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Tesla reclaims Nürburgring lap record with new Model S Plaid with Track package

Tesla has reclaimed the production EV lap record on the famous Nürburgring race track with a new Model S Plaid equipped with the Track package. Nürburgring has been a fighting ground for Tesla and Porsche over the last few years. After Porsche brought its brand-new Taycan electric car to the Nürburgring racetrack to break a record in 2019, Tesla CEO Elon Musk decided to use the famous proving…
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Quick Charge Podcast: June 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Tesla surprises by gaining full $7,500 tax credit on cheapest Model 3, now starts at $30,000

Tesla surprises the market by confirming that buyers of its cheapest Model 3 now have access to the full $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles instead of the previous $3,750. It’s unclear how they achieved that, but it does bring the price of the Model 3 down to ~$30,000 for those who can take advantage of the tax credit. As we previously reported, buyers of new Tesla vehicles had…
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Podcast: Tesla Model 3 liquidation, ID Buzz 3rd row, Jaguar I-Pace recall, and more

On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla seemingly liquidating the Model 3, the ID Buzz 3rd row, Jaguar recalling the I-Pace, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on  – except for this week, we are doing it on a Thursday due to a scheduling conflict. As a reminder…
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