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Tesla’s stock (TSLA) is surging this morning on several reports that China is going to approve the automaker’s deployment of its Full Self-Driving package in the country. The Full Self-Driving package is a promise that Tesla has been selling to its vehicle owners since 2016: that promise is that all new vehicles are equipped with

Tesla just released the Model 3 Performance on Tuesday, and already Tesla has hiked the price by $1,000. The Model 3 Performance came out the morning of Tesla’s quarterly earnings report earlier this week, with lots of updates. Tesla updated the car’s bodywork, seats, steering, brakes, damping, track mode software, and of course the rear

After Kia’s first three-row electric SUV is already seeing strong demand, the EV9 is set to gain a high-performance GT version. Kia confirmed the EV9 GT will launch in January with “enormous power” and other upgrades. Kia EV9 set for the GT treatment Kia launched its flagship EV9 in Korea last June. In less than

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Former Home and Away star Orpheus Pledger has been arrested following a three-day police manhunt for the actor, according to Australian media reports. The 30-year-old was due to appear at Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday accused of assaulting a woman, Sky News Australia said. The actor had been granted bail on Monday for a court-ordered

Honda is finally joining the EV race after announcing a massive $11 billion (CAD$15 billion) investment to build four new EV plants in Canada. The historic investment will be used to build Canada’s first EV supply chain, enabling 240,000 Honda EVs to be made for the US and Canada annually. Honda reveals game changing investment

Tesla’s stock (TSLA) surged 12% today, one of its best days in a long time, as Elon Musk tries to position Tesla to ride the artificial intelligence wave. In a rare occurrence, Tesla had a pretty bad miss on expectations for both revenue and earnings with its financial results in Q1 2024. Despite the miss,

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Electric aircraft developer BETA Technologies has shared video footage of its ALIA eVTOL transitioning from vertical takeoff to forward propulsion in its latest test video. This is a key milestone as the company seeks certification for the aircraft ahead of several use cases. BETA Technologies is a fully integrated electric aircraft and systems developer based

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Photo by RAZE Solar on Unsplash President Biden is marking Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in grants for low-income households to go solar, and expanding his administration’s US Climate Corps. The $7 billion in grants are part of the EPA’s Solar For All program, which was funded as part of the $27b Greenhouse Gas

Ryan Reynolds appears to have confirmed that Wrexham striker Ollie Palmer is in his next film, Deadpool 3. The Hollywood star, an owner of the Welsh football club, shared the trailer on social media, writing: “Found the guy who killed Bambi’s mom”. Image: A still from the Deadpool 3 trailer. Pic: Marvel/Disney An eagle-eyed Wrexham

Tesla has used a new Texas state law to exempt its Austin gigafactory from Austin’s environmental regulations, as reported by Austin Business Journal. Tesla’s Texas gigafactory is commonly referred to as being in Austin, but it is actually situated not far outside the city’s official borders. This is technically part of Austin’s “extraterritorial jurisdiction” (ETJ)

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Tesla has once again lowered the price of its Full Self-Driving software by $4,000, now costing $8,000, down from a previous price of $12,000 in the US. Prices were also lowered in Canada, where the system used to cost $16,000CAD, and now costs $11,000CAD. In addition to the price drop, Tesla has eliminated “Enhanced Autopilot”

Tesla has dropped the price of the Model Y, Model S and Model X by $2,000 each in the US. Model 3 prices remain the same, as do prices of the newly-released Cybertruck. Tesla has had quite the week, between firing 10% of its workforce and losing two key executives, filing to get CEO Elon

Tesla is once again axing its referral program, which allowed owners to earn prizes by referring new buyers to buy a Tesla. For many years now, Tesla has offered some sort of program to allow current owners to benefit from evangelizing the brand. It started early on, when Tesla owners recognized that they had “sold”

A new Kia electric SUV is getting the GT treatment. Images leaking out of China are giving us our first look at the Kia EV5 GT trim. Meet Kia’s new EV5 electric SUV Kia officially unveiled the EV5, its new compact electric SUV, at the Chengdu Motor Show in August. Branded as a family-friendly SUV,

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Another affordable electric car is set to be unveiled later this year as Nissan looks to boost EV sales. Nissan will unveil a new Micra EV as its newest low-cost electric car. Nissan has been teasing an electric Micra successor for several years now. The new EV was previewed as part of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance.