The runway is looking shorter for two new affordable electric vehicles from Toyota and Nissan. That’s because both brands are getting quite close to a sales barrier that will no longer allow buyers to claim the full $7,500 federal EV tax credit—which could make quite a difference for those considering a Toyota bZ4X or Nissan Ariya…
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Tesla’s head of AI is on sabbatical and people are worried
Elon Musk announced that Tesla’s head of AI, Andrej Karpathy, is on a four-month sabbatical, and people are worried since other Tesla execs have left after going on sabbatical.
It comes as Tesla expands its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta to Canada.
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Amazing Drone Video Shows How Tesla Model Y Is Made At Giga Berlin
Brace yourself for a wild ride as a state-of-the-art drone flies through Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg’s vehicle production areas.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Pre-Owned 2022 Rivian R1T Launch Edition For Sale Online
If you want an R1T electric truck right away, here’s your chance, but it’s not cheap.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Watch This Incredibly Exciting… Electric Van Track Battle
The less suitable a vehicle is for racing, the more fun it is to watch it being driven out of its comfort zone.
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Motorsport Games' rFactor 2 becomes the official sim racing platform of Formula E
Continuation of the company’s multiyear agreement will see the series implemented within the racing simulation, as well as the creation of esports events and activations for fans.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Study: Electric vehicle "intenders" rank cost, convenience as higher priorities than EV owners do
Consumers who are planning to purchase an electric car have different priorities than current EV owners, according to a recent Plug In America study (via Charged EVs). Results from 8,000 United States respondents including both current EV owners and EV “intenders,” defined as those that do not currently own an EV but plan on acquiring one within…
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World’s First Race-Prepped Mini Cooper EV Receives Evo Upgrades
This one of a kind hillclimb special from Romania is getting the Evo treatment.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Xiaomi’s new 40-mile range NAVEE N65 electric scooter heads west to Europe and North America
Xiaomi rocketed the NAVEE N65 electric scooter to a successful launch late last year on its Xiaomi Youpin crowdfunding platform. Now the scooter is making its way westward toward European and North American customers.
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Check Out Europe's Largest EV Battery Gigafactory In Poland
This single plant supplies EV batteries for most of the plug-in car brands in Europe.
Source: Electric Vehicle News