price, which includes a $1,150 destination charge, is just $450 more than the 2024 model and a negligible increase for a six-figure sedan—one that's now in its third model year. Launched in the 2023 calendar year as a.

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Toyota’s First EV Battery Factory In America Is Ready

InsideEVs

The $14 billion North Carolina facility will manufacture batteries for electric vehicles, hybrids and plug-in hybrids.

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(Op-Ed) Tesla China has been very successful legally–but is something nefarious really afoot?

Teslarati

A recent report from the Associated Press has highlighted the fact that Tesla China has been very successful legally. Over the years, Tesla China has seen a remarkable record in winning legal cases against critics, from media outlets and social media influencers to customers. But while the report carried a tone that hinted that something nefarious was afoot, Tesla China’s legal successes may simply be explained by a simple reasonit chooses to hold people accountable.

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Chinese car journalists are told not to be negative on Tesla as it sues customers and media

Electrek

A new scathing report about Tesla just came out in China. It describes how the automaker is becoming trigger-happy, suing its own customers and the media while auto journalists are being told not to be negative about the American automaker.

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Tesla slump and global shake-up could see EV prices as low as $20,000

The Driven EV News

A worldwide shake-up in the electric vehicle market, including a Tesla sales slump and policy changes in several countries, could benefit Australian motorists and send prices plummeting. Drivers could expect… The post Tesla slump and global shake-up could see EV prices as low as $20,000 appeared first on The Driven.

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