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Tesla sees critical supplier get snatched up by GM

Tesla has seen one of its critical suppliers for its gigacasting technology, TEI, be acquired by General Motors. Tesla has been pioneering the use of bigger cast parts in its vehicle bodies over the last few years. It started by replacing 70 rear body parts with two giant ones in Model 3, and since then, it has progressed into producing Model Y bodies with just a few parts produced by giant…
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Renault is promising a sub-$22K electric car ­– can it deliver? 

Cheap, small, and made in Europe ­– Renault has hit the sweet spot with the latest announcement of its new electric city car, set to replace the popular yet quirky little Twingo e-Tech. Today the French automaker’s subsidiary Ampere released a few more details about its third upcoming affordable electric car, the Legend, which will be priced under €20,000, or less than $22,000. That is, if…
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Tesla doesn't want you to see this video revealing Cybertruck interior ahead of launch

A new video revealing the interior of the Tesla Cybertruck is making the rounds online, and Tesla apparently doesn’t want people to see it ahead of the launch later this month. We are just a few weeks away from the Cybertruck delivery event, which is also when we should get all the details of the production version of the electric pickup truck. In the meantime, we have been relying on leaks and…
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BMW halts its ICE production, in Germany at least

German automaker BMW has finally called it a wrap on the production of internal combustion engines, in its own country at least. Now its main Bavarian plant will be converted for the production of EVs only, while the company relocates its ICE production to the UK and…
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Here's how Tesla cleverly re-launched its Cyberquad for Kids by skirting ATV laws

Despite Tesla’s long-awaited Cyberquad electric ATV likely still having a long wait ahead of us, it’s actually been two years since the company rolled out a smaller version designed for young riders. But after a Consumer Product Safety Commission recall put the kibosh on the original version, Tesla has returned with an updated model that managed to avoid the same laws that quashed the…
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