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Tesla deployed a new urban Supercharger V3 in Berlin and promises to deploy more urban Supercharger stations to support growth in Europe. At first, Tesla’s Supercharger network aimed at enabling long-distance travel between major urban areas by strategically positioning the charging station along major highways. However, as Tesla started releasing cheaper vehicles, more apartment dwellers who…

Nikola Motors and its founder, Trevor Milton, are scrambling to save face after a research report exposed years of deception. This follows their new deal with GM, who doesn’t seem very concerned about their new partners’ past deception. If you have been following our coverage of Nikola Motors, you know that we have been highly skeptical of the company for some time From the patent trolling…

Tesla is reportedly in talks to secure a nickel supply for batteries produced in a carbon-neutral way from a Canadian mining company called Giga Metals. During Tesla’s last earnings call in July, CEO Elon Musk pleaded with mining companies to increase their nickel production: Well, I’d just like to re-emphasize, any mining companies out there, please mine more nickel. Okay. Wherever you are…

Non-Tesla electric car owners were surprised to find out that they can charge, technically for free, at new V3 Superchargers in Europe, where Tesla now uses the common CCS standard. It appears to be a bug and not a feature, though. With the launch of the Model 3 and its Supercharger V3 in Europe, Tesla switched its main charging standard to CCS. While most other electric cars on the road use the…