High demand for the Model Y in China

Tesla is apparently experiencing high demand for its Model Y in China. After the series production of the Model Y was started in Shanghai a few days ago and the first deliveries were promised for January. Now the Tesla website for China lists the second quarter of 2021 as the delivery date for new orders. […]

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SpaceX fires up Starship’s three Raptor engines in build-up to next launch

In what is likely one of the last steps before SpaceX’s next high-altitude Starship launch attempt, the company appeared to successfully put Starship serial number 9 (SN9) through its first triple-Raptor static fire test. Relatively late into a test window that opened at 8 am CST (UTC-6) but was later pushed to noon, SpaceX’s first […]

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One way or another, the Tesla Cybertruck will be sold in Indonesia, pledges dealer

One way or another, the Tesla Cybertruck will be launched and sold in Indonesia. This was according to Rudy Salim, President Director of Prestige Motorcars, a premier car dealership that has long been selling Tesla’s electric cars in the Asian country.  In a recent statement to UseeTV, Salim noted that Prestige will continue its efforts to […]

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MG beats all records in 2020 with best-ever sales and market share; growth driven by EVs with plug-in cars representing almost a third of sales

The UK’s fastest-growing car brand broke all previous records in 2020 despite the challenging market conditions led by the UK lockdown and COVID-19 restrictions. MG Motor ended the year with total registrations of 18,415 – an increase of 41% over its p…

Volvo Cars to triple electric production capacity in Ghent after strong year of electrified car sales

Volvo Cars is tripling electric car manufacturing capacity at its plant in Ghent, Belgium as it prepares to meet fast growing demand for its Recharge line-up of chargeable cars. The capacity increase comes as Volvo Cars also reports its full-year sales…

Supercapacitors challenge batteries: powerful graphene hybrid material for highly efficient supercapacitors

A team working with Roland Fischer, Professor of Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry at the Technical University Munich (TUM) has developed a highly efficient supercapacitor. The basis of the energy storage device is a novel, powerful and also sustai…

Tesla & other EV automakers may get $1.5B investment boost from new CA stimulus plan

Tesla and other EV automakers may benefit from the California government’s 2021 stimulus plan for the equitable recovery of the state’s businesses and jobs. CA Governor Gavin Newsom shared a preview of his $4.5 billion stimulus plan, which included a $1.5 billion investment in zero-emission vehicles and their infrastructure. A the full version of his […]

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