Tesla Model Y gets the green light in Shanghai

After Tesla registered its Model Y with the Chinese Ministry of Industry in early November, the Ministry has now granted approval for the sale. Test production of the e-SUV in Gigafactory 3 has apparently already started. According to Reuters, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has now published the corresponding approval. There has been […]

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VW looks at China to make small e-cars for Europe

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Rumours about a small electric car from Volkswagen for less than 20,000 euros are back on the boil. According to a report in the German media, VW will be cooperating with JAC from China for the construction of the small electric car. This is not such a surprising development given the project’s past and increasing […]

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Tesla secures permission to start selling the Model Y in China

Tesla China continues to blitz towards the impending ramp of the Model Y in Gigafactory Shanghai, with the EV maker securing the necessary permissions to start selling the all-electric crossover in the country. The approval was published by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on its website on Monday. Tesla applied for the Made-in-China […]

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Lotus to launch pure electric SUV in 2022


The Geely brand Lotus plans to launch a luxury electric SUV in 2022. The vehicle, code-named Lambda, has been in development since 2016, and was originally planned to be a hybrid, but the growing market for EVs, especially in China, inspired the company to make it an all-electric model. According to Autocar, the new Lotus… Read more »

SpaceX sets dates for Starship static fire, high-altitude launch debut

CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX is set to attempt one final Raptor engine static fire test before putting Starship through its high-altitude launch debut later this week. Liable to begin as soon as November 30th per public road closure notices, Musk says that Starship serial number 8’s (SN8) launch debut – both Starship’s first […]

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