Quite a few automakers are gunning for Tesla, especially startup automakers in Silicon Valley and China. Perhaps the most direct, credible threat, however, comes from Polestar, Volvo division that plans to focus on performance-oriented electric cars. The Polestar 2, planned to debut late this year, is aimed directly at the Tesla Model 3, with a…
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Lexus developing electric-car platform, considering in-wheel motors
Electric cars are winning over even the most skeptical of automakers. Last month, Toyota announced it was teaming up with Subaru to develop a dedicated electric platform for a new SUV. Now the company’s luxury division has told Digital Trends that it is also developing a new all-electric architecture for a future model. That’s not all, though…
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Tesla drops base Model S and X, again, in latest model-line shakeup
Another cut in federal tax credits, another shakeup in Tesla’s model lineup. Tesla has cut its prices to split the difference in cost to buyers after the federal tax credit on its cars dropped from $3,750 to $1,875 on July 1. The drop is part of an ongoing phase-out of Tesla’s federal tax credit after the company reached 200,000 electric cars sold…
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EGEB: A solar system that delivers electricity at night, solar panels in Fortnite, and more
In today’s EGEB:
- A thermal battery is being developed that could be used in a solar power system for overnight electricity.
- One developer pulls out of the running for a Long Island-area offshore wind farm.
- The first solar project in Anchorage, Alaska comes online.
- Solar panels in the popular video game Fortnite.
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Brake issue is pausing sales of popular Toyota hybrids overseas, not in US
A potential manufacturing fault relating to brake hardware has prompted Toyota to conduct an investigation that reaches around the globe. The issue has led to a stop-sale in Australia and New Zealand, among other markets, and affects the hybrid versions of the Toyota RAV4, Camry, Prius, Corolla hatchback, Lexus ES300h, and Lexus UX250h. While the…
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Ford will use VW platform to build an electric car for Europe
Ford and Volkswagen announced jointly on Friday that VW will share its MEB affordable electric car architecture with Ford, while VW will join Ford’s Argo self-driving effort. In addition to its own efforts to build electric cars, Ford will build a new electric car for the European market based on Volkswagen’s mass-market MEB platform. Ford…
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Slow-selling Chevrolet Equinox diesel won't return for 2020
After two years, Chevy’s experiment with a diesel-powered compact crossover is done. Chevrolet spokesman Kevin Kelly confirmed to Green Car Reports that the 2020 Chevrolet Equinox will not be available with a 1.6-liter turbodiesel. “We did discontinue the diesel engine option in the 2020 Chevrolet Equinox due to low demand,” he said in a…
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France Sells 46 Percent More EVs In The First Half Of 2019
Pure electric cars are still just 1.8 percent of the total French market.
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Electric Mini Rocketman to take to Chinese city streets
In case the new electric Mini Cooper SE isn’t small enough for some buyers, Mini plans to build an even smaller electric car in China, based on its 2011 Rocketman concept. British auto magazine Autocar learned that the company plans to team up with Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors to build an electric city car smaller than the Cooper SE. The…
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Tesla Model 3 earns top safety scores in Europe
European tests have demonstrated safety levels in the Tesla Model 3 beyond those yet tested in the U.S. The European New Car Assessment Program announced results last week from its full round of testing on a 2019 Model 3, and it gave the Model 3 its highest overall score in 2019 for the full collection of tests—in crash protection for its…
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