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Polestar (PSNY) hits production milestone as 150,000th Polestar 2 rolls off the assembly line

August 23, 2023
Up-and-coming EV maker Polestar (PSNY) just announced a significant production milestone. The Swedish EV maker’s 150,000th Polestar 2 electric sedan rolled off the assembly line Wednesday as it expands the brand globally. Polestar was known for its high-performance vehicles built alongside Volvo for over two decades. However, after Geely bought out Volvo, Polestar was established as a…
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Watch Tesla test Cybertruck's likely final version on its own test track

August 23, 2023
A Tesla Cybertruck, likely the final version of the electric pickup truck, was spotted being tested on the automaker’s own test track in Fremont. As we reported last week, it feels like the Cybertruck program is really on the cusp of reaching production. We were particularly excited when we saw that Tesla Cybertrucks are now coming out of Gigafactory Texas in numbers, with nine electric pickup…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 22, 2023

August 23, 2023
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Next-gen Mercedes EQC spotted – Electric GLC successor to rival Tesla Model Y

August 23, 2023
The all-electric Mercedes-Benz EQC will finally arrive in the United States, but not in its current form. The next-generation EQC was spotted testing ahead of its imminent reveal later next year or in 2025. The EQC is the three-pointed star’s first all-electric vehicle designed from the ground up to be an EV. It was expected to be the first mass-volume Mercedes-Benz EV to roll out in the US, but…
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Tesla is paying $20,000 a year to be on Elon Musk's X, and it's not clear why

August 22, 2023
Tesla keeps creating new paying accounts on Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) to the point that it is now likely paying around $20,000 per year to be on the social media platform. It’s not clear what it is getting in return. Public companies, like Tesla, have to disclose any “related transaction” that may have conflict of interest between its executives or board members and any other…
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