The next Mercedes-Benz electric car will debut at the 2020 Geneva Motor Show. It will be a production version of the Concept EQA compact hatchback, which was first seen in 2017. While the new model hasn’t been confirmed for the United States, it’s expected to go on sale in Europe in 2021. Mercedes released photos of camouflaged EQA prototypes…
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Mercedes-Benz shares new pictures of EQA electric crossover in winter testing
Mercedes-Benz has shared new pictures of the EQA electric crossover in winter testing after transitioning it from a hatchback. more…
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Tesla and Panasonic end solar deal at Gigafactory New York ahead of battery event
Several reports coming from Japan are announcing that Tesla and Panasonic are ending their solar cell production deal at Gigafactory New York ahead of Elon Musk holding an event at the factory. more…
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CEO of Ford-backed Argo: Self-driving taxis won’t be purely electric for a while
It’s widely assumed that future autonomous vehicles will be purely electric. However, the CEO of Argo AI, the self-driving company primarily backed by Volkswagen and Ford, raised doubts today about the business case for robotaxis as absolutely all-electric from Day One. Bryan Salesky, Argo’s chief executive, conveyed his views while speaking with The Verge.
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Volkswagen plans to hire an ‘aggressive’ internal climate activist
Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess told the Financial Times that the company wants an in-house climate campaigner to fight for environmental initiatives. He said the candidate would be given access to top VW executives so the company stays on track with reducing emissions and producing electric vehicles.
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Micro-Mobility Will Have The Microlino 2.0 Without A 1.0 For Sale
It will also have a new partner, the Microletta.
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For Trucks Like Tesla Cybertruck, Hummer Pickup, Towing Can Kill Range
The reduction can be significant, but it’s not limited to electric pickup trucks only.
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ASX teams up with Spirit AeroSystems for affordable eVTOL UAM
Airspace Experience Technologies (ASX) is one of the ten Uber Elevate electric vertical takeoff & landing (eVTOL) partners. The company just signed a memorandum of understanding and a definitive agreement to cooperate with Spirit AeroSystems design. ASX moves closer to manufacturing what it says will be an affordable, certified eVTOL. more…
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Quick Charge Podcast: February 25, 2020
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
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Tesla, and even Apple, get some blame for fatal crash on Autopilot, says NTSB
Tesla, and even Apple, are receiving some harsh criticism from the NTSB regarding a fatal crash on Autopilot in 2018. more…
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