It’s set to become the brand’s most affordable EV, with sales expected to reach 75,000 units per year.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Elon Musk Wants To Personally Approve Every New Tesla Hire, Even Contractors
It’s a bold move for a company that hires about 30,000 people per year.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Tesla Cybertruck Front Castings Spotted At Texas Gigafactory In Drone Video
The castings are labeled with a big handwritten “C.”
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Quick Charge Podcast: May 15, 2023
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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Source: Charge Forward
Tesla extends lead in California, nearly 1/4 of new vehicles have plugs
Tesla continues to have the two top-selling vehicles in California, with the Tesla Model Y extending its #1 sales lead over the competition and the Model 3 holding strong at #2. But other manufacturers’ sales are picking up too, leading the state to a 23.2% market share for vehicles with plugs – 19.5% BEV and 3.7% PHEV.
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Source: Charge Forward
Renewables supplied 65% of new US utility-scale generating capacity in Q1 2023
Renewables provided almost two-thirds (64.64%) of new US utility-scale generating capacity added in the first quarter of 2023, according to newly released Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data, which was reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign.
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Source: Charge Forward
Check out this street-legal scaled-up 60 mph Tamiya R/C car that fits two adults
Have you ever sent an R/C car ripping across the dirt or asphalt and wondered what it would be like to shrink down and ride inside of it? Well, don’t be silly, that’s impossible. But don’t give up hope, either! The Little Car Company has done the next best thing: They’ve scaled one up so that you can get that same thrilling experience without going all Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Meet the new Tamiya Wild One MAX Launch Edition.
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Source: Charge Forward
Ferrari foolishly resists EVs, calls ICE ‘an essential part of the company’s heritage’
Ferrari (RACE) will continue to develop and build internal combustion engines (ICE) well into the late 2030s despite calls from several of its key markets to adopt EVs. According to Ferrari’s CEO, the automaker will continue to build ICE vehicles as “an essential part of the company’s heritage.”
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Source: Charge Forward
Dacia Spring Completely Destroyed In Alleged Battery Fire In Romania
The owner claims he’s got footage that clearly shows the fire originated in the battery pack underneath the car.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Here’s what the the US needs to do right now to upgrade the grid
Electrek spoke with former FERC commissioner and PG&E chair Nora Mead Brownell about how the US can quickly and efficiently upgrade its grid in order to get rapidly incoming wind and solar projects online faster. Here’s what she said.
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Source: Charge Forward
