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Last month, a Chinese media outlet reported that Tesla was planning to restart the third phase of its Shanghai factory, possibly focusing on a $25,000 model. (Image credit: CnEVPost) Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has told suppliers it wants to start production of a new mass-market electric vehicle (EV) codenamed “Redwood” in mid-2025, Reuters said in a report today, citing four people familiar with the matter. Two of them described the model as a compact crossover, according to the report. Tesla CEO Elon Musk had promised to produce a $25,000 car in 2020, but he later shelved and then revived the plan,…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! I recently wrote about Hyundai and Kia landing a bunch of awards for their EVs. Now, Kia has won a few more. First of all, there’s the Platform Beyond Vehicle business strategy Kia rolled out at CES 2024 earlier this month, which included 5 concept EVs. This won Kia a “Top Tech of CES 2024” award from Digital Trends. “Kia has been one of the most influential companies in terms of the transition to EVs. The PBV Concept shows it’s ready to also take a fresh…
The LS6 went on sale in October 2023 and is a Tesla Model Y competitor. (Image credit: IM Motors) SAIC Motor Corp’s electric vehicle (EV) arm, IM Motors, has begun offering discounts on its LS6, a Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model Y competitor that went on sale last October. IM Motors is offering a RMB 12,000 ($1,670) cash discount on all 4 trims of the LS6, valid through February 5, according to information it announced yesterday. The starting prices of the four versions of the LS6 before the offer are RMB 229,900, RMB 249,900, RMB 273,900, and RMB 291,900, respectively. Their…
The Model S and Model X are not produced locally in China, and they have had expected delivery dates of the first quarter of 2024 for the past few months. (Image credit: CnEVPost) Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model S and Model X saw delivery dates extended in China, where the models are not locally produced and are sold as imported vehicles. The latest expected delivery dates for all versions of the Model S sedan and Model X SUV are for the second quarter, changes in information on Tesla’s China website monitored by CnEVPost showed. For the past several months, the expected…
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The facelifted Volkswagen Golf is officially here, and while the all-electric version hasn’t magically reappeared in the German company’s lineup, the plug-in hybrid versions of the hatchback got significant improvements. As before, the two plug-in Golfs are called eHybrid and GTE, the latter being a sort of electrified version of the iconic GTI. Get Fully Charged The new plug-in hybrid Golf seems like a great choice for commuters The facelifted Volkswagen Golf in plug-in hybrid variety offers up to 62 miles of all-electric range (in the WLTP test, we assume). It can also be recharged at up to 50 kW…
When Juice Americas launched its portable two-in-one EV charger, the J+ BOOSTER 2, in North America, Electrek was invited to review it. Here’s how it went. January 23, 2024, update: J+ Americas has launched a revamped e-commerce website, jplusbooster.com, on the Shopify platform. The company has expanded its payment options to Shop Pay by Shopify, Paypal, GPay by Google, and Venmo. J+ Americas is offering a 10% discount on all orders with the code “BOOST2024” and offering free shipping for orders over $50 until February 15. July 6, 2023, update: The J+ BOOSTER 2 set is now available on Walmart’s website,…
Tech giant Apple is scaling back its ambitions and is pushing its car’s launch date farther down the road, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. But perhaps the bigger news here is that the Apple car—one of the most-hyped and most mysterious automotive projects of the 21st century—is still in play, despite years of radio silence. The “Apple Car” remains an enigma despite an estimated $1 billion per year shoveled into what’s called Project Titan. Not much about it is known, except that Apple has long had automotive ambitions and started working to make them a reality in the 2010s. At one point,…
GMC will soon launch the GMC Sierra EV all-electric pickup truck in its top-of-the-line Denali Edition 1 trim (offered exclusively in a Crew Cab model with an integrated 5-foot, 11-inch cargo bed). It’s essentially a more luxurious direct cousin to the Chevrolet Silverado EV, based on General Motors’ Ultium platform. The Denali Edition 1 version appears to be GMC’s equivalent to the Chevrolet Silverado EV RST (see its overview here). Besides the GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1, which is expected in the summer of 2024, there will be a regular Denali trim (in late 2024, according to the company’s website) and…
Toyota might see an EV-sales ceiling that’s below its own EV targets. Electrify America sets aside more money for reliability, but is it enough? And could we tap into old phone infrastructure to allow EV charging for street parking? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The chairman of Toyota, Akio Toyoda, has never been big on EVs, or even embraced the idea that they’ll be the technology on the way to market dominance by the end of the decade. In new comments, the Toyota executive says EVs won’t top 30% of the market—perhaps ever. And he wants a…