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Acura teases its first electric SUV, the 2024 ZDX, ahead of Monterey debut

Ahead of its reveal later this month, Acura is giving us a glimpse of its first electric SUV. The 2024 Acura ZDX will debut at Monterey Car Week on August 17 alongside a performance Type S model, deemed “the most powerful and quickest accelerating SUV in Acura history.” Check out Acura’s first electric SUV, the 2024 ZDX Under parent company Honda’s wing, Acura has yet to release its…
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Tesla's range being exposed is already leading to a class action lawsuit

Tesla is now facing another class action lawsuit, and this time, it is related to its overstating of the range of its electric vehicles, which was exposed last week. Last week, we shared a new report from Reuters that highlighted some questionable practices by Tesla related to overstating its advertised range. The report showed how Tesla “gamed” the system to boost its EPA range, while Tesla…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 2, 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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The first Tesla (and first EV) to drive around the world is doing it again now

In 2012, Rafael de Mestre did something nobody else ever had – he drove around the world in an electric car, an original Tesla Roadster. And now, he’s driving around the world solo again in that same Roadster as a promotional and scouting tour and to recruit other teams to join him for yet another circumnavigation in 2024. We got a chance to talk to him about his story when he stopped by for…
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133 self-storage rooftops in 3 US states are about to power community solar

The US’s largest self-storage company is going to host solar panels on 133 of its storage buildings’ rooftops to power over 10,000 homes with affordable community solar power. Self-storage and community solar Glendale, California-based Public Storage (NYSE: PSA) is working with Asbury Park, New Jersey-headquartered commercial and industrial rooftop solar developer Solar Landscape on a big…
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