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Australia’s largest coal-fired power plant will close seven years earlier than originally planned. That’s because its operator, Origin Energy, says it’s unable to compete with renewables. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop …

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Dozens of new Tesla Model Y vehicles have been spotted apparently being prepped for deliveries at Gigafactory Texas. It looks like the deliveries of Tesla’s first structural battery pack vehicles are imminent. Tesla recently confirmed that the first ‘builds’ of new Model Y vehicles were produced at the factory late last year. We also recently …

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EV range loss in cold temperatures is well documented and it affects all electric vehicles, lowering their real world range by as much as 50 percent in some cases. However, it seems that in Korea they have a problem with the fact that manufacturers like Tesla say what the range of their vehicle is in …

Tesla Is Being Investigated In Korea For “Exaggerated” Range Claims Read More »

Electric cars are gradually adopted by more and more police fleets due to a variety of reasons, including the very important one of economics. Earlier this week, Mayor David Mitchell shares info that the Bridgewater Police Service in Nova Scotia, Canada was approved to buy two new vehicles, including a Tesla Model 3 – the …

Canada: Bridgewater Police To Buy A Tesla To Save $5,000 Per Year Read More »

According to Electrek, multiple Tesla employees and other workers inside Tesla’s Giga Texas posted videos on Snapchat. Electrek combined the footage into a 4-minute YouTube video to showcase the ramp-up at the factory in Austin. The YouTube video includes footage of the production lines, which we haven’t really seen in the past. However, we do …

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VW Group CEO Herbert Diess hosted an AMA session yesterday on Reddit and got asked more than 1,000 questions. While he couldn’t possibly answer all of them, he did offer some long-awaited updates for VW ID.4 owners, especially those in the United States. As it turns out, an important software update the automaker has promised …

VW ID.4 Getting Plug & Charge, Bidirectional Charging This Summer Read More »

For those who aren’t familiar with Aptera Motors, the company is producing a three-wheel solar-powered EV that’s notably quick. In the video above, you’ll see Aptera’s beta model, as well as its alpha version, drag racing a Tesla Model 3 and an Audi R8 over the quarter-mile. Aptera is currently operating out of San Diego, though …

Watch Aptera Motors’ Solar EV Blow Away Tesla Model 3 In Drag Race Read More »

Official EPA electric range and efficiency ratings for the 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid are in, and they come close to Jeep’s estimates. The plug-in hybrid SUV gets an EPA-rated 26 miles of electric range from its 17-kwh battery pack, with an efficiency rating of 56 MPGe combined. Jeep previously said it was targeting 25 …

2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid goes 26 miles on a charge, gets 23 mpg on gasoline Read More »

To what extent are electric vehicles better than gas cars for the environment? Experts at the Argonne National Laboratory, a US Department of Energy science and engineering research center in Lemont, Illinois, are inviting the public to listen in as they discuss the best ways to measure greenhouse gas emissions. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you …

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Fisker Inc. held its fourth quarter and 2021 fiscal year financial results call yesterday, sharing an update to investors and media alike. As part of a slew of progress news from the ever optimistic Henrik Fisker, the Ocean now has over 31,000 reservations and will deliver with what the automaker is calling a ‘world leading …

Fisker announces over 31,000 Ocean reservations totaling $1.7 billion in potential revenue and ‘world leading warranty program’ Read More »