The COP26, aka the United Nations Climate Change Conference UK 2021, is under way in Glasgow. Here’s Electrek‘s daily roundup of the key happenings at the world’s most important summit ever. Tuesday, November 2 Global pledge to cut methane emissions Leading an alliance of 90 countries including Brazil for the first time, US president Joe Biden unveiled a …
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Tesla has released a rare look into its growing presence in Canada, where the automaker builds some of the “machines that build the machine.” The automaker has over 100,000 employees worldwide. Most of them are in the US, where Tesa is based, but the automaker is growing rapidly internationally. Its efforts in China and Germany …
Apple has joined the “First Movers Coalition,” a partnership between the World Economic Forum and the US Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate to maintain its commitment to becoming a carbon-neutral company by 2030. In a Twitter post, Apple VP of Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives Lisa Jackson announced that she’s attending COP26 …
Toyota is making reproduction parts for many of its classic models, and on Monday the automaker announced that it will add AE86 parts to the catalog. Discontinued parts for the AE86 are going back into production under the GR Heritage Parts Project, which is already reproducing parts for the A70 and A80 Supra, 40 Series …
Ford has unveiled a V-8 powered Bronco but you won’t be able to drive it on the street. It’s a customer race car designed for desert racing. To prove its capability, Ford will enter a prototype in the Heavy Metal class of the 2022 Baja 1000. Audi has updated the A8 and among the changes …
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Tesla has opened 10 of its Supercharger charging stations in the Netherlands to electric vehicles from other brands as part of a pilot program, the automaker said on Monday. It follows a tweet in July from CEO Elon Musk that Tesla would start making its stations open to owners of vehicles from other brands later …
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Tesla has now officially recalled another ~11,000 cars and crossovers, this time due to issues related to the brand’s forward collision avoidance (FCA) and automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems. As we just recently reported, Tesla recalled nearly 2,800 for a suspension-related issue, which sounds like a serious problem, though the American electric automaker says it …
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Tesla has taken the stock market by storm last week after Hertz announced the intention to order 100,000 Model 3 EVs for its car rental service. Following the announcement, Tesla’s shares gained 12.66 percent at the end of the trading day on October 25, pushing the company’s valuation to more than $1 trillion for the …
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Tesla has updated the estimated delivery times for some of its cars (new orders) in the U.S. and now the Tesla Model Y closely resembles the Tesla Model 3. As we can see below, the entry-level versions of the Model Y (Long Range AWD) are now expected in September, which is at least 10 months …
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Volvo is applying mild-hybrid tech to the rest of its lineup on the way to all-electric. Volkswagen is seeking a way to charge the Taycan and other premium EVs very quickly without charge cords. And Tesla is now accepting other brands’ EVs at a select few Supercharger stations. This and more, here at Green Car …