Lordstown Motors becomes publicly traded, before delivering its electric trucks

Lordstown Motors hasn’t delivered a single vehicle yet, but it is now a publicly-traded company. The electric-truck firm began trading on the NASDAQ Monday, under the ticker symbol “RIDE.” Lordstown went public by merging with DiamondPeak Holdings, a s…

UK: Škoda introducing Octavia iV PHEV in November

Škoda continues its model electrification with the introduction of the Octavia iV plug-in hybrid. The plug-in hybrid will be available to order in the UK from 3 November at prices starting from £30,765. The announcement follows the last plug-in hybrid Octavia announcement so shortly, that it seems the carmaker is impatient to get their models […]

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VW launches ID.4 X production in China

VW has started production of MEB-based EVs at its SAIC-operated plant in Anting near Shanghai with the production of the ID.4 X. The ID.4 Crozz, the counterpart of the other China joint venture with FAW, is to follow in a few weeks. The ID.4 is produced in China by SAIC-VW and FAW-VW under different names. […]

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Tesla investing in US production capacities

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Tesla plans to invest 4.5 to 6.0 billion US dollars in 2021 and 2022 respectively to expand its production capacities for electric cars and batteries. This was revealed in a statement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The sums Tesla cites in what is called a 10-Q document correspond to 3.8 to 5.1 […]

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Tesla Model 3 soundly beats fossil fuel-powered rivals in Targa West Rally

The Tesla Model 3 Performance has proven itself to be a rather frightening force in rallies, after the all-electric sedan completely dominated the 130 class of the Targa West Rally, ending the race nearly 10 minutes ahead of a lineup of fossil fuel-powered competitors. The Model 3 Performance was driven by Jurgen and Helen Lunsmann, […]

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Tesla (TSLA) launches new ‘Energy Plan’ to offer low electricity rates with solar and Powerwall VPP

Tesla (TSLA) has launched its new ‘Tesla Energy Plan’ to offer new low charging tariffs to customers in the UK by creating a virtual power plant with solar and Powerwall.
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SpaceX swaps Starship Raptor engine for one last pre-flight test

On the same day SpaceX stacked a flightworthy Starship prototype to its full height for the first time, the company decided to swap one of the rocket’s three Raptor engines ahead of one last major pre-flight test. Curiously, at the same time as SpaceX engineers and technicians were removing Raptor serial number 39 (SN39) from […]

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